Emerge.com : Confirmed to be a stolen domain name

Posted by DomainGang on March 22, 2017, at 2:51 pm

The domain name Emerge.com has been confirmed as stolen, after its legitimate owner was contacted for further details. Eagle-eyed members of NamePros raised their concerns about the validity of statements regarding Emerge.com, in a domain evaluation thread. Someone claiming to have acquired Emerge.com for “less than $500” at a drop, used the domain hijacking method […]

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Emerge.com : NamePros locks down appraisal thread on suspicion of domain theft

Posted by DomainGang on March 21, 2017, at 9:00 pm

NamePros locked down an appraisal thread for the domain Emerge.com, on suspicion of domain theft. The domain Emerge.com changed hands unexpectedly, less than a week ago, after EmergeTest.com, a domain controlling its Registrant and Admin accounts expired, and was re-registered. This is a classic example of domain hijacking, and the person who opened the appraisal […]

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NamePros & NameThreads data mining : Most members not in favor of scraping domain sales

Posted by DomainGang on February 17, 2017, at 10:24 am

An innovative software product by NameThreads.com, seeks to provide a better search engine for domains for sale at NamePros. The third party service is not affiliated with the domain forum, and describes its mission as follows: “Easily search all the domains for sale in Namepros.com. We have well over 100,000 domains in our database. Domain […]

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NamePros stats : Very close to hitting 1 million members

Posted by DomainGang on February 9, 2017, at 12:15 pm

NamePros has been online as a domain forum since 2003, and it’s getting very close to hitting 1,000,000 members. While not all of these accounts could possibly be active concurrently, the forum administrators ensured us that new members are real people, not bots. The current number of members stands at 997,226 and Eric Lyon estimates […]

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NamePros : Heidi Powell .com domain case raises the issue of domains as property

Posted by DomainGang on February 4, 2017, at 11:36 am

An ongoing thread over at NamePros raises, once again, the issue of whether domain names are property. Contributing his vast knowledge on the subject of domain law, IP attorney and recent grandfather, John Berryhill, states: “And here we come to one of my pet peeves – the irrational insistence by some domainers that domain names […]

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NamesCon 2017 shocker : No electronic devices during Frank Schilling keynote speech!

Posted by DomainGang on January 14, 2017, at 11:12 am

NamesCon 2017 is merely days away; the biggest domain conference of the year opens its gates in Las Vegas, on Sunday the 22nd. An estimated 1,400 attendees will help set new records in how the domain industry is perceived by outsiders, and domain investors alike. Uniregistry founder, Frank Schilling, will be delivering the first keynote […]

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Domainer dating : NamePros member describes his “chick” quest problem

Posted by DomainGang on January 10, 2017, at 6:06 pm

Imagine coming out of a long relationship, only to find out that the dating scene is full of chicks (or dudes) that don’t have a clue about what domainers do. A Canadian domain investor is sharing his current situation, with the following description, on NamePros: “How do you explain to a chick what you do […]

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NamePros and Mr. Rabbit : How to get to the most secret page on the domain forum

Posted by DomainGang on December 5, 2016, at 10:39 am

There are almost 1 million discussion threads on NamePros, and more than 5.8 million messages. The largest domain forum on the Internet is also getting closer to reaching 1 million active members. Even Rick Schwartz is a NamePros member! 😀 Of all those domain discussions, there is one secret page that very few members are […]

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NamePros seller offers the most expensive domains in the universe!

Posted by DomainGang on November 25, 2016, at 9:37 am

What is the most expensive domain ever sold? Although the list of the most expensive domains contains some dubious entries that might include additional assets, the numbers max out at $35 million dollars. Domain investor, George Kirikos, believes that Cars.com was sold for an astounding $872 million dollars, but there is no official consensus for […]

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NamePros rolls out improved domain chatroom

Posted by DomainGang on November 6, 2016, at 11:46 am

Domain forum leaders, NamePros, are constantly improving the domain trading platform visited by thousands of domainers. The ever-busy domain investor ecosystem received a nice upgrade recently, with the introduction of a new domain chatroom. One can access the improved NamePros chatroom, simply by visiting NamePros.com/chat. To participate, you need a NamePros account; registrations are free […]

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Frank Schilling’s keynote speeches for the NamesCon domain conference

Posted by DomainGang on October 22, 2016, at 9:38 pm

Frank Schilling will be delivering the keynote speech for NamesCon 2017; the biggest domain conference has long discovered the secret of magnetizing its crowds, by inviting the Uniregistry founder to its opening events. In January, Frank’s speech will be about the future of domaining, a subject that many domain investors are eager to learn more […]

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Rick Schwartz : What is the Domain King®’s single post at NamePros about?

Posted by DomainGang on October 17, 2016, at 10:20 am

The Domain King®, Rick Schwartz, has been enjoying the benefits of being a retired domain blogger; the TRAFFIC founder maintains a healthy appetite for registrations of political and jargon domains. For years, Rick shared his domain investment wisdom through his blog, RicksBlog.com, and did not participate in domain forums. We discovered, however, the single post […]

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