Cars.com applies for #trademark registration at the USPTO
The registrant of Cars.com, a 1998 domain, has applied for the registration of the mark CARS.COM at the USPTO. The trademark application was filed for “Advertising Services.” In 2015, domain sleuth George Kirikos identified the 2014 sales cost of the domain Cars.com at an astounding $872,320,000 dollars. The last recorded sale of Cars.com shows an […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Left to right: Premium domain LR.com leaves China for the US
It’s rare these days to see two letter .com domains leave China, the primary destination of choice. LR.com has indeed taken that left to right route, moving in ownership from a Chinese registrant to one in the US. Domain sleuth extraordinaire, George Kirikos, noted the transition of this LL .com domain: “…Based on the current […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Six figure sale of Shift.com unveiled
Shift.com, a premium dictionary domain registered in 1994, belongs to a car acquisition start-up. The domain was sold in 2015, and now we know it sold for low six figures. The exact number was dug up by domain investor and sleuth extraordinaire, George Kirikos, who referenced the SEC filings of the company. Shift.com appears to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.George Kirikos shares numerous #domain sales using new big data mining tool
Canadian domain investor and fintech sleuth, George Kirikos, announced a series of remarkable lowball sales using his domain research tool, Canadrill. The data mining tool can scan 100 trillion WHOIS records in under one hour, churning out detailed reports on past registrants, financial records with the SEC, and even trademark databases in Morocco, Palestine, Benelux, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.JQ.com moved to the US – Just kidding, it moved to #China
Another day, another two letter .com domain, JQ.com, has moved under Chinese control. Registered in 1996, JQ.com switched from the Warner Bros nameservers to new DNS. The domain was used for the Jonny Quest series. Domain investor and LL .com expert, George Kirikos, noted the change and updated his tally of US vs. China-owned two […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Two letter domain FW.com forwarded to #China
Another LL .com sells to the Chinese! The domain FW.com has changed ownership, moving from the Domain Capital inventory to China. The domain’s movement was recorded by Canadian domain investor, George Kirikos, who updated the LL .com statistics in a tweet: By my count, registrants from China now own 209 of the 676 elite 2-letter […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Magazines.com : #Domain sale is valued at $8.1 million dollars including the matching trademark
The sale of Magazines.com to Meredith Corporation involved the domain name and existing trademark. The transaction involved other assets as well, for a total of $15.9 million dollars. The transaction is recorded below: On September 1, 2019, Meredith completed an asset acquisition of certain intangible assets of magazines.com, a website that promotes, markets, and sells print […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domain money : Did 56.com really sell for $7.2 million ?
Chinese company Sohu paid an alleged $25 million dollar price tag for 56.com, a web site for visitors to share videos – much like a Chinese version of YouTube. Out of these $25 million, how much was the valuation of the two digit numeric domain name? While some would like to see all of the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.HealthInsurance.com : Premium #health #insurance #domain sold for $8,133,000 last year
George Kirikos is 99% certain that the domain HealthInsurance.com sold for $8,133,000 dollars in 2019, making it one of the biggest domain sales of the decade. Note: The decade ends on December 31, 2020. How did the enterprising domain sleuth uncover this information on a premium health insurance domain name? By perusing SEC records of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stage.com : #Fashion brand #domain 2015 selling price is revealed
Stage is a fashion outlet brand, operating from the matching domain, Stage.com. The brand acquired the domain name Stage.com in late 2015. It seems that the ecommerce platform of Stage will be discontinued. The brand will convert the full chain of department stores to Gordmans off-price stores, with a goal of reaching approximately 700 total off-price stores […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#FreeSpeech .com : Kirikos’s new blog takes punches at #ICANN bureaucracy
Domain industry veteran, George Kirikos, has been fighting the bureaucratic processes of domaining for almost two decades. The Canadian domain investor with Greek roots is known for his vociferous stand on domain issues and procedures, engaging ICANN on many occasions and prompting others to share important news. Kirikos has launched a new blog from FreeSpeech.com, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dunkin Donuts : Company rebranding to Dunkin’ with a #DNKN flavor
Dunkin Donuts, America’s popular coffee and doughnut shop is rebranding itself to Dunkin’. The company announced the news today, with Dunkin Donuts CMO stating: “Our new name is simpler, shorter and more modern, while still embracing our rich heritage by retaining the familiar pink and orange colors and iconic font that were introduced in 1973. […]
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