Viral #domains : Russia’s Sputnik V is not a satellite but a Covid-19 #vaccine

Posted by DomainGang on October 17, 2020, at 11:52 am

Russia claims to have finalized a third approved vaccine effective against the Covid-19 virus. The race is on to create a massive response against the Coronavirus pandemic, and SPUTNIK V is the vaccine’s trade name. In Russia’s past, the Sputnik 1 and 2 were the world’s first two man-made satellites, and the Russian propaganda machine […]

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#Russian domain brokers : Are these offers legit or not?

Posted by DomainGang on January 27, 2020, at 2:18 pm

We’ve received an influx of domain offers from Russian brokers recently, and that’s great news. Or is it? The Russian domain space is open to .RU domains, but also modernized to acknowledge the value of .com domains and other extensions. Russian companies often acquire .net and .org domains as well as other secondary TLDs, if […]

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#Femida .com : Justice goddess #domain registrant survives #UDRP filing at NAF

Posted by DomainGang on July 27, 2019, at 10:34 am

The registrant of the domain name Femida.com, a 2002 registration, faced a UDRP, filed by an international law firm that registered the mark in 2004. The Complainant operates from Femida.us and has offices in the US, Paris and Moscow. The domain existed as far back as in 1999, and the term “femida” translates as “Lady […]

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#Osteohondrosy : #Russian medical term #domain ends up in #UDRP after expiration

Posted by DomainGang on March 21, 2018, at 12:51 pm

Domaining is alive and well in Russia, where the medical term domain, Osteohondrosy.net was registered at. Apparently, its medical services provider registrant failed to renew it; the new registrant used someone else’s information in the WHOIS. The term OSTEOHONDROSY is a common law mark used by the Complainant in this UDRP, and in particular for […]

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#PutinCon : Political conference about #Russia’s Vladimir #Putin

Posted by DomainGang on January 3, 2018, at 1:40 pm

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is the President of the Russian Federation since 2012. A man of mystery to many, and to others, a shrewd political figure that has defined Russian politics for the past 15 years, Vladimir Putin now has his own conference. PutinCon, to take place on March 16, 2018, is a political conference organized […]

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Independent Internet: Russia wants to break the chain

Posted by DomainGang on November 28, 2017, at 4:37 pm

In Russia, the Internet is about to break off the chain; President Putin’s government is hard at work towards an “independent Internet.” The Russian Security Council instructed the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to begin creating a system of DNS servers in the BRICS countries. BRICS is the acronym for an […]

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Internyet : Russia bans all Virtual Private Network use on the Internet!

Posted by DomainGang on November 1, 2017, at 2:15 pm

Russia has banned all Virtual Private Network (VPN) use on the Internet. The new law banning the use of VPNs and proxy services, was signed by Russian president Putin in July, and it has now come into effect. The anti-VPN law forces Russian Internet Service Providers to block websites that offer VPN services. A large […]

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Yandex : Delete my information, says Russian billionaire

Posted by DomainGang on June 2, 2016, at 11:35 am

Russian billionaires are a dime a dozen in Russia, where connections to politicians matter a lot. Yevgeny Prigozhin is one of these Russian billionaires, and his allegedly close ties to Russia’s oligarch, Vladimir Putin, is something he wants to remove from search engine results. Prigozhin filed several lawsuits against Yandex, the primary Russian search engine, […]

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Verisign stock skyrockets after trillion dollar deal with Crimea

Posted by DomainGang on March 19, 2014, at 10:10 am

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 […]

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Domain investing fever: World War III domains flying off the ‘shelves’

Posted by DomainGang on February 28, 2014, at 2:57 pm

“Hello Kremlin, we have a situation in Ukraine.” The ongoing tension in parts of Ukraine bordering Russia, is causing plenty of anxiety among the locals, just days after the Sochi Olympics ended. Facing the unfortunate prospect of another regional war with the potential to become a global crisis, domain investors reacted proactively. “I registered several […]

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In Soviet Russia domain registers you!

Posted by DomainGang on November 15, 2010, at 2:43 am

In the life things happen. And often not expected. Do svidaniya. But we try fix it, ladies and gentlemens. In America, domainer register domain. In Soviet Russia, domain registers you! Now selling Sedo. Soft.co and $99 buys you domains or rent. Friend buy domain, or vodka write ad Domaining.com Yes?

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The story of beautiful Russian domainer Anthousha and her tragic death on this day two years ago

Posted by DomainGang on October 31, 2009, at 9:45 am

I was sipping my third gin and tonic, surrendered to the fact that the final night at the domainer’s convention had passed without as much as a hint of romance. Those domainer dames were beautiful yet vicious, like technocrat Vampirellas that spared no man in their path. The music playing was a mix of jazz […]

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