Welcome to the ever exciting Domain Movers where I detect domain names on the move for one reason or another. The vast majority of these domain name movements are by some of the largest companies in the world! Some are just valuable domain names in general and startups also join the mix! These are often early detection's that are being reported for the first time and often lead to new brands, … [Read more...]
Ralph Lauren Launching New PoloTech Shirt, Domains Registered In The 90’s
Ralph Lauren is getting ready for an August 27, 2015 launch of a "smart shirt" using the moniker of PoloTech according to BrandChannel.com. As a domain name investor, I often read articles like the above mentioned and pick out generic terms and check the availability of the them as domain names. This often results in most terms as domain names being registered in .Com's but it's simply amazing … [Read more...]
Domain Movers: Texture.com, FijiFit.com & More Domains
Domain Movers is a series where I detect domain names on the move, with the majority of the following being acquired or sold by large corporations. The remaining are simply valuable domain names on the move as well for one reason or another. Here we go with the latest domain name registrations, purchases and simply movers: Amazon Technologies, Inc. has registered the domain names … [Read more...]
Armor.com and Armour.com Domain Name Sell! Is Under Armour The Buyer?
Armor.com and Armour.com domain names have been sold! Both domain names were owned by Arms & Armor, Inc. of Minneapolis, MN and registered at Network Solutions for a very long time. Both domain names have now transferred to NetNames Ltd. The Arms & Armor website states that “Our new domain name is arms-n-armor.com! Please update your bookmarks now.” confirming the change of … [Read more...]
Gifs.com Seems To Have Sold To GifYT Startup
The premium generic domain name Gifs.com has launched a new website based on this announcement on Medium.com by Co-Founder of GifYT, Rory O'Reilly, and they have a new domain name that was not owned by the company until recently according to whois records. Every day, GIFs are being created and used to deliver engaging content — from news, to sports, to art, to humor, gifs are used more and more. … [Read more...]
Ashley Madison Hacked Info Site CheckAshleyMadison.com Taken Down After DMCA Notice
On August 19, 2015 hackers released a huge amount of data from the breach at AshleyMadison.com and the race was on. Several websites were set up to allow users to "search" the data, allowing users to see if a specific email address was included in the release. One of those websites, according to TheHill.com is CheckAshleyMadison.com. That domain name was registered, well, yesterday on August … [Read more...]
“Straight Outta” Viral Meme Launched On Days Old Domain By Apple / Beats By Dre
Maybe you have seen those images flying around the web recently on Facebook and Twitter etc with the block term "Straight Outta" and then you can type in the term you wish... Well, that viral meme is the works of Apple Inc. / Beats By Dre / Universal Pictures and was launched on the domain name StraightOuttaSomewhere.com that was registered only 28 days ago on July 23, 2015 at corporate domain … [Read more...]