Last month’s top domain name stories

GoDaddy, .com prices, and other top stories from the past month.

These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views.

1. GoDaddy sued over expired domain purchase clawback – A Swedish company is upset that a domain it acquired in a GoDaddy expired domain auction was pulled back by the registrar about two months after it received the domain. Crisby Studio AB had already entered into a joint venture agreement to develop the domain when GoDaddy yanked the domain from its control.

2. IBM wins control of slew of cryptocurrency domains – The technology giant used UDRP to get 10 domain names after the registrant told it to “grab it or get lost”.

3. How domain registrars have increased .com prices – Some domain registrars have increased .com prices by more than Verisign’s wholesale raises, but registrar competition means you can register domains at or near Verisign’s wholesale price. The wholesale price increased 7% on September 1.

4. Mononames helps you find available domains to hand register – This service generates lists of available one word domains, plus two word .com domains with popular prefixes and suffixes.

5. Former employee sues ICANN for harrassment, wrongful termination – A 22-year ICANN employee sued the company over alleged harassment.

Podcasts:

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Rebranding ConvertKit to Kit – DNW Podcast #498 – Nathan Barry returned to the show to explain why his company is making another attempt to rebrand.

GoDaddy explains Afternic Boost – DNW Podcast #497 – GoDaddy’s Alan Shiflett explains the thinking behind the company’s new Afternic Boost program.

Thoughts on Afternic Boost – DNW Podcast #496 – Domain investor Mark Levine and I discuss why we don’t like Afternic Boost.

Which domains phishers use – DNW Podcast #495 – Dave Piscitello of Interisle discusses findings published in the company’s latest report about phishing.