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Reglike Stories of January 2010 — Top 5

A look back at the month in domaining.

Here are the top five stories on Reglike from January, ranked in order of traffic.

Google’s Brilliant Move: Not Buying NexusOne.com Domain Name – Why it makes sense that Google didn’t buy NexusOne.com prior to launching the “Google phone”.

The Biggest Loser: Taco Bell Loses Case for DriveThroughDiet.com Domain – Taco Bell tries to get domain name for “correct” spelling of Drive Thru Diet. Fails.

Why the iPad is Bad for Domainers – a controversial look at how apps and other technology could dent type-in traffic.

These UK Students Must Have a Big Budget to Buy Domain Names – domain purchase spammers
pose as UK students. Of course, they don’t honor their offers.

Rick Latona Puts AEIOU.com Up for Sale – following closing down minisite service, Rick Latona adds AEIOU.com to domain name auction.

Also on the wire

Other reporting from the domain desk.

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