Dot .NYC domain madness raises value of Manhattan condos
The newly launched dot .NYC domain has created violent episodes in the Big Apple, along with a rise in residency demands. Real estate brokers, such as Bapple in the prestigious SoHo area in Manhattan, cannot sell apartments, studios and condos fast enough. “It’s crazy, we’re seen more apartments and condos being sold in a week […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain fights: Chaos in New York City during launch of .NYC
Several violent fights erupted in New York City during the official launch of the dot .NYC gTLD. Thousands of potential registrants of .NYC domains lined up overnight outside of the dot .NYC Registry offices in downtown Manhattan; chaos ensued. “I came to claim my Greek deli name domain and have been waiting since 4am […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domains owned by Ebola “patient zero” were quarantined
The so-called “Patient Zero” in the recent Ebola virus incident involving a Liberian man who traveled to Dallas, Texas, owned several domain names and even active web sites. According to research data provided by DomainTools, Thomas Eric Duncan personally managed domains and web sites, mostly .com, .net, .org, one .info and one .biz. “These domains […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.NYC Police Department actively patrolling the Internet for gTLD violations
Don’t mess with the New York police department; they are trained and ready to thwart any cybersquatting attacks. With dot .NYC launching in the Big Apple, city Mayor Bill de Blasio made it clear in recent announcements: “The law says, it’s for New Yorkers only. You break the law, we will find you. These aren’t […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Bendgate II : More than 500,000,000 .XYZ domains prone to Registry bending
If you thought that the “Bendgate” problem was an isolated incident affecting the Apple iPhone 6, think again. According to new reports from nTLDStats, more than 500,000,000 .XYZ domain names, roughly half of the total number of registrations – suffer from QC issues during the registration process. “It’s a processing flaw, no doubt, the last […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sahar Sarid: Pearl diving among domains
Domain investor and entrepreneur, Sahar Sarid, might be spending most of his time inside large bodies of water, but he’s definitely not vacationing. After taking a long sabbatical that involved such diverse thrill-seeking activities as diving in Phuket, or joining the Hare Krisna, Sahar is now actively looking for pearls. Literally. “Every day I take […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.EscrowHill: Handled the Escrow + Agreed deal expertly
The recent acquisition of domain escrow newcomers, Agreed.com, by industry giant Escrow.com generated an interesting situation. When two escrow companies “collide”, who will manage the transaction in an expert, unbiased, and trust-worthy manner? Enter EscrowHill.com, the company formed by industry veteran, Andee Hill. Known for its environmental protection affiliation, EscrowHill managed the Escrow.com & Agreed.com […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Why Dot .Beer domains might be bad for your wallet, hmm?!
Many gTLD domain, resssults with variety string. Wht is kewl recently, Donuts – ha! – provided another fun gTLD, hey there Paul Stahura! Oh, wait. no! Donuts make dot .Coffee, not beer. Right? Right. It’s Minds plus Machine…Machines! Yes, that’s it. Minds+Machines=Beer. Dot Beer. Well.Hi there cutie. 😀 Waitress! Two moar beer. Friday happy hour […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Agreed.com sale reputedly in the millions; includes Ammar’s balls
The sale of Agreed.com by Thought Convergence, the bootstrapping start-up founded by domain investor Ammar Kubba, was not that surprising. After all, Escrow.com paid a pretty penny for a pair of rare items that was included in the sale, raising the price and valuation of Agreed.com to millions of dollars. “I had to give away […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.More than One Billion dot .XYZ domains now registered and developed
Surpassing all previous expectations, and delivering a swift blow to the face of all XYZ haters, the gTLD designed to materialize the dreams and aspirations of the X,Y and Z generations is completely rocking it. “We have broken through one billion registered XYZ domains and continuing our attempt to set new records, whether that means […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Aging supergroup U2 to perform during ICANN ‘gala’ in Los Angeles
The Irish superband, U2, will be among the top performers during the highly acclaimed ICANN51 ‘gala‘ in Los Angeles, California. ICANN president and CEO, Fadi Chehadé, announced the inclusion of U2 among other top celebrities to be performing. “As a manifestation of the multi-stakeholder model, we welcome and support U2 as a top performing band,” […]
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