Opt in vs. opt out: GoDaddy vs. Google
GoDaddy opted in all Afternic accounts to its newly promoted “Afternic Boost” service. While free through August initially, it’s now September and the service will cost on average 5% more to utilize. In other words, if you haven’t opted out intentionally, you are still opted-in. GoDaddy decided that signing you up to a service that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dan.com: End of Bodis for PPC; transition to GoDaddy Cashparking
Dan.com is a GoDaddy company, since its acquisition for $71.4 million dollars. Co-founder Reza Sardeha is no longer the CEO and has moved on to new ventures. The popular domain selling platform operates a PPC monetization option using Bodis.com and that is now going away. An announcement from Dan states that Dan users who want […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Norwegian blonde taunts you about the parked #domain
Did you search for a domain name and it wasn’t available? Worse still, is that domain parked with a Norwegian registrar such as Webhuset? You might encounter a smiling blonde from Norway taunting with a video you about your search with the following message: Domene du søkte er dessverre registrert og parkert. We have no […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.New #Firefox HTTPS-Only Mode breaks #Uniregistry domain landers
Firefox 83 introduces HTTPS-Only Mode, a secure switch that attempts to connect securely to web sites using the https protocol. Unlike previous versions of the popular browser, when that mode is enabled any attempt to establish an insecure connection is not completed. Instead, a message is displayed that the connection is insecure. Many domain names […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Bodis will now display Google “blocked” status code for parked #domains
Bodis, a kind sponsor of DomainGang, announced a PPC industry first as far as domain status codes are concerned. Google, the primary ad feed provider for many pay per click providers, often blocks domains, that once parked, end up displaying no ads. Bodis will now display the “blocked” status, instead of leaving these domain names […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sucuri : 200,000 expired parked domains distribute malicious ads
A recent article by security experts, Sucuri, unveils the practices of a Hong Kong formed corporation, China Capital Investment Limited, and its portfolio of almost 200,000 parked domains. According to an extensive article by Sucuri, these domains have been specifically selected for their existing backlinks. Instead of simply showing a typical parking page, these domains […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Have loan domains? Your premium PPC revenue might plummet
Parked domain names related to loans garner some of the highest pay per clicks (PPC) for a variety of keywords. Additionally, searches for “loans” and “lending” are performed by individuals actively looking to establish new lines of credit. Such clicks, therefore, establish higher conversion rates for those service providers buying ads on the Google ad […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Uniregistry one step closer to launching domain editor for PPC landers
One of the things that came along with the integration of Domain Name Sales into the Uniregistry Market, is the change in the parked pages. Instead of the plethora of landers that one customized to suit the context of parked domains, a single, unified “blue hazy mountain” lander became the only choice. Naturally, many domain […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Enom “backpack” girl featured in domain comic!
Do you remember the eNom girl? Featuring a backpack, the iconic student was used on hundreds of thousands of domains parked on eNom pages, a decade ago. Hannah Steller, as her real name is, made a cameo appearance – in the same photo – as far as Nepal. Not only that, but the spoof story […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Shocking report: 95% of all domains are parked
Recent data from .com and .net managers, Verisign, unveil a shocking reality of the Internet: only 5% of all domain names are actual web sites. With parked or otherwise “for sale” domains representing 95% of all domain registrations, there’s an important issue right there. “Every damn web site I visit, I see this stupid Sedo […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Bobak Ferdowsi of NASA mission to Mars: Nice mohawk, shame about the dot com
Bobak Ferdowsi is a flight director for the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity mission, that successfully landed the Curiosity rover on Mars. With less than 200 twitter followers, Bobak Ferdowsi wasn’t expecting his followship to explode but it did: more than 18,000 people now follow him. Not only he’s now famous for his partially shaved head […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Red card for Frank?
Watched the game between England and Italy for Euro 2012 earlier today – which was won by the Azzurri 4-2 after a stressful penalty kick-out. On ESPN, former US soccer team defensive, Alexi Lalas, analyzed the game as usual. It seems that AlexiLalas.com is parked by its registrant on Frank Schilling’s Internet Traffic outfit – […]
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