September’s Top 5

Here’s a look at the top five posts on DNW in September, ranked by pageviews:

1. Man who paid $360k for 81.com states it’s stolen – Sami Debizet states he bought the domain in 2013 and that it has been stolen.

2. Oops: Fresh .Ca commercial has a trademark problem – CIRA launched a clever fresh ad campaign for .Ca domains, but eagle-eyed attorney John Berryhill noticed that it includes a trademark in one of the domain names.

3. Mailchimp increases price 15%-20% for longtime clients – Just months following grandfathering existing clients into an earlier pricing model, the popular email marketing platform is raising prices on these clients.

4. This could be a bad phishing campaign for stealing domains – This clever single sign-on phishing approach could be used to steal domains.

5. Auto parts firm’s domain stolen and held for ransom – A thief demanded 10 bitcoin for the return of the domain name, but the auto parts firm got a court to return the domain quickly. Domain theft victims and domain attorneys ought to note the firm’s legal tactic, as it could be useful for the expedited return of domain names.

And if you missed any podcasts, check these out:

#251: Mark Levine Returns (listen)

#252: Buying Woven.com with Tim Campos (listen)

#253: Matt Overman on fresh TLDs (listen)

#254: The domain end user episode (listen)

#255: ID4ME and domains (listen)