Joint ventures : Elon Musk launches X.com, acquires Y.com and Z.com as well
A few days after acquiring X.com, uber-entrepreneur, Elon Musk, has finally launched it. The minimalist web site, contains the letter “X” at the upper left corner, marking the spot most often reserved for a graphic or logo. “I’m a no-frills guy, and decided to just place the letter ‘X’ there. Who needs a complex, boring […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.One million .XYZ domains are about to drop
One million .XYZ domains are missing from the zone files, and are about to drop. Current registration numbers show that while there are 5.6 million registered .XYZ domains, a total of 4.6 million exist in the zone files. The difference, one million .XYZ domains, is the imminent drop size during the 35 day window. The […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved..XYZ lost 1 million domains in the last two months
During the last 60 days, the .XYZ gTLD has lost 1 million domain names. That’s 15% of its total number of registrations, that went down from 6.6 million to 5.6 million domains. It still retains the #1 position in the gTLD rankings. A year ago, the .XYZ Registry rolled out an unprecedented “penny promo” that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Ten digit .XYZ domains : The next big thing arrives soon!
Who would have thought that “bigger is better” when it comes to domain names? The XYZ Registry definitely thinks so, and they are releasing the full range of 10-digit domains that can be used as phone numbers, to celebrate the company’s third anniversary. “It’s about time to conquer the entire phone directory with numeric XYZ […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AYDACFU : Group of premium NNN .XYZ domains “clawed back” by the Registry
The XYZ Registry appears to have clawed back a batch of premium NNN .XYZ domains, registered under the new 1.111B promotion. A domain investor shared his plight at NamePros: “I registered all the below domains on 6/1/2017 after searching for 10’s of thousands of numerics to purchase. Since I purchased, I renewed for 1 year […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Someone just got a $225,000 dollar bill for .XYZ domain renewals!
Remember that .XYZ penny promo from last year? Almost 3 million .XYZ domains were registered in June of 2016, at the Registry’s loss, for a penny each. It’s renewal time, and someone who registered 45,000 .XYZ domains having spent $450, received a renewal bill for $225,000 dollars! That amounts to $5 bucks per .XYZ domain, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Uniregistry and XYZ : Numbers, numbers, numbers for $0.88 a pop
Uniregistry is among the domain registrars participating in an unprecedented promotion by the XYZ Registry. In a nutshell: 1.111 billion numeric .XYZ domains are being released, and Uniregistry will be offering them for $0.88 dollars. If you’re in the market for numeric domains, now’s your chance to tap into this particular niche. The full press […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.XYZ to double its domain registration numbers with ingenious “hack”
The XYZ Registry is about to double its domain registration numbers, becoming the first new gTLD Registry with more than 11 million domains. Using an ingenious “hack” that involves Bit Register Overlay Shift (BROS) technology, all .XYZ domains will co-exist in both lower and upper case. “We’re about to bring innovation and revolutionize the domain […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Uniregistry on .XYZ domains : Automatic renewals are set to OFF
Uniregistry has notified holders of .XYZ domains that were registered during last year’s “penny promo” that auto-renewals are disabled. A year ago, the .XYZ registry allowed the registration of .XYZ domains for $0.01, resulting in almost 3 million registrations. Being able to register 1000 .XYZ domains for $10 bucks has consequences. At around $12 a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.XYZ : One year anniversary of “penny” mega sale approaching fast
In a little over a month from now, the .XYZ registry will be facing the one year anniversary of the “penny” mega sale. Almost a year ago, dot .XYZ domains could be had for 1 cent a pop, no questions asked, no limits. Millions of .XYZ domains were registered, more than doubling the numbers from […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Bulging domain numbers : Busy day in SXSW for XYZ “purple man”
An XYZ Registry “purple man” had a busy day today in Austin, Texas, where the SXSW conference is taking place. Stepping aside from the group of other XYZ purple men, the most animated guy donning purple tights removed his mask, temporarily. “I don’t want my friends and family to know I do this part time,” […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Ali Zandi drops 1500 domain names – guess the TLD!
Domain investor and broker, Ali Zandi, has taken investment risks before; he often shares his successes and failures as part of his commitment to transparency. In a recent exchange on Twitter, Zandi stated he had just dropped more than 1500 domain names: “The PURGE: 1500+ domains… #deleted. Feels good. Can you guess the TLD?” Wow. […]
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