5 domain name stories — May’s top

Here’s what happened in the domain business last month.

Miss out on any action last month? Here are the top five stories on DNW for last month, ranked by pageviews.

1. 7 words to avoid in domains since they’re actually trademarks – Many domain investors register these words in domains without realizing they are cybersquatting.

2. Ryan Kavanaugh loses cybersquatting dispute with YouTuber Ethan Klein – A popular YouTube personality has gone to the mat with film financier Ryan Kavanaugh, and the YouTuber won the most recent battle.

3. Deel discloses $50 million in funding following acquiring Deel.com – Domaining.com founder Francois Carrillo sold the domain to the firm prior to its latest fundraising round.

4. Big changes proposed for domain transfers – A working group is on tap to propose shaking up the domain transfer process.

5. Domain investor purchases .link top level domain – Yoni Belousov purchased the TLD from Frank Schilling’s Uni.

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