Verisign stock skyrockets after trillion dollar deal with Crimea
Verisign stock traded in the low hundreds after opening today, an increase of more than 1,250% – after the company’s announcement of a large deal with the newly-formed Republic of Crimea. The deal was sealed after the effective success of a new campaign by Verisign to promote its dominance in the SSL certificate market. “The […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Donuts: Peace offering to eco-friendly domainers
In a smart and efficient marketing move consistent with its overall gTLD campaign, Donuts, Inc. reached out to the owners of domain names affected by a recent Registry glitch. “All domainers that were somehow able to register eco.* domains due to an unforeseen glitch and despite them being reserved by ICANN, will receive a gift […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Just a dream: ICANN declares end of gTLD experiment
In a remarkable about face regarding the introduction of gTLDs – new top level domains that consist of approved, generic strings – ICANN declared the end of its three month long experiment at a gathering of its members today. “We regret to say that there will be no more active gTLDs after April 1st, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Weather report: Frank Schilling upset over timing of Uniregistrar launch
Frank Schilling, founder of Uniregistry, appeared slightly dejected on Wednesday morning, after weather reports for the Caymans predicted some unsavory conditions. “We’re getting rain on Thursday and Friday, and all the sunny weather will coincide with our pre-launch tweaking and zero day launch of Uniregistrar on Sunday, then back to clouds and rain,” said Frank […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Convergence Monday: EscrowHill joins forces with JohnBerryHill
EscrowHill, the affordable domain escrow service founded by Andee Hill, announced its immediate merger with John Berryhill‘s law offices. This mega-merger forms a new entity, called Hill Ventures Ltd., to operate solely from the Dutch Antilles, and will offer domain escrow services and legal protection of domain assets. Andee Hill, CEO of EscrowHill could not […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Hiroshi Yakamoto: Mysterious Japanese American domainer behind the Bitcoin craze!
Until yesterday, nobody had heard of Hiroshi Yakamoto, a Japanese American from San Diego, California. The man who apparently orchestrated a series of high profile Bitcoin exchange crashes, is a low profile, 24 year old student, working on his PhD in Mathematics and Physics. As the great-grandson of a Japanese samurai warrior, Hiroshi Yakamoto is […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Donuts adds age-restriction disclaimer in Terms and Conditions
Let’s face it: gTLDs aren’t for the weak, and that includes those that are physically and mentally unwilling – or, unable – to take on challenges. Facing this health concern with a warning, Donuts, Inc. – by far the biggest gTLD domain registry in the world – has taken extra steps to protect consumers. “Safe […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Hank Alvarez: Overjoyed by the change of ownership at SnapNames!
Earlier today, SnapNames former VP of Operations, Hank Alvarez, expressed his excitement about the company’s acquisition by Web.com. Hank Alvarez became involved in a much-publicized auction shilling drama, in 2009; then owners Oversee settled the case by involving Rust Consulting as an expert adviser. After that incident, Hank Alvarez went on a sabbatical in the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dynamic domain development: Tia Wood on the Ugly side of Sexy
Tia Wood‘s recent project has been as complex as an Arabesque mural; the experienced web developer from Florida is working hard to produce quality web sites. We had a short interview with Tia on her latest creation, Ugly.Sexy, which she discussed in depth. DomainGang: Tia, tells us about the concept behind your latest project, how […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy: Rare decision to close offices for the rest of February
In an apparent attempt to mimic the perks enjoyed by employees of Name.com, GoDaddy has announced the closure of its offices for the rest of the month – giving employees paid time off. The big news was well-received, when middle management disclosed it to all GoDaddy associates during the company meeting: “After careful examination of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain resurrection: Registerfly becomes ICANN-accredited .CN and .Asia registrar
The domain registrar associated with a mini scandal in the late 2000’s is back, having cleansed itself from its sinful past. Registerfly was once a popular – and affordable – domain registrar, that attracted thousands of domainers; at the time of its untimely demise, there were several million domains under management. After the domain expired, […]
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