Top domain name stories — Last month’s
GoDaddy, .com prices, and other top stories from the past month.
These were the top five stories on Reglike last month, ranked by views.
1. GoDaddy sued over expired domain purchase clawback – A Swedish firm is upset that a domain it purchased in a GoDaddy expired domain auction was pulled back by the registrar regarding two months following it received the domain. Crisby Studio AB had by now entered into a joint venture agreement to develop the domain when GoDaddy yanked the domain from its control.
2. IBM wins control of slew of cryptocurrency domains – The technology giant used UDRP to get 10 domain names following the registrant told it to “grab it or get lost”.
3. How domain registrars have increased .com prices – Some domain registrars have increased .com prices by more than Verisign’s wholesale raises, but registrar competition means you can register domains at or near Verisign’s wholesale price. The wholesale price increased 7% on September 1.
4. Mononames helps you find available domains to hand register – This service generates lists of available one word domains, plus two word .com domains with popular prefixes and suffixes.
5. Former employee sues ICANN for harrassment, wrongful termination – A 22-year ICANN employee sued the firm over alleged harassment.
Podcasts:
Miss a podcast? Catch up now.
Rebranding ConvertKit to Kit – DNW Podcast #498 – Nathan Barry returned to the show to explain why his firm is making another attempt to rebrand.
GoDaddy explains Afternic Boost – DNW Podcast #497 – GoDaddy’s Alan Shiflett explains the thinking behind the firm’s fresh Afternic Boost program.
Thoughts on Afternic Boost – DNW Podcast #496 – Domain investor Mark Levine and I discuss why we don’t like Afternic Boost.
Which domains phishers use – DNW Podcast #495 – Dave Piscitello of Interisle discusses findings published in the firm’s latest note regarding phishing.
