Domain name stories and podcasts — May’s top
Fresh TLD terminations and more interesting news from last month
I enjoyed seeing a lot of familiar faces last month at DNSeattle and WHD.usa. Let’s recap what went on at Reglike last month.
First, here are five podcasts you’ll want to listen to.
#86 – Domain investor Adam Strong
#85 – Update with Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu
#84 – 10 Awesome Web Tools
#83 – Trademarks and Copyrights with Daliah Saper
#82 – DomainTools CEO Tim Chen
Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.
Here were the top five stories on Reglike last month, ranked by views:
1. ICANN sends termination notices to 10 fresh TLD owners – applicants aren’t delegating domain names within the required timeline, and ICANN is putting them on notice.
2. DNForum makes its return – Adam Dicker’s DNForum is back. Based on comments, faces an uphill battle attracting users.
3. 18 ICANN employees make $250k+ – ICANN released its latest tax return showing how much its top people are paid.
4. What domain names are in demand? A buyer broker speaks. – Bill Sweetman analyzed his last 500 domain buy requests to better understand what type of domain names end users are looking for.
5. Inside fresh top level domain firm Donuts – Two of Donuts’ co-founders revealed how the firm is doing when I sat down with them at their Bellevue, Washington office.
