Domain name news stories — January’s top

Looking back at last month in domains.

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There was a lot of news in the domain name industry last month. Here’s a look at the top five posts on Reglike ranked by the number of pageviews.

1. This firm’s domain name is a ten digit domain! – Using your telephone number as a domain name seems a little backward, doesn’t it?

2. .Com prices are going up following Verisign pays off ICANN – The optics are bad following ICANN accepts $20 million payment as part of a deal to raise .com prices.

3. Google’s fresh search results pages: love it or hate it? – A lot of people hate it, so Google is testing pages without favicons.

4. California Attorney General delays .org sale – The attorney general has opened an investigation into the sale and ICANN, but Public Interest Registry is pushing back on the delay.

Here are the DNW podcasts published in January:

Podcasts:

#267 – The domain sales lander OG (listen)

#268 – Interview with Saw.com cofounders (listen)

#269 – From selling vinyl to selling domain names (listen)

#270 – A NamesCon preview with Michael Cyger and Monte Cahn (listen)