Hurricane Francois threatens the US East Coast East Coast domainers are anxiously watching the projected path of hurricane Earl – but a new hurricane has already formed in the Atlantic ocean, off the coast of France. For years, NOAA – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the US – has named storms and hurricanes using consecutive letters of the alph...
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Sedo abducts Lucius – Hides him in Boston HQ BREAKING NEWS: DomainGang writer extraordinaire, Lucius “Guns” Fabrice has been missing since yesterday. This is staff writer Bob kindly asking anyone with concrete information about his disappearance to get in touch. According to the latest information, Lucius has been abducted by the very kind and ultra-professional Sed...
DomainGang.com - Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 9:51
Frank Schilling strikes back: A tale of Twin Cities dot net Energized after a long weekend snorkeling in the Caymans, uber-domainer Frank Schilling returned to the auction arena. This time around, Frank – famous for owning the .com of every dish known to man – scored against the notorious “Namejet Reserve“, which he tore to pieces. “I could not let NameJet Reserv...
DomainGang.com - Monday, August 30, 2010 - 16:54
Chatroulette.com: the miracle is lost This is what happens when one has no specific business plan in mind: direction is lost. Ultra popular Internet destination, Chatroulette.com was down for more than a week, with the cryptic message displayed on its page: The experiment #1 is over now. Thanks for participating. Renewed and updated version of the website will be launche...
DomainGang.com - Monday, August 30, 2010 - 16:8
Moon Orbit: Chef Patrick breaks new ground for Domainers Not content with the upcoming DNCruise – the first and only domainer conference on a ship – Chef Patrick is breaking new ground with his new project. Dubbed “Moon Orbit for the Domainer Millennium” the conference will utilize a powerful new service sponsored by Virgin Galactic – the pioneer in space trip...
DomainGang.com - Monday, August 30, 2010 - 13:12
The New Manhattan Skyline – Revealed renderings A new rendering of the future Manhattan skyline has been revealed, which includes the upcoming completion of the structures that will replace the befallen Twin Towers. Further down, the newly planned Mosque of International Muslim faith will give Manhattan a majestic, multi-cultural new look. “We’re looking forward to giv...
DomainGang.com - Monday, August 30, 2010 - 0:0
Did the Retweet.com buyer blow $250,000 ? The news of Retweet.com selling for a quarter of a million dollars on Flippa, six months ago, came as an indication that start-ups are willing to invest serious money in domaining and social media. As we mentioned back then, the existing trademark applications at the USPTO complicated things about which company – other than Twi...
DomainGang.com - Sunday, August 29, 2010 - 17:35
Frager Factor Frags Domaining.com ! There’s no doubt good ole Owen Frager had no bad intentions when he made this post about taking offers on Frank Schilling’s domains. We all know that for quite some time now, Frank is eager to sell. Not sure how much he’d sell Antarctica.com for but since it’s a barely populated continent, Frank should be
DomainGang.com - Sunday, August 29, 2010 - 0:0
Miss Universe Jimena Navarrete acquires Mexi.co domain They say beauty and brains don’t go together – in the case of Jimena Navarrete, newly crowned Miss Universe for 2010 this has proven to be wrong. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico in 1988, Jimena Navarrete captured the audience and the pageant committee with her natural assets and her personality. Although she started modeling ...
DomainGang.com - Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 16:48
Pigeonshit Auctions promises a lot of opportunities for domainers Francois Carrillo of Domaining.com has launched a new domain service that promises to keep you on your toes as far as new, quality domain auctions are concerned. And that is all good. But what about the pigeonshit domains that you might be wanting to sell – or even buy? If you haven’t heard of PigeonDomains.com
DomainGang.com - Friday, August 27, 2010 - 19:49
NameJet Reserve wins all the auctions A lot of domainers are currently very upset - there is a new player in town with regards to NameJet auctions. Going by the cryptic username “NameJet Reserve” this apparently well-off domain bidder won every major auction recently, leaving only breadcrumbs to the rest of the seasoned domainers. “I can’t believe...
DomainGang.com - Friday, August 27, 2010 - 16:8
Aboriginal Domainer owner of Australia’s top domain portfolio Having spent the best part of the past decade hidden in the bushland of the Australian Outback, Aboriginal domainer Birdari Umakulong owns a surprising portfolio of domain names. Birdari Umakulong – or Birdman, as his friends call him – owns a domain portfolio consisting of roughly 10,000 quality .co.au domains, something...
DomainGang.com - Friday, August 27, 2010 - 0:0
Blast from the past: Bill & Bob’s domainer conference It appears that a lot of domainers are showing interest in affordable, one-day conferences. While we fondly remember the days when every TRAFFIC conference was 4 days long, it’s good to know that a lot of business can be achieved in a single day; for example, DomainFest New York was an absolute success. Here’s a
DomainGang.com - Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 18:56
Prince.com an apparent Wedding Gift to Prince Nikolaos of Greece Earlier today, DNJournal announced the sale of Prince.com – a brokered deal by Media Options, the same folks that brokered the sale of Pizza.net for a price between $1 dollar and $1 billion dollars. Prince.com was owned by a Prince Andrew before the WHOIS for the domain went “dark” and was just sold for $235,000
DomainGang.com - Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 21:2
For the love of God, Mike – Make your Facebook private! As an entrepreneur, Mike Mann has been active since before the icebergs formed – but in this brave new world of social media something is not going too well for him. Often praised as a pioneer investor in ccTLDs, Mike has invested in premium .co domains – some of his top registrations include Oil.co, Gas.co
DomainGang.com - Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 5:30
Still don’t get it? Look for the ’100%’ image! I thought that by now most DomainGang readers would be aware of the existence of our ’100%’ graphic image. It’s an indicator that the story is entirely true, no if’s or but’s. Apparently, a lot of new readers missed the announcement, so here’s a quick link. In a nutshell: If you see that image, the
DomainGang.com - Monday, August 23, 2010 - 20:50
Wal-Mart to launch Domain Registrar and Roll back Prices In an effort to step into the multi-million dollar domain market, retail giant Wal-Mart announced it is launching its own domain registrar. The project was unveiled today at the national conference of Wal-Mart executives, in Dallas, Texas. With “Rolling back domain prices” as its motto, the new domain registrar will attem...
DomainGang.com - Monday, August 23, 2010 - 15:45
Team ‘Kubba’ wins the Game and the Title of ‘Domainer Badass’ A few days ago we had a live poll with a layout of The Domainers – a detailed spoof of The Expendables. It seems that the winner was decided pretty much on the day of DomainFest; that’s when the crowds gathered around to share the fun that is DomainGang.com Needless to say that Ammar Kubba
DomainGang.com - Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 20:11
How to end the Pigeon Sh*t problem once and for all Time and again, we’ve heard it from Rick Schwartz: pigeon shit domains are worthless and you only lose money from an ever-expanding hole in your wallet. This is an instructional video about getting rid of pigeon shit so that you won’t have to worry anymore. Enjoy!
DomainGang.com - Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 6:14
Sergei Putanov: In communist Russia, Domain develops you! You’ve probably heard of Sergei Putanov before – if you haven’t, we highly recommend reading our previous coverage of this billionaire investor’s achievements. In an exclusive interview to DomainGang, Sergei Putanov talks about development, domains and PPC earnings. He also talks about women, vodka and fast ca...
DomainGang.com - Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 23:23
