Holy gTLDs! The day Pope Francis met Angela Merkel
The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, met with Pope Francis recently; the German head of state discussed many important issues related to today’s society. Pope Francis, who often blesses the faithful from the official twitter account at the Vatican, had a few words to say about technology, as well as domain names. Here’s a snapshot of […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.American detained in North Korea over possession of .XYZ domains
An American citizen has been detained in North Korea, and a trial is pending; the charges include “gTLD proselytism” and dispersion of “dangerous materials.” This astonishing story involves a portfolio of .XYZ domains that the traveler, Morgan Malkoski, attempted to smuggle into North Korea, a country known for its non-existent Internet access. “We have very […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Minds + Machines: Unboxing the promotional toolkit
New gTLD domain registry, Minds+Machines, is most likely to be remembered by the domainer community, after they declared “the death of the .com” in a Facebook ad. The uproar caused by that statement is still remembered and often parodied. Despite the occasional spoof ad, Minds+Machines means business, and they have apparently allocated a healthy budget […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Yoyo company adds more “medals” to its UDRP collection
Admittedly, we have lost track of how many UDRP cases have been brought against Yoyo Email Ltd., the British company which a “vision” to register almost every company’s trademark and brand in dot .Email. We have documented seven UDRP decisions, and there are more to go, because Yoyo Email Ltd. has registered about 4,000 dot […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stephen Hawking at TRAFFIC: gTLDs will could wipe out the entire Domainer Cosmos!
Stephen Hawking, the man who proved that the universe created itself spontaneously and that there is no god, is a beacon of information and wisdom. In his later prediction, Stephen Hawking – who is also a domain investor of .Co.UK and .UK domain names – paints a grim picture about gTLDs and ICANN. “Like…the…god particle…there […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Eweek’s list of 10 Most Popular New gTLDs does not include XYZ
In what appears to be an intentional omission, a new post on Eweek covering the popularity of gTLDs completely shuns .XYZ from its Top 10 list. Notorious for its robo-registrations via a Network Solutions mega-freebiethon, the .XYZ gTLD gets no love from Eweek. The list of top gTLDs includes: Dot .Guru Dot .Berlin Dot . […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Yoyo Email Ltd shatters UDRP record with new trademark violations
Yoyo Email Ltd. has been bouncing its UDRP record to new highs, with a 7th UDRP in 2 months’ time. Having registered 4,000 dot .email domains that are mostly linked to trademarks and brands, the rain of UDRPs against the British company has turned into a storm. The situation is so bad, that panelists at […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.California: First divorce filed due to “new gTLD investments”
Only in California: a divorce was filed in Orange county, California, by a woman whose domainer husband engaged aggressively in gTLD domain registrations and other activity that damaged their joint finances. This incredible case sets a new standard to the reasons someone raises, when divorcing their spouse. Milly R., of Escondido is divorcing Enrique – […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Yoyo Email Ltd: Six UDRP cases in 2 months for the same Respondent!
It’s turning into an epic disaster of sorts: Yoyo Email Ltd is setting new negative records, by losing no fewer than 6 UDRP cases that we’ve covered, in two months’ time no less. After making the mistake of registering major brands in the dot .email gTLD, Yoyo Email Ltd was hit by one UDRP after […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.India: The new Domain Standard is here with “triple dot” and .OOO
Start packing your gTLD bags, .XYZ – there’s a new king in town, or should we say, Raja. With dot .XYZ making all sorts of silly claims about becoming the “new standard” alongside dot .com – maybe standard of freebies – so can anyone else. Indian entrepreneur, Rajiv Sabnis, announced the creative pitch for dot […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Oh no, you didn’t! Fifth UDRP for Yoyo Email LTD breaks all records!
Yoyo Email Ltd., registrant of dozens of dot .email domains had his path paved, after focusing on trademarks such as NVIDIA, Statoil, Lurpak and even Sheraton. The quartet of UDRPs became a quintet today, after GEICO – Government Employees Insurance Company of Chevy Chase, Maryland – filed a UDRP for the domain GEICO.email. Instead of […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.It’s Donuts against Famous Four for runners’ dream gTLD
If you’re one of these early morning risers that put more miles on your shoes than your car, then the dot .RUN gTLD might be for you. Currently in contention between Donuts, Inc. and Famous Four Media, dot .RUN appears to be aimed at runners, marathoners and the like. There’s not doubt that running is […]
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