August’s top news and podcasts
Here are the top five stories on Reglike last month, ranked by views:
1. Turmoil in the SSL market – Following propping them up, browser makers are dealing a big blow to SSL certificate sellers.
2. Epik CEO Rob Monster statement on 8chan – Rob Monster and Epik were in the spotlight again last month following 8chan moved its domain to the registrar. It will allow the domain to stay, but not use its other services following its upstream provider cut it off.
3. This is a dirty way to use an expired domain – A double amputee’s domain expired. Someone bought it and turned it into a gambling site with a fresh logo matching the guy’s name.
4. Scott Wagner leaving GoDaddy for health reasons, fresh CEO from Expedia named – It’s the end of an era at GoDaddy. Aman Bhutani will take over as CEO.
5. Huh. Guy wants to trademark “Premium Domain” – This trademark application isn’t going anywhere.
Here are the four podcasts from the month:
#250 – I speak with Mitch Stoltz regarding EFF’s concerns regarding the fresh .org contract. Listen
#249 – Jeffrey Black’s attorney, Mike Rodenbaugh, discusses the expensive battle to defend IMI.com. Listen
#248 – I chat with Radix CEO Sandeep Ramchandani regarding the state of fresh TLDs and his firm. Listen
#247 – Fresh Sedo CEO Matthias Conrad explains what his firm does well and how it can improve, plus his early impressions of the domain aftermarket. Listen
