Top Domain Name News Stories of November 2008
Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Porsche.me, Tucows, and .tel headline most read articles of the month.
November is coming to a close. As you digest Thanksgiving turkey, here’s a look back at the top 5 domain name news articles of November on Domain Name Wire, ranked by page views.
1. Porsche.me: Money Down the Drain – The “winning” bidder of Porsche.me during the .me launch lost his domain and his money when he lost a recent WIPO domain arbitration. Will he also lose the $90,025 he spent on Toyota.me?
2. Tucows Lays Off 15% of Staff – the domain industry isn’t immune to layoffs. Tucows was just another in a string of companies announcing layoffs including Oversee.net and NameMedia.
3. Telnic: A $35 Million Investment Gone Awry – Telnic has raised $35 million to launch .tel. Too bad ICANN delays and a changing world wide web will make it hard to recoup the investment. Also read the follow up article including an interview with Telnic.
4. Gregory Ricks Loses LTI.com; Doesn’t Respond to Complaint – after filing a lawsuit to stop the transfer of a three character domain he lost in arbitration, Gregory Ricks didn’t even respond to another three character arbitration.
5. Big Three Registrars Ask Feds for Bailout – a satirical look at the state of the U.S. economy. Why should the auto companies be the only ones to ask the feds for a bailout?
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I would add a sixth, the launch of DNKitchen.com