It’s the end of dot .com era, according to a Brisbane publication
“Forget the dotcom era, its time for new top-level domain names – And new domain millionaires?” This bold tweet, made by Australian journalist, Lucy Battersby, links to her article in Brisbane Times, an Australian online publication. The article, titled “Old dotcom era gives way to new top-level domains“, introduces the publication’s readers to the brave […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.How many donuts can you buy with $56 million dollars?
Yesterday, we described how Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry invested almost $10 million dollars in gTLD applications. The biggest investor in the new gTLD market is not Google and its billions in cash reserves. It’s not even Amazon, one of the most successful Fortune 500 companies. Having spent $56,425,000 in ICANN application fees alone, Paul Stahura’s Donuts, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Uniregistry: Spending $9,990,000 is only the gTLD beginning
The coming months will increase the temperature underneath the gTLD cauldron to a scorching boil! 😀 The biggest players in the game have invested hundreds of thousands of dollars, and some millions; while the application fee of $185,000 per gTLD is (partially) refundable if the application is not approved, it’s still a lot of money […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Donuts Inc. releases video on the new gTLDs
Ah, it’s finally Friday. Donuts, Inc. has released a YouTube video describing the new reality: that thousands of new gTLDs will attempt a choke-holder on .com and other existing top level domains. The video is under a minute long and flows nicely, although we found the voice talent used for the task, befitting of an […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sergei Putanov on new gTLDs: “фуцк ыоу, ИЦАНН!”
Long time real estate and Internet property investor, Sergei Putanov, does not mince his words. When it comes down to the valuable rolling out of new gTLDs, the Russian multi-billionaire with an appetite for buxom Ukrainian models is ready to “break leg” of those that stand in his way. “фуцк ыоу, ИЦАНН! Yob tvoyiu mat!” […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Is your Web Browser gTLD ready?
The new gTLDs are here, and unfortunately they are all IDNs – not the best way to introduce millions of doubting Thomases to the new era of the Internet. IDN domains are a special species and require proper handling of the international characters by the browser. It seems that not all web browsers are ready […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Free.Coffee from Donuts Inc.
As the upcoming wake of new gTLDs is about to sweep hard the .com shores, Donuts Inc. is entering the global branding arena with a salvo of aggressive marketing. “Gone are the days that we would sit twiddling our thumbs, waiting for the next wave in technological revolution,” said Paul Stahura of Donuts Inc. “The […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Appalachian domainers shocked by end of .com era
A group of domainers high up in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina are making a shocking discovery: it’s not all about the .com domains anymore. Twin brothers, Bobby Joe O’Hoolsey and Thomas Randy O’Hoolsey were born and raised in the Black Mountain, North Carolina. Since the late 1990’s the two brothers sold their arts […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Father Domainicus: The Domain Church needs unity!
Good Sunday afternoon, my domainer brothers and sisters; this is Father Domainicus, and today I have a special message to deliver to all. As you may already know from my previous sermons, Brother Frank Schilling and Brother Rick Schwartz are two pillars of our Domain Church, and along with Brother Dr. Kevin Ham – a.k.a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.gTLD program: ICANN(t) have those reserved words as 2nd level domains!
With the gTLD program at full steam by ICANN, there is a small detail that needs to be mentioned, for gTLD applicants to take notice. Once given the right to roll out a particular new gTLD, even after spending $185,000 as application fees alone, new registries must abide to a set of rules – including, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Constantine Roussos on the .Music trademark, ICANN and the gTLD program
Constantine Roussos, whose company has applied for the .Music gTLD, is currently facing ICANN’s bureaucracy and effective bias towards the gTLD applications of large corporations. Unfazed by the recent gTLD process hurdles that have generated a lot of criticism, Roussos is currently preparing a strong comeback, to ensure that his .Music brand and registered trademark […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ICANN & .MUSIC gTLD: Upholding US vs. International trademark law
It seems that no-one is willing to tell it like it truly is: despite its multi-national personnel and leadership, ICANN is clearly upholding the laws of the United States and the USPTO in particular. This shocking revelation comes as a further slap in the face of established entrepreneurs, such as Constantine Roussos of the .MUSIC […]
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