According to multiple reports today including the New York Times, the Government of China is blocking Gmail access to people located in China. As most in the domain name space know, many domain buyers are located in China. Therefore if you doing any outbound marketing of domain names to people in China or even trying to respond to offers you receive from buyers in China and if your using a … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2014
Why Hasn’t Godaddy Filed UDRP On Phishing Domains?
Domaingang.com has been reporting on many domain names that have been involved in phishing attacks on Godaddy which have resulted in domain names being stolen out of Godaddy accounts. Unlike most phishing attacks where someone uses a domain controlled by the phisher, to actually send the customers to which wind up appearing in the URL bar, recent attacks actually use domain names containing … [Read more...]
Tip For The New Year: Don’t Buy Domains When You’re High: This Guy Did & Spent Over $5K
With marijuana becoming legal in more and more states to varying degrees, here is a cautionary tale for anyone who is thinking about smoking and domaining. Don't do it. This story comes from a guy who told his tale on Reddit.com who spend over $5,000 registering domain names while high after he went on a buying spree on godaddy. Could you do this when you were drunk, well sure but if you … [Read more...]
Seized By Feds, Domain MaxHardcore.com May Be Auctioned Off & The Govt Won’t Make A Penny
Back in 2005 the Federal Government raided the offices of one of the most controversial, and well known porn stars/porn producers, known as Max Hardcore. In 2007 Max Hardcore whose real name is Paul F. Little, and his company, Max World Entertainment, Inc., were indicted by the United States Department of Justice Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section with five counts of transporting obscene … [Read more...]
1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Dentist 907: .Rehab 293
Two new gTLD went into General Availability yesterday on Christmas eve day. Including all registrations by trademark holders in Sunrise and those who paid an additional fee to register domain names before GA in the Early Access Program (EAP) here are the total number of registrations after the first day of GA: .Dentist 907 .Rehab 293 We noted yesterday on Twitter that only 25 domain … [Read more...]
Bitcoin to Sponsor Bowl Game
With all the talk and stories on Bitcoin over the last 18 months it only made sense for them to get involved in College Football. One of the most popular activities in the U.S. and with so many college age people driving the future of Bitcoin, sponsoring a bowl game seems to be the next step. Years ago many outside of domaining did not know who Go Daddy was and their Superbowl commercial helped … [Read more...]
Nissan Loses Its 2nd Domain Proceeding In a Row on New gTLD Nissan.email
Nissan has lost the 2nd URS in the last three days after winning 10 in a row. This time Nissan lost the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) on the domain name Nissan.email The examiner Kendall C. Reed held: "The Respondent holds the domain name as inventory, which is not inherently wrongful and can represent a legitimate interest, provided however that, at a minimum, the intended use would not … [Read more...]