Frank Schilling buys Greece

Posted by DomainGang on April 12, 2012, at 3:40 pm

Frank Schilling, the uber-domainer investor who moved from the cold winters of Canada to the warm climate of the Caymans, is known for his fondness of sea, sand and sunny places. With his latest investment, Frank Schilling might shock many, as he’s bought Greece and its web. Quite literally so, as the ever-alert Frankie bid […]

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Politics: New Democracy president promises to take down Greek Indymedia server

Posted by DomainGang on April 10, 2012, at 2:45 pm

With the upcoming elections in Greece in less than a month from now, New Democracy president Antonis Samaras granted an interview to political commentator, Yannis Pretenderis. Speaking at the privately-owned Mega TV channel, Antonis Samaras stated his intention to close down the Greek chapter of the independent media center, Indymedia. In recent years, Indymedia Athens […]

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Johnnie Walker campaign for Greece goes viral – Oversee grabs the .com

Posted by DomainGang on February 17, 2012, at 3:04 pm

A new campaign from Johnnie Walker whiskey refers to the Greek spirit in today’s tight economy. The video, titled “Keep Walking Greece“, features men and women interacting at various locations in Greece. Utilizing on the famous song “You’ll never walk alone” which motivates people to “keep walking” during difficult times, it’s centered on Greeks and […]

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Facebook removes profiles of Greek murderer and his victim

Posted by DomainGang on December 20, 2011, at 5:40 pm

A violent murder that reached stratospheric publicity in Greece gained notoriety through Facebook, with more than 1500 comments posted on the murderer’s wall. Facebook removed the profiles of those involved – Stathis Eustathiou, the murderer and his victim, Adriana Gardikioti – apparently after the content was reported or at the request of the Greek authorities handling […]

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Murderer uses Facebook to confess crime and profess love

Posted by DomainGang on December 17, 2011, at 3:20 pm

It’s a true Greek tragedy: blinded by jealousy for his 22 year old girlfriend from Kastoria, Greece, a 35 year old event manager butchered her with a knife, then disposed of her body in the cold lake waters. Stathis Eustathiou then confessed his crime on Facebook, where he posted the following: “To Adriana Gardikioti: I […]

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Beware of Greeks bearing …blogs

Posted by DomainGang on August 2, 2011, at 1:31 pm

Greek politicians aren’t phased out by the current state of the Greek economy; while the government takes the customary “August baths“, there’s already a new law in the works that would put freedom of speech to danger. The planned law, to be introduced for voting by the end of September, aims to make it obligatory […]

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Japan Donations: Not all countries able to contribute

Posted by DomainGang on March 14, 2011, at 1:30 pm

An online chart depicting donations from Facebook users around the globe to quake-stricken Japan shows some interesting facts, that extend to the domain community as well. The chart, available as a slideshow depicts the amount of conversations – and thus, eventual donations – that originated from Facebook with Japan as the recipient. There are several […]

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The Greeks are coming: .GR.COM registrations open on November 30th

Posted by DomainGang on November 24, 2010, at 12:44 pm

.GR.COM – a new domain extension – is being launched via a Phased Roll-Out, from November 30 for registered trademark holders seeking domain names matching their marks, and from January 10, 2011 for all other registrants. According to the company web site, no premium domains will be reserved by the GR.COM Registry. Modeled after the […]

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Greek Warriors: The battle between .COM and .GR

Posted by DomainGang on August 5, 2010, at 5:19 pm

Nowadays most web sites with international appeal use the .com regardless of the country of primary operation. Quite often, ccTLDs are either obscure and hard to remember, or visitors by word of mouth type in the .com by instinct. The “Get Greece Back” initiative is a scheduled reaction against the ongoing situation in Greece, where […]

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That Auction Girl: ‘Greek Fire’ Vanessa Thanos conducts E.CO auction

Posted by DomainGang on June 11, 2010, at 12:02 am

Those of you that were either present in person at Sedo’s auction of e.co or watched the live feed over the Internet, could not have possibly missed the auctioneer’s charm, wit and scorching good looks. Ouch!!! Vanessa Thanos carries her family’s Greek genes quite gracefully. Throughout the entire auction, the tall, slender graduate of the […]

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It was a typo: Photo.com actually sold for $1,250

Posted by DomainGang on May 6, 2010, at 7:20 pm

Everyone who read the news a couple of days back about how the domain name Photo.com was sold for $1,250,000 ought to really get disappointed now: the domain changed hands for only $1,250. How is this possible, you might ask? It’s simple, actually. Today’s domain market is manipulated by rogue auction houses and hedge fund […]

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