MarkMonitor: Predatory pricing by the gTLD Registries has to stop
The VP of domain product marketing for MarkMonitor, a company that assists companies with brand protection, raised an interesting subject: predatory pricing by the gTLD Registries. Elisa Cooper is urging brand owners to appeal to ICANN, so that the hefty bill paid during Sunrise registrations is lowered substantially. According to the current modus operandi, gTLD […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SwipeMy.Pics : Instagram web app a huge endorsement for Uniregistry gTLD
A new web app uses the gTLD domain name, SwipeMy.Pics to deliver an easy to use method of viewing Instagram photos. By accessing SwipeMy.Pics on the web, whether on your PC or mobile device, you can move through an Instangram account’s photos by swiping left and right; zoom is available by double-tapping. Created by ACNE, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Blacknight Solutions : Release your inner Science geek campaign
Michele Neylon, founder of Eire-based Blacknight Solutions, is known for his sense of humor – and appreciation of good food. With the release of several new gTLDs recently, the Irish domain registrar is having a unique promotion of these new domain ‘extensions’. The use of visuals in the form of cult movie posters, is a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domains & trademarks: When you say you’ll write reviews, don’t offer it for sale
A sad case of domainer stupidity unfolded during the decision for the UDRP against the domain AUDI.Reviews. Brought to WIPO by Audi AG of Ingolstadt, Germany, the domain was challenged on the basis of its use – or lack thereof. The Respondent alleged that he registered the domain in good faith, intending to write reviews […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain cybersquatter curses ICANN and its gTLD ‘nightmare’
A serial cybersquatter has gone on the offensive, lashing out on ICANN and its ‘nightmare‘ launch of hunderds of new gTLDs. Paul Skriminsky of New York, smashed his laptop in rage, after witnessing his revenue from typo PPC parking and sales of trademark domains plummet. “Those ICANN bastards, rolled out hundreds of new gTLDs like […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Zero to One: Innovation discussion with PayPal creator, Peter Thiel
Startups.CO, the entrepreneur hub launched by Fundable founder, Wil Schroter, is hosting a live talk this coming Monday, February 9th at 7:00pm EST. Peter Thiel, creator of PayPal and innovation investor, will join the Startups.CO discussion, to talk about his new book, “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future.” “The […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BisNow: You can forget .COM – Here come 1300 other TLD extensions
In a new article about gTLDs, BisNow, an electronic publication covering the people and projects in the commercial real estate business community, describes the gTLD market with a positive, accurate outlook. Unlike a Forbes article that attempted to bury gTLDs presenting an amalgam of questionable stats and sources, BisNow covers the real, business face of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Area 51 Report: ‘Tinfoil hat’ theorists question Credit.Club success
Can’t share some positive news with the domainer world these days; the usual conspiracy theorists march in, attempting to scatter glitter around. 😉 No sooner had we announced the great hand-registration and rapid development of the domain Credit.Club by Bruce Marler, that a discussion thread on a forum for gTLD domains, attempted to tear Marler’s […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.CentralNic: Dot .Space now in Landrush phase
CentralNic announced the availability of the dot .Space gTLD by Radix, earlier today. The dot .Space gTLD is aimed at becoming a multi-focus domain extension, for several industries and uses: Budding start-ups Hobbyists Entrepreneurs DIY home businesses Freelancers Entusiasts Naturally, premium domain names such as Visit.Space have been reserved by Radix; the registration and annual […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dot Com versus gTLD domains: Mike Mann responds to Paul Stahura
It’s bagels vs Donuts, if you pardon the pun; domain investor and entrepreneur, Mike Mann, is responding to Paul Stahura’s article on the future of gTLDs. We are posting Mike’s entire response verbatim, it’s great to listen to both sides of the argument: PS – New .COM quality is abysmal. The quality of newly registered […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.What happens in Vegas? You can grab Weed.club, Wine.club, Fight.club and more
Dot .CLUB intends to roll big in Vegas and the upcoming NamesCon domain conference. According to a new press release, several domains that are often associated with ‘vices’ are to be auctioned in the .CLUB gTLD. Here’s the news: What Happens In Vegas? Entrepreneurs Can Grab Weed.club, Wine.club, Fight.club and More Hundreds of bidders expected […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domaining 2014: The beginning of the new gTLD era
As we’re watching the final days of 2014 roll by, the year will be remembered by the domain industry for the barrage of new gTLDs. It all starts with a $185,000 dollar application fee, and ICANN raked in almost two thousand times this amount; hundreds of new gTLD extensions went live, and the concept of […]
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