Amazon invests in .TUBE domains for content streaming
Amazon is another mega-corporation known for its investment in media-related products and services. The company founded by Internet visionary, Jeff Bezos, has become the destination of choice for consumer products. They just so happen to own Twitch TV, an online gaming stream service that they paid $970 million dollars to acquire. For reference, Twitch TV […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Apple rides the .TUBE with domain buying spree
One of the best new gTLDs, in our opinion, suited for content creators, video enthusiasts, game streamers and viral video freaks launched this week. Dot .TUBE, a project going back to 2008, rolled out its no-frills, no fanfare launch, and it’s targeting consumers. Like most gTLDs, dot .TUBE has priced its premium domains using a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Premium .Games domains : What is the pricing?
Yesterday we brought you details about the upcoming launch of a Rightside gTLD, dot .Games, in September. There is massive potential for end-users, when it hits General Availability on September 21, and without a doubt some domains will carry a premium price tag. We reached out to Rightside in order to get more details on […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Rightside : Meet the domain master of dot .Games
By 2020, the global revenue of the gaming industry is set to surpass $115 billion dollars, beating earlier, more conservative estimates. Online and mobile games are transforming what used to be a small, niche market of entertainment software, into a digital arena of fun, games – and money. Today, games software and game apps attract […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.China supremacy : The top 20 domain Registrants of new gTLDs
When it comes down to new gTLD domain ownership, there is no fine line between individual domain investors and holding companies. Unlike previous TLDs, the new gTLDs present many opportunities to the Registries: they can keep names to themselves. Regardless, a registrant can be defined as a uniquely identified email address, and that’s what we’ll […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.The word “Home” plus your gTLD is not a sane branding strategy
Many holders of closed gTLDs – those reserved for corporate use – don’t seem to be aware of the potential presented by their digital asset investment. At a cost of $185,000 dollars for the ICANN application alone, such gTLDs present a unique opportunity to create numerous meaningful domain combinations and to deliver keyword-driven content, to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Father Domainicus : Hallowed be thy domain name
Dear brothers and sisters in Domaining, this is Father Domainicus, on a cozy yet warm Sunday evening. Happy Father’s day to everyone who’s a father, and to the sons and daughters of our Father, the Domain Lord. In recent days, many a domain investor emailed me about the uncouth act of Google to neglect Father’s […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domainer Poll : Get a short .Store or a long .Com domain for your business ?
The large number of available gTLDs can make it easy for a business to obtain a desired keyword, even if it’s not available as a .com domain. Many end-users eager to roll out a project on a gTLD often cringe at the idea, but it’s often the most economical. When the .com can cost thousands […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Cybersquatters target Apple’s “Beats EP” domains
In an exclusive post a few days ago, we covered the move by Apple and its daughter company, Beats Electronics, to register several gTLD domains. The primary keyword involved in these domain registrations was “BeatsEP” which matches a pending trademark application at the USPTO. While Apple registered many of the most related gTLDs, several others […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain got “stolen” ? Not so fast, check the facts first!
In a recent post over at popular web hosting forum, Web Hosting Talk, a member claimed that their domain name was stolen. Titled “Stolen domains and it’s OK!” the exchange asserted that domain registrar, 101Domain, removed a customer’s paid for domain after 72 days. The domain, which was not disclosed, then appeared for sale on […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese domain market sales : Alibaba stock holder sells billions
In recent years, China‘s financial markets have become the new Wild West East where fortunes are made, or one’s own shirt is lost. Just a year ago, the loss of $5 trillion dollars in stock valuation was China’s largest stock market bubble burst. Recently, SoftBank Group Corp, the largest investor in Alibaba Group, sold off […]
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