Reglike stories from October — Top 5

A look at the top five stories on Reglike last month.

Halloween is over, Thanksgiving is knocking on the door, and the winter holidays are less than two months away. But first, here’s a look at the top five stories on Reglike from October.

1. Four .xxx domain names sell for $600,000 – ICM Registry continues to sell premium .xxx domain names for big money.

2. NameBright.com: This is what happens when a domain investor creates a domain registrar – With a portfolio of a million domain names, NameBright’s founders have started offering domain name registration services to the public.

3. 56 fresh TLD contracts signed, Donuts has more than half – Donuts is taking the fast track on fresh TLD registry agreements.

4. GoDaddy purchases webhosting firm (mt) Media Temple – the two firms will remain functionally separate.

5. The debate over fresh TLDs at TRAFFIC – Schilling, Schwartz, and others debate what fresh top level domain names mean for the domain industry.