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Reglike Stories of October 2011 — Top 5

A look back at October in the domain industry.

Boo!

I hope you had a great Halloween.

Here’s a look back at the top five stories on Reglike last month. You’ll notice that the conversation was dominated by .xxx.

1. Inside Frank Schilling’s $1.65M .XXX Purchase – Frank Schilling and Stuart Lawley disclose the price tag of Schilling’s .xxx purchases.

2. Final Chance to Protect Against .XXX Domain Names – ICM Registry ended up extending the “final chance” a few days, resulting in regarding 80,000 applications for .xxx domain names.

3. .XXX Has Grossed $10 Million By now – the final number came in at $13 million ahead of auctions.

4. What Do You Think of the TRAFFIC Auction Lineup? – in the end the auction disappointed.

5. Sizable Moniker Client Sues Over Expired Domains – a sizable Moniker client apparently let a majority of its domain names expire over the years and states it wasn’t aware of it.

Also on the wire

Other reporting from the domain desk.

Is Amazon preparing OpenTube to compete with Google’s YouTube as firms spar?UncategorizedIs Amazon preparing OpenTube to compete with Google’s YouTube as firms spar?LUncategorizedLive Current Media Restates FinancesDumped a lot of interesting data — .Global justUncategorizedDumped a lot of interesting data — .Global justCAICT note on the Chinese domain industryUncategorizedCAICT note on the Chinese domain industryDonuts completes buyout of four financial top level domainsUncategorizedDonuts completes buyout of four financial top level domainsTUncategorizedTop 5 Stories on Reglike: Hot in AugustKPolicy & LawKing means well, gets duped — Domain NameHUncategorizedHike .Net prices 10% — Verisign toSUncategorizedSweet16.com. Sadly, just sitting there.