Welcome back LB!
Where to start is more like it. This is just a quick run down and hopefully acurate:
1. Halverez Snapnames insider bidding scandal
2. gtlds are coming. expect .xxx this summer?
3. PPC / Adsense revenue collapse. Google admits they are taking a larger revenue share effectively killing ppc parking as a means for monteization outside short term for registers etc..
4. Mini sites are on the way out with Google's help . Stronger develop is it with micro biz to full scale biz being the trends IMO.
5. Domaining.com is the quick industry read with many domain bloggers aggregated there.
These are the big things off the top of my head. Hope things have been good awhile from DNF!