Internet Reboot report : gTLD haters are technology Luddites
A new report by the Internet Reboot institute reveals some shocking statistics about Internet domain use, and the new gTLD name space. According to the report, 88% of those that oppose the expansion of the Internet name space, also known as new gTLDs, are strongly attached to outdated technology and media. Of that percent, 69.5% […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.10 reasons why gTLDs truly suck bad!
Most savvy domain investors stay away from those fancy-schmancy new gTLDs, and it’s common knowledge in the domain community that only pansies register them. After 18 months of operation, there are probably only a handful of active gTLD domains and most likely no more than 10 thousand gTLD domains altogether. That’s a sign of suckiness […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Unidonuts(tm) : Domain Registry to give away hundreds of short letter domains
With gTLD domains expanding the lanes of Information Superhighway, one’s dream of owning a really short domain (RSD) can become a reality. Everything comes at a price, however; in particular, single letter domains are retained by domain registries like gold nuggets. “People realize that there is a value in short domain names, and especially single […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Bloomberg Business files UDRP against impostor domain name, Bloomberg.Market
Bloomberg, the financial publication headquartered in New York City, witnessed its brand being dragged into a mini-scandal recently. An impostor web site, operating from the domain name Bloomberg.Market, created a rudimentary copycat homepage, and then launched a fake press release. The news about a supposed sale of Twitter for billions spread quickly, temporarily pushing up […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.XYZ domains : Large drop in the zone files as ‘robo-registration’ anniversary continues
We’ve been providing a weekly report on the status and growth trend of dot .XYZ domains, a year after Network Solutions ran a massive robo-registration campaign. Last week we witnessed an increase in the number of registered domains that exist in the zone files. Such numbers are provided by statistic-gathering web sites like ntldstats. This […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain Academy : Ryan Colby announces gTLD acquisition instead of .com
Outcome Brokerage founder, Ryan Colby, operates a closed Facebook community named “Domain Academy.” So far, the web site for the community has been using the domain DomainAcademy.net, as the .com is owned by an unrelated party. In the ever expanding Internet name space, there are plenty of options available, and Ryan Colby seized one such […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain bust : 50 Cent recalls his glory days ‘in da .CLUB’
Rapper 50 Cent recalls his glory days of promoting the launch of dot .CLUB a little over a year ago, as funds are now tight. “I got busted yo, in trouble with dis stupid law, nomsayin, disrespected for no reason yo can’t say how bad I is!” exclaimed the formerly rich rapper. In today’s news, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.XYZ ‘drama’ : Dot .com owner upset over domain name they did not receive
Despite having several thousand domains in pending delete, dot .XYZ is still the top new gTLD with more than one million domain registrations, according to ntldstats. The difference in numbers – a hefty 200,000 .XYZ domains – is due to the annual drops, after a Network Solutions robo-registration campaign occurred this time, last year. While […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Registry claws back single letter domains 9 months after registration!
Domainers are up in arms, after two cases of registry claw-back, canceling domains 9 months after they were registered in one case. It started with a dot .markets domain, 8.markets, which was reclaimed two days later by the Markets Registry. The domain was reclaimed due to a Registry glitch that allowed single digit domains to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.The new playing field : gTLDs with Sevan Derderian
Sevan Derderian works with the business development team of Uniregistry, as an experienced domain professional. A year and a half since the launch of the new gTLDs that have expanded the Internet name space by more than 6 million domains, there are still some skeptics out there. Sevan’s recent post addresses these concerns, stating: “Since […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Page Howe : Los Angeles residents should get a .LA domain
Domain investor Page Howe has been an early adopter of new gTLDs; a year after the Internet name space expanded to hundreds of new extensions, Howe is working on a different kind of brand. As the Chief Engagement Officer of dot .LA domain ccTLD that serves as a brand and locale indicator, Page is promoting […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dot .XYZ registrations dip below 800,000 domains “in the zone”
We’ve been following the performance of the .XYZ gTLD and post weekly reports on its numbers. The news is that dot .XYZ domains have now less than 800,000 registrations, dropping from 803,856 to a new total of 791,038 XYZ domains. The numbers represent the number active domains that exist in the zone file, and therefore […]
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