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Here's a look back at the previous month in the domain name business.

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April's Top Stories

Hey everyone, it's time for the monthly recap of last week's top stories on Domain Name Wire.

Before we get to that, just a quick note that I hope to see you this month at two events. This week I'll be at DNSeattle in Kirkland, WA. Later this month I'll be in Phoenix for WHD.usa. Drop me a line if you want to meet up at any of these events.

OK, here's a quick recap of last month's podcast episodes:

#81: Craig Schwartz discusses finance TLDs.
#80: Ryan Colby tries to get investors, domainers and developers together.
#79: CentralNic CEO Ben Crawford discusses explains his business.
#78: Igloo's Tessa Holcomb updates us on the aftermarket.

Now, here are the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by page views:

1. Capgemini fails to take down grip site - an unhappy job applicant registered CapgeminiRecruiting.com for a gripe site. The consulting firm tried to get it back through a UDRP but failed.

2. DomainTools is about to get more expensive for some users - There are quite a few frustrated domain investors after DomainTools raised prices and limited queries. Listen to DomainTools CEO Tim Chen explain the changes in DNW Podcast #82.

3. Interesting data comparing .coms to premium new TLDs - Rightside released comparisons of the cost of some of its premium domains compared to the "equivalent" .com domain.

4. End user domain name sales, including several new TLDs - this weekly end user sales report included a couple solid new TLD sales.

5. What China giveth, China can taketh away - a drop in the Chinese market for domain names will hurt many domain companies.

Check in at Domain Name Wire daily for the latest news in the domain name business!

-Andrew