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Yawn.com – A reminder about why premium domains don’t sell
by Lucius "Guns" Fabrice on Dec.29, 2011, under News
DomainGang.com: *Yawn* I was reading the recent Domaining.com headlines and just had to type in Yawn.com This “premium” domain is not used in a way worthy of its potential. On a given day, humans yawn 12 times – some of us in the domain industry even more And yet, this 1996 “gem” is owned by Tucows,
Jim Carrey to new GF: Sorry sweetheart – forgot your dot com!
by Lucius "Guns" Fabrice on Dec.29, 2011, under News
DomainGang.com: Popular actor Jim Carrey has a new squeeze – and we don’t mean plastic surgery to remove his waist love handles. The 49 year old on/off comedian has been dating a Russian model more than half his age. What’s up with mid life crisis and men these days? Onto the subject of the girlfriend, Russian
Abdu Tarabichi: We’re back in business
by Lucius "Guns" Fabrice on Dec.28, 2011, under News
DomainGang.com: The relentless DDoS attack that Domainsville sustained for the past 48+ hours has now ended; Abdu Tarabichi who runs the domain news aggregator announced that the service has been re-instated. That’s good news and hopefully the perpetrators can go suck the big one! Tweet This Post
Finally, New York gets a glimpse of Danica Patrick’s legs!
by Lucius "Guns" Fabrice on Dec.28, 2011, under News
DomainGang.com: Two days ago we provided a scoop on the new, full page ad of GoDaddy featuring Danica Patrick‘s flesh tones. The ad appeared on the December 23rd edition of USA Today and cost almost a quarter of a million dollars! The New York Times featured the same ad today, as seen at AllThingsDigital. Our scan
Je suis desole, Francois! OK, my French is pretty basic…
by Lucius "Guns" Fabrice on Dec.28, 2011, under News
DomainGang.com: I’m very sorry, Francois for what I have to say publicly – but I hope you understand. Yesterday we brought awareness to the Domaining.com readers – of which are many – that a “competitor” in the field has been under a DDoS attack. Abdu Tarabichi is a professional, like you, and just so happens to
.Nxt publication announces “The five biggest PR disasters of 2011″
by Lucius "Guns" Fabrice on Dec.28, 2011, under News
DomainGang.com: We mentioned before that the .Nxt publication is a great resource of facts and opinions about the general domain industry. Dot .Nxt is generally anti-ICANN but very objective in its coverage of events. While posts are sparse, the latest one is definitely entertaining. Titled “The five biggest PR disasters of 2011” it show…
Owen Dearest …
by Lucius "Guns" Fabrice on Dec.28, 2011, under News
DomainGang.com: I was just about to have a nicely prepared dinner, when I noticed that Owen Frager is bad-mouthing DomainGang again.
That’s not exactly news, Owen’s known for generally attacking many industry personalities despite their good intentions – then retracting it when he realizes that he misjudged their intention.
Domainers – Thank you, very very much!
by Lucius "Guns" Fabrice on Dec.28, 2011, under News
DomainGang.com: As noted by Hybrid Domainer earlier today, DomainGang.com made the biggest leap in terms of traffic increase and Alexa popularity among the top 10 domain blogs. The results posted by Hybrid Domainer are the most up to date, with DomainSuperstar being a bit laggy with regards to updates Gaining the #5 position with the best
Bob Parsons going ape: I did not kill Tarzan’s Cheetah!
by Lucius "Guns" Fabrice on Dec.28, 2011, under News
DomainGang.com: Cheetah – the legendary chimpanzee companion of Tarzan-playing actor, Johnny Weissmuller – died at the ripe age of 80 yesterday. Immediately, Bob Parsons – CEO of GoDaddy – made the following public announcement: “I’ve been accused of shooting at animals and while I did kill the occasional elephant…
Video: The shocking truth about SOPA pushers
by Lucius "Guns" Fabrice on Dec.28, 2011, under News
DomainGang.com: This anti-SOPA YouTube video already has amassed more than half a million views! Aptly titled, “Be a HERO and Help STOP SOPA Now!!” it presents the shocking truth about how avid supporters of the SOPA bill actively promoted and encouraged the use of file-sharing software. Watch below! Tweet This Post