Name Wire stories of December — Top Domain

From .xxx to Google to expired domains.

The prior week I did my obligatory “top stories of 2011” post. But let’s not forget that there was a month of December, too. Here are the top stories on Reglike last month, ranked by page views.

1. It’s go-time for .xxx as www.Buy.xxx commercials make a buzz – it ought to come as no surprise that .xxx is the top story (and more) of December as the registry opened up for general registration.

2. Where to find the cheapest .xxx domain pricing – these domains aren’t cheap, so choosing a less expensive registrar can mean saving $20 or more.

3. Google tweaks algorithm to kick parked domains out of its index – few parked domains have ranked high in Google’s index for a number of years, but they just got demoted again.

4. 55,367 .xxx domain names registered in first 24 hours – ICM Registry noted robust sales in the first 24 hours of general availability.

5. VeriSign releases DomainCountdown for expired domains – fresh tool (in beta) from VeriSign helps find the best expired domain names.