Australia.org: Major country geo-domain has been sold
The domain name Australia.org appears to have changed hands, moving away from long-term holders Digimedia. Registered in 1997, Australia.org had been parked with a basic PPC lander for the majority of its online life. WHOIS changes and lander changes indicate that the buyer is British. The domain now joins Sweden.org and SouthKorea.org as apparently the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Seattle.org: Popular city geo-domain was sold for five figures USD
The domain name Seattle.org represents Seattle—a major, popular US city, home to several domain investors. According to Fred Mercaldo of Geocentric Media, Seattle.org was sold using the services of Sedo broker, Mark Ghoriafi, who spear-headed this transaction for five figures USD. The exact price will be released soon, potentially via today’s weekly sales report by […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Telepathy has sold the geo-domain Rockville.us—Who bought it?
Another day, another domain sale for industry powerhouse Telepathy, Inc. Nat Cohen‘s portfolio managing company has been scoring domain sales and acquisitions for more than two decades; this time around, Rockville.us appears to have changed hands in a financial exchange. The new registrant is based in India, which one might think creates issues with the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TampaLaw.com: Another domain sale by Telepathy
TampaLaw.com, a geo-domain representing Tampa in the law profession and services, has changed registrant, in an apparent sale by Telepathy, Inc. Registered in 1998, TampaLaw.com was in the possession of Nat Cohen‘s company since at least 2001—that’s the oldest WHOIS record available. The domain now resolves to a web site that displays the message “Tampa […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Denver.com: Geo-domain for sale, no longer a cannabis portal
The ultra-premium geo-domain Denver.com is up for sale, having switched from being a cannabis, weed, and CBD oil portal of sorts. Capitalizing on the liberal laws of Colorado, Denver.com became a portal for fans of marijuana not too long ago. It was a surprise move away from the typical content that Denver.com hosted prior: Information […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Manhattan.com: Premium “real estate” priced to sell at $1.1 million dollars
Manhattan.com, an ultra-premium, aged geo-domain representing New York’s affluent Manhattan district, is now priced to sell. Its owners, Geocentric Media, are ready to accept offers of $1.1 million dollars, a huge discount from an appraised value of $4 million USD at NameWorth. Fred Melcado, CEO at Geocentric Media, talked about the availability of the domain […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Denver .com : City geo #domain becoming a #cannabis portal for #Colorado!
In an interesting twist of business focus, the geo-domain Denver.com is switching to becoming a cannabis web site for Colorado. A few weeks ago, the Denver.com homepage changed to the following message: “Welcome to Denver.com – Denver.com will be the destination for all things cannabis related. Our focus will be helping shoppers find the best […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.New trademark application targets GEODOMAIN domain brand
A new trademark application at the USPTO for GEODOMAIN seems to introduce an alternate function for this generic keyword. Long after domain investors started using the geo-domain reference for city, town and other landmark domains as a shorthand version of “geographic domain,” an application filed on March 15th seeks to use the word for the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Western Woods : Generic geo-domain lost via UDRP !
It’s not the nature of the domain, it’s how you respond to the UDRP. In the case of the generic geo-domain WesternWoods.com, the late response by the Respondent played a major role in the decision. According to the case, the Complainant did not even hold a registered trademark, relying instead on a “common law” mark: […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Branson.com – The one the Chamber of Commerce let go away!
Branson, Missouri is a thriving city in the Ozark Mountains, named after Reuben Branson, local entrepreneur and postmaster in the 1880s. Entrepreneurship still goes strong in the Internet era, and the owners of Branson.com know very well about it all. Yesterday, Branson.com sold its 4,000,000th online ticket, something that would never be possible, had the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Finally some recognition: TIME magazine mentions gTLD domains
The current issue of TIME magazine (March 31, 2014) finally covers the gTLDs, and geo-domains in particular. Under the Roundup column, the TIME article mentions the launch of dot .Berlin on March 18, and points out that the new city gTLDs could prove to be a lucrative source of revenue for local governments. The article […]
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