Donuts and Rightside get hitched, Skip's domains and more.

Fireworks are over, now let's move on.

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Tuesday was the Independence Day holiday here in the U.S., and July 4 is basically the midpoint of the year. It's a great time to take stock of how your year is going, do some housekeeping and gear up for a successful H2. Here are some things domain investors should consider doing.

A look back at June

June's biggest event in the domain name business was Rightside announcing its love of Donuts. It's being acquired for $213 million by its Seattle neighbor. Analysis of the deal is among the top five stories on Domain Name Wire from last month.

Here are the top five stories from last month ranked by views:

1. Skip Hoagland puts domain portfolio up for sale including Cuba.com and Atlanta.com - Skip Hoagland has a mighty nice portfolio of domain names, and he's looking to sell it all.

2. How real estate agents use domain names in 2017 - My unscientific study shows that premium homes are being marketed with unique domain names more often than two years ago.

3. Rightside and Donuts get married - My initial thoughts and then a deeper analysis.

4. Forget traffic leakage. It's email that's most dangerous. - I'm amazed at how much sensitive and important email is misdirected.

5. Telepathy sues after getting RDNH win - People hoping to steal a domain from Telepathy better be prepared to pay.

Podcasts

Subscribe to the Domain Name Wire Podcast on your iPhone or Android device so you never miss an episode. Here are the episodes that aired in June. Listen to them now.

#139 (Listen) - Divyank Turakhia explains his road to becoming a billionaire.
#140 (Listen) - Mark Calandra of CSC Digital Brand Services talks about brand owners and domains.
#141 (Listen) - Dynadot CEO Todd Han discusses what it's like to be a midsize registrar.
#142 (Listen) - I discuss Donuts' acquisition of Rightside and what it says about the industry.