Stories about the state of web3 domain names and two humongous cybersquatting disputes were among the top stories in March.
These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire in March, ranked by views:
1. Web3 “domains” are dead – The web3 domain experiment is over.
2. Will AI kill the domain industry? – Death by Clawd analyzes companies for how AI will impact them and creates humorous analyses. See what it says about GoDaddy, VeriSign, and Sedo.
3. WIPO offers backdoor UDRP privacy buster service from $20 a domain – File, then withdraw, a pro forma UDRP to find out who is behind a domain name.
4. L’Oréal wins cybersquatting case for 705 domain names – This was one of two UDRPs decided in March involving lots of domains. Empower won a case for 537 domains.
5. Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev sues over personal domain name – He lost a UDRP for the same name.
Miss an episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast? Catch up now:
#580 – Tweak, measure, and keep testing – Atom CEO Darpan Munjal discusses the tests his company is running to help people sell more domains.
#579 – Hand registering 7,500 domains – Josh Reason explains the exact method he used to find 7,500 domains to hand register.
#578 – A CEO’s view of the domain industry – Team Internet Group CEO Michael Reidl opines on the state of the domain industry and what’s next.
#577 – Mark and Logan’s excellent domain adventure – Two domain investors share their sales stats for last year.
#576 – Nova Registry ramps up – Nova’s GM talks about what’s ahead as ICANN opens new top level domain applications.
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