Warren Royal to launch dot .Heads abandoning Bobbleheads.com
These days, we cannot keep up with new gTLD launches by ICANN’s money making machine. Despite having domain tools such as Calzone to fall back to, plenty of times things fall through the proverbial cracks. Warren Royal‘s new venture, dot .Heads, is about to materialize, after successfully applying for the .Heads gTLD in June. “ICANN […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Bob Brewsinski ready to hunt down and fight gTLD ‘wussy’ domainers
Bob Brewsinski was barely 19 when he got drafted for Vietnam; the Wisconsin farmer, war veteran and domain investor still carries his military experience within. “Fought for 96 hours straight one time, the commies were coming onto us in waves, shot every god**** vietcong twice, those were the days man!” says Brewsinski, polishing his replica […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Should Google or Amazon rule the dot .Music gTLD ?
The battle for the control of the premium money-maker of a gTLD, dot .Music rages on, with Google and Amazon being two of the applicants. Constantine Roussos, CEO of Music.us is another dot .Music applicant, pushing for the characterization of the gTLD as a community application. Roussos has been fighting the giants like David against […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Three strikes for Yoyo Ltd with UDRP loss for NVIDIA.email
Once is an accident, twice looks suspicious and three times is definitely a strike out due to cybersquatting. Yoyo.email Ltd of the UK had its 3rd dot .email UDRP handed over, the Complainant being NVIDIA Corporation, makers of numerous computer hardware products. The domain in dispute is NVIDIA.email. As in the two prior UDRP cases, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Verisign’s gTLD report is unreliable, thanks to .XYZ ‘wizardry’
Verisign’s data release on gTLD distribution, titled “Website Usage Analysis in the New gTLDs” provides some insight about what the heck is going on in the world of gTLD domain names. The data analysis uses the methodology described below, to identify the status of gTLD domains (developed/parked) after registration: “Our analysis also found the most […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.No love: Dutch company wins dot .international UDRP over KPN domain
If you don’t get the Pitbull reference, no worries – here’s a link. A Dutch company, Koninklijke KPN N.V. filed a UDRP at the WIPO, and they went after the domain name KPN.international – a first, as far as we’re aware of, in this new gTLD. Typically, LLL domains receive some broader “love” from panelists, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.How many domain squatters does it take to change an Osram ™ bulb?
It just takes one, but they need to be served with a UDRP first. OSRAM GmbH of München, Germany owns more than 500 trademarks, some dating as back as 1906. That’s more than 100 years ago, for the mathematically challenged. Apparently, when “Nick Nick” of UK heard that dot .lighting was launching, he thought: “Hmmm, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dr. Martens kicks the shoes off squatter in docmarten.clothing UDRP
Remember when you rocked the Doc Martens in late 80’s and early 90’s? The fashionable shoes were less comfy than stylish, but millions sported them as part of their fashion statement. A UDRP at the WIPO, filed by Dr. Martens” International Trading GmbH of Gräfelfing, Germany and “Dr. Maertens” Marketing GmbH of Seeshaupt, Germany, managed […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Puranjay Raja Bibek: India’s dot .Momo millionaire takes over Bollywood
Indian domain entrepreneur, Puranjay Raja Bibek, walks in downtown Mumbai, accosted by seven bodyguards. The ingenious investor and marketing guru has a passion for domain names, gTLDs, and momos – the Indian dumplings that are consumed by the millions daily. Showing off his financial prowess by wearing a shirt made out of 24 karat gold, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.The Next Generation of the Internet: A gTLD infographic video
Jennifer Wolfe, branding executive consultant for Wolfe Domain, delivered an eye-opening presentation of gTLDs as brand enhancers, during NamesCon. According to their web site: “Wolfe Domain is a gTLD digital brand strategy advisory firm, providing comprehensive guidance to global brands, interactive agencies, domain registrars and legal counsel representatives on establishing a holistic gTLD name-anchored brand […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AdWeek article rips dot .Global in pro-dot-com reportage
A new AdWeek article, titled “Why Aren’t Americans Ready to Go .GLOBAL?” delivers an obvious jab to the gTLD loins, alleging low adoption rates as compared to dot .com. According to the article by Anna Rohleder – who also writes about beer brands and mobile apps – the summary is subtitled “The rest of the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Internet barbarians at the gates of the wine world!
As if the word “cybersquatters” wasn’t enough, a new article about the proposed launch of dot .wine and dot .vin gTLDs by ICANN, reeks of anti-domainer sophisms. Titled “New Internet enders could plague wine world,” the article by a Gus Clemens attempts to describe the alleged dangers that wine producers will be facing from the […]
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