Could ICANN restrict the Qatar gTLD if commanded?

Posted by DomainGang on June 6, 2017, at 9:33 am

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 […]

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Wicked! Dot .Boston warming up for launch by Minds + Machines

Posted by DomainGang on May 20, 2017, at 11:44 am

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 […]

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Non-COM domain sightings : VegasAccident.law delivered

Posted by DomainGang on May 14, 2017, at 8:27 pm

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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A domain gift for all mothers from Uniregistry

Posted by DomainGang on May 13, 2017, at 3:37 pm

Sponsored by Uniregistry * It’s Mother’s Day in north America, and many other countries of the world tomorrow. While most mothers appreciate flowers, cards, and a nice meal out with family, there’s always the option for a digital gift as well. Uniregistry points that out in an email sent out to its customers, offering dot […]

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September already in Arizona : GoDaddy pricing of Uniregistry gTLDs gone up!

Posted by DomainGang on May 11, 2017, at 11:58 am

Most of the Uniregistry gTLDs will be adjusted upwards on September 8th, as the company reassessed its pricing strategy. After a short-lived dropping of Uniregistry gTLDs, GoDaddy re-established their relationship with Uniregistry recently. Right now, all of the Uniregistry gTLDs can be registered at GoDaddy. The baffling part: GoDaddy seems to have already raised prices, […]

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Dot .Art rolls out general availability – prices are a work of art

Posted by DomainGang on May 10, 2017, at 3:32 pm

Dot .Art domains entered general availability today, and the newest gTLD on the planet has gone crazy with pricing. Not only are common keywords reserved, but less common ones are priced higher than original works of art. Many domain “hacks” are also taken: domains that use the keyword along with the .Art extension to form […]

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Rick Schwartz returns to NamePros!

Posted by DomainGang on May 1, 2017, at 11:00 am

Rick Schwartz broke his dedication to Twitter on Saturday, heading over to NamePros for some spunky domain commentary. The Domain King, who until this weekend had made just one post since 2007, left several comments in a thread related to gTLD domain names. A week short of a comment-less decade as a NamePros member, Rick’s […]

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We Are Registry : Donuts rolls out new .WAR gTLD

Posted by DomainGang on April 28, 2017, at 11:17 am

With a new global war imminent, there’s never been a better time for dot .WAR, a new gTLD from Donuts. Citing thousands of years of human conflict, the dot .WAR gTLD embraces one of the world’s unstoppable forces, mindless fighting. “Everyone talks smack and wants to start a war, with their spouse, their neighbor, the […]

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GoDaddy restores gTLD domain partnership with Uniregistry

Posted by DomainGang on April 22, 2017, at 8:32 am

GoDaddy has restored domain registrations of Uniregistry gTLDs, a few weeks after they were suspended citing company policy. Uniregistry founder, Frank Schilling, stated: “We’re delighted to see Godaddy offering Uniregistry domain extensions to its customers. New name endings present a huge opportunity for future website owners. As a registry we are sometimes forced make difficult […]

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Five myths and facts about the new gTLDs

Posted by DomainGang on April 12, 2017, at 6:56 pm

Assumptions related to the new gTLDs can cost domain investors and entrepreneurs money. Rightside’s Name.com division put together a list of five myths about the new gTLDs, and their matching facts, to help dispel such misconceptions. Myth: Nobody knows that new domains exist Fact: End users are adopting and using new domains as primary website […]

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No gTLD sales? Rightside plays no .Games

Posted by DomainGang on April 4, 2017, at 10:43 am

Rightside revealed a list of domain sales involving gTLD domains, totaling $3.4 million dollars. Laughing all the way to the bank, the Registry of several new gTLDs shared a list of premium domains that were sold directly, from those priced $10,000 dollars and up. Indicating strong sales that increase by $800k annually, the Rightside report […]

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