Number of XYZ domains falls below the 4 million mark
The number of registered .XYZ domains has fallen well below the 4 million mark, according to ntldstats. And this is not the end of the line, as an additional 1.3 million .XYZ domains are in “deletion mode,” which would further lower the numbers. XYZ rose to the top spot among new gTLDs by a controversial […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Non-com sightings : It’s NOT.taxi, it’s something else!
Here at DomainGang we keep track of non-com domains “in the wild”; it’s a fun pastime, and there are plenty of user-submitted web sites. This is a first: a dot .Taxi domain, for a service that is not exactly a taxi. The domain: NOT.taxi 😀 Alexander Schubert, who lives in Riga, Latvia, shared the photo […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dot .GDN takes top spot on list of “The World’s Most Abused TLDs” for August
SpamHaus, the malware activity monitor, keeps track of the number of bad domains spewing out spam, for every TLD. Then, it calculates their “badness ratio,” based on the number of registered domains among the domains seen, and it ranks the TLDs, generating a list of “The World’s Most Abused TLDs.“ Last month, dot .Study was […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.What are the two best dot .Africa domains?
Africa is the cradle of the world’s civilization, and host to 1.216 billion people across 54 recognized countries. The new dot .Africa gTLD spans an entire continent and offers its residents the ability to register domains they’re proud of. Says the Registry: “The benefits of a .africa domain name include showcasing the brand and it’s […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.FAGE : Best Greek yogurt has its own branded gTLD
When it comes down to authentic Greek yogurt, nothing comes close to FAGE in quality and flavor. The Greek yogurt and dairy producer taps an international market that is valued in the billions of dollars, spanning Europe, the US and the rest of the world. Greek yogurt is rich, and relies on its qualities with […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BestBuy wins UDRP against BestBuy.feedback domain
The first UDRP against a dot .feedback domain has been won by BestBuy; the domain is BestBuy.feedback. In this case, the BestBuy contact information was utilized to register the domain, and thus the Respondent is “unknown.” BestBuy argued that dot .feedback domains are meant to be registered by companies seeking feedback on their products and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Million.Club : Domain awarded to 1,000,000th .CLUB registration
Dot .CLUB surpassed one million domain registrations last week – without any special “massaging” or penny promos, we might add. 😉 The one millionth registration was that of MyWineShop.club, and the Dot CLUB founders decided to give its registrant a little gift. Liz Mejia, from Guatemala City in Guatemala, used GoDaddy to register .CLUB number 1,000,000 and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved..XYZ lost 1 million domains in the last two months
During the last 60 days, the .XYZ gTLD has lost 1 million domain names. That’s 15% of its total number of registrations, that went down from 6.6 million to 5.6 million domains. It still retains the #1 position in the gTLD rankings. A year ago, the .XYZ Registry rolled out an unprecedented “penny promo” that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Could ICANN restrict the Qatar gTLD if commanded?
On Monday, the Saudi Press Agency released a statement accusing Qatar of “harboring a multitude of terrorist and sectarian groups that aim to create instability in the region”. Arab nations are cutting diplomatic ties with Qatar, so perhaps ICANN could extend these measures in the digital realm as well. In a world where the physical […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Wicked! Dot .Boston warming up for launch by Minds + Machines
Dot .Boston domains are coming up this year, with July being the “sunrise” date and September will be general availability. The latest geo-TLD by Minds + Machines taps the domain market of a great American city, Boston, with a gTLD of its own. Last year, we joked about an alternate .Bawston gTLD but this is […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Non-COM domain sightings : VegasAccident.law delivered
Domain investor, Bruce Marler, spends a lot of time in Las Vegas; it’s not an accident he owns Condo.Vegas, after all. In one of his recent trips, he captured yet another new gTLD “in the wild.” As you may know, we keep track of such “non-com sightings” of domains in the wild – this time […]
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