The Pirate Bay leaves .SE behind for North Korean ccTLD
The “pirates” of The Pirate Bay are on the move again. After hopping around between various ccTLDs thanks to the efforts of anti-piracy and government agencies, The Pirate Bay found temporary solace in Sweden. You can bid goodbye to the Swedish .SE ccTLD however, as a raid by the Swedish authorities resulted in the confiscation […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Vintage Sedo pen sells for five figures!
Who said that Sedo is all about domain sales? Sedo was founded in 2000 by three German college students – Tim Schumacher, Marius Würzner and Ulrich Priesner. The early days of the company were busy, productive and difficult, but the trio pulled off the feat remarkably well. Today, Sedo is valued at several hundred million […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.XYZ Registry seals ground-breaking deal with North Korea
Always inventive in its marketing approach to delivering meaningful, generic gTLDs to the masses, the XYZ Registry announced today a ground-breaking deal with the government of North Korea. The agreement introduces the citizens of North Korea, long deprived of any Internet access or other online experience, to premium, quality .XYZ domains. “Kim Jong-un, Supreme leader […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Nissan Motors acquires Nissan.com for $25,000,000 dollars
After more than a decade of furious legal battles all the way to the Supreme Court, Nissan Motors has acquired the domain name Nissan.com. Infused with cold cash from the recent sale of Z.com for $6.8 million dollars, Nissan Motors ponied up the remainder, making an acquisition valued at $25 million dollars for Nissan.com. “We […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domainer in Buffalo, NY defeats all odds at domain auction
A domainer from snow-covered Buffalo, NY, defeated all odds on Thursday afternoon, winning a premium domain auction on NameJet. Thomas Shovel, a native of Buffalo, invests in domain names and was expecting the final countdown of a NameJet auction, right as the first of several feet of snow came down through an opening in his […]
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.DomainTools rolls out ‘Mental Query WHOIS Tool’ in closed beta
DomainTools has been quietly launching new tools and products, ever since the newly redesigned portal became available to the general public. Now it’s time for the next big thing: Mind controlled WHOIS queries. Dozens of engineers, scientists, domainers and a psychic, worked together for 18 months, to construct the first ever mind controlled domain query […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Michael Gilmour’s new scifi novel hits newsstands today!
Domain entrepreneur, Michael Gilmour, is a busy professional, examining the impact of PPC to our industry. Little did we know that Michael is also a published author; his science fiction novels have become hot selling items on Barnes & Noble and the Aussie Literal Exchange Market. Specializing in this genre, Michael Gilmour is influenced by […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ICANN introduces Ebola-free zone for future conferences
The relocation of the ICANN52 conference, from Marrakesh to Singapore, was the result of bureaucracy succumbing to common sense. Although it took ICANN committees a full week to decide from the date the consideration was announced, they definitely made a sensible decision, according to this poll. Looking forward, ICANN is introducing Ebola-free zones within its […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Uniregistry launches new marketing campaign
Uniregistry is warming up its irons for what appears to be a record year in domain sales and registrations, with a new marketing campaign. Borrowing elements from the viral success of the recent “Alex from Target” photo and meme, Uniregistry intends to present one new face every week. “Everyone knows me, but I’d love to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dot gTLD: XYZ wins the prestigious ‘Houdini Award’
This year’s TRAFFIC awards somehow failed to acknowledge the impact a very special new gTLD brought to the domain industry. Established domain industry trend-setters, Dot .XYZ did not win any accolades or prizes, despite being nominated by more than three professionals. Charismatic entrepreneur and generation ‘XYZ’ domain convergence apostle, Daniel Negari, did not appear discouraged: […]
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