What a year in domaining. Here’s a look back.
Here’s a look back at the top stories on Domain Name Wire for all of 2011. These are ranked by number of pageviews.
1. Apple gets control over porn domain names – apparently Apple + Porn equals traffic.
2. .XXX launches national TV campaign and www.Buy.xxx – OK, so the top two stories have something to do with porn. Maybe that will change for story number 3.
3. ICANN Approves New .XXX Top Level Domain – guess not. That’s it, I’m eliminating all other .xxx and porn stories from the top 10.
4. Proactiv wants to be quiet about its product recall – finally, something about teenage angst rather than porn.
5. Canadian Court Rules Domain Names Are Property – an important decision from a Canadian court.
6. Is Bit.ly Toast if Libya Shuts Down the Internet? – It could have been catastrophic.
7. Joan Rivers Body Double is No Stranger to Go Daddy Commercials – Will next year’s .co/GoDaddy Super Bowl commercial be as talked about as the Joan Rivers commercial?
8. Domain Owners Should Not Worry About Poker Domain Seizures – but poker site operators targeting U.S. customers should.
9. Monte Cahn Sues Oversee.net Over $13 Million Incentive Plan – the case may go to trial in early 2012.
10. Bob Parsons Explains Go Daddy – KKR Deal to Domain Name Wire – shortly after announcing a deal to sell part of GoDaddy to three large private equity companies, founder Bob Parsons talked to Domain Name Wire about what the deal meant, including him stepping down as CEO.
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