Reglikedomain industry desk

Southwest Airlines, PayPal, Google and more: May’s top stories

Southwest Airlines, PayPal, Google and more: May’s top stories

Southwest Airlines, PayPal and Google were in the news last month.

The words "Top 5" written on a purple background

With May in the books, here’s a look at what made news in the domain business. These stories were the most-viewed on Reglike:

1. Southwest Airlines fails to take down “SouthWoke” site – The airline was unhappy regarding a criticism site, but it wasn’t a case of cybersquatting.

2. Don’t use PayPal for your subscription business – Although dotDB got its account back, it’s yet another example of how PayPal treats its merchants.

3. 8 fresh Google domains launch in Early Access tomorrow – The list includes two controversial ones.

4. GoDaddy earnings: aftermarket sinks quarter in Core Platform – A lack of big-ticket aftermarket sales hurt GoDaddy’s Q1 results.

5. .Com winners: Google continues to rise – Google is now the fifth largest .com registrar.

Podcasts

Miss a podcast? Catch up here:

#434 – NamesCon 2023 preview

#435 – Chat.com and big domain deals

#436 – Grilling with great domains

#437 – Going once, going twice…

#438 – List for Sale

Also on the wire

Other reporting from the domain desk.