A look back at the month in domaining.
The shortest month of the year is coming to a close. Here’s a look back at the top five stories of the month on Domain Name Wire, ranked by number of views.
1. Is Bit.ly Toast if Libya Shuts Down the Internet? – despite what bit.ly tells you, the company runs a real risk by using Libya’s ccTLD.
2. Joan Rivers Body Double is No Stranger to Go Daddy Commercials – the skinny on Joan Rivers’ body double in Super Bowl ad.
3. GoDaddy.co Girl Is Joan Rivers – In the words of Tracy Jordan on 30 Rock – “Twist!”
4. Pac-10 Asks Arbitrator for Pac12.com Domain Name – but the arbitrator won’t have to decide, since the owner of Pac12.com filed a lawsuit.
5. New Rules Proposed for Expired Domain Names – rules would establish notification requirements and other guidelines for expired domains.
jp says
Seems like mos of the top stories this time are the ones that would get search volume outside of the domain industry.
S. W. says
@jp DNW ranks high on Google News, I was looking for more info on Rupert Murdoch’s new iPad venture and this site consistently came up in the results for most of January.
If the Feb top stories were ranked by number of comments, by far the most riveting would be the one from a few days ago which topped out at around 80.
Andrew Allemann says
@ S. W. – true. Some months the top comment ones aren’t all that indicative, though.