04|28|2008 9:40 am EDT
On Wednesday April 30th, there’s going to be a get-together in London England; visit the thread on the Acorn Domain Forum. Also there will be another DomainerDinner in Toronto on May 8th, for more information please email toronto (at) domainerdinner.com.
04|20|2008 2:39 pm EDT
Yesterday at the Domain Roundtable show the winners of the annual Name Intelligence Industry awards were named as follows:
Thank you to every one who voted and congratulations to all of the winners.
02|19|2008 3:16 am EDT
DNCalendar.com has released a downloadable agenda for the Targeted TRAFFIC conference (starting today) in ICS format, which works on most cellphones, PDAs and calendar programs: Targeted TRAFFIC West 2008 Agenda
02|15|2008 1:11 am EDT
The 2008 Las Vegas TRAFFIC domain auction catalog has finally been released. According to an email from the company, more than 120,000 domain submissions were received. The final list was trimmed down to 3,500 domains for the live and silent auctions.
Two new features will also be welcomed for the first time at a TRAFFIC domain auction.
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02|11|2008 3:08 pm EDT
Elliot Silver is organizing a New York Domainer Dinner in New York on February 26th, 2008. For more information, please email nyc@domainerdinner.com.
Also there are plans to hold a Domainer Dinner in Seattle for everyone on the West Coast, either on February 28th or 29th. For more information and to let the organizer know that you’re interested, please contact seattle@domainerdinner.com.
02|05|2008 4:05 am EDT
Jay Weintraub, who formerly worked for Advertising.com and Oversee.net, has unveiled his newest venture, LeadsCon. The 3 day conference and expo takes place at the Palms in Las Vegas, April 2-4.
The conference is only $295 if you register before Febuary 15th (HURRY!) and we’ve got a special deal for our readers! Register today and get 25% off admission
Jay knows the domain space and many of the players in the space and he’s an extremely well-connected guy in the lead generation space. I had a chance to catch-up with Jay and ask him a few questions about the conference to shed some light on what it’s about and why domainers might find the show worth attending. This is a “must-go” show for me, and I believe it will appeal to other domain owners as well.
Follow the continue link below to read more in our interview with Jay.
01|18|2008 12:18 am EDT
DOMAINfest Global, the domain industry’s premier conference and marketplace, is only days away from action in Hollywood, California. The conference will take place from January 21-23. This exciting event occurs twice a year, pulling together a large audience of domainers for an intense three days of learning, networking, and fun.
This time you’ll have the special opportunity to catch DomainNameNews.com’s Frank Michlick and Adam Strong in action as they take the stage. Frank will be moderating “Easy Steps for Building Out Domains†and Adam will be speaking at the “Beginner/Intermediate Domain Industry Bootcamp.â€
You won’t want to miss this exciting event, so head on over to Hollywood to meet our team, sharpen up on your domaining skills, and have a blast while you’re at it.
12|06|2007 1:27 am EDT
Today’s Moniker.com Pubcon Live Domain Auction ended with Monte Cahn reporting at the end of the event a sales volume of over $325,000. Many of the domains were passed but the ones with No Reserve prices received a lot of bidding. Grandpa.com was the top sale at $55,000 and was sold after being brought back up on the block a second time. Many of the lower priced domains were also brought back for a second time with No Reserve price and sold on the second attempt.
Domain Name News was unable to be in attendance at the live event, so we tuned in to the broadcast on WebmasterRadio.fm. While listening, it seemed there was one bidder who was dominating. The auction was interrupted a few times to run commercials, so we were unable to compile a complete list. By our count however, bidder #417 was top bidder on over 16 domains and spent over $50,000. We were able to confirm from an attendee that the bidder was a representative who works for Oversee.net and likely bidding on behalf of the company. A partial list of the domains sold can be seen at Moniker’s site or after the jump. We expect the entire list from Moniker will be published soon. Silent auction bidding is happening now and ends December 13th.
11|30|2007 3:06 am EDT
The Domainers Choice Awards voting is taking place - and you have an opportunity to submit the nominations before voting the final round, which begins on December 16, 2007.
Nominees are being accepted on the site right now. Nominees currently shown in each category have come from the community and additional suggestions are welcomed. Every nomination is up to the domainer community to submit. If you think a company or individual is deserving and not listed, you should nominate them today. The top three choices in each category will be eligible for the final round, with the winners being announced at DOMAINfest GLOBAL ‘08 in Hollywood, taking place between January 21-23, 2008.
The award categories include:
Organizers Donna Mahony and Sally Letzer believe opening up voting to the entire domainer community will catch on fast and grow to great heights in the future. “We intend this event to eventually become a world class event,” said Sally Letzer of Domainer Choice Awards, “equal in stature in every way to the ‘Hollywood’ standard of star making awards ceremonies.”
Don’t miss out on your opportunity to submit your nominees and don’t forget Domain Name News has no shame so vote for us. 
11|20|2007 1:17 pm EDT
Los Angeles, CA ( November 20, 2007) - DomainSponsor(tm), the domain monetization business of Oversee.net, today announced that John Battelle, an Internet visionary and best selling author, and Peter Hillary, son of Sir Edmond Hillary and world-class adventurer, will be keynote speakers at the second annual DOMAINfest(tm) Global event scheduled for January 21-23, 2008 in Hollywood, California.
John Battelle is the best selling author of The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture and a co-founding editor of Wired Magazine. He is an acclaimed thought leader on the tech-driven transformation of business, the economy, and culture. He is also a founder and Executive Producer of the Web 2.0 and Foursquare conferences. Most recently, Battelle founded and serves as CEO for Federated Media.
Peter Hillary has achieved two summits of Mount Everest and has more than 25 years of experience in extreme risk environments. Carrying on his father’s spirit of adventure, he has completed 36 other mountaineering expeditions, was involved in the development of a new route across Antarctica to the South Pole, and was the first to have traversed the length of the Himalayas.
In commenting on DOMAINfest’s keynote speakers, Lawrence Ng, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Oversee.net said, “We want our publisher clients to have the best context for the search industry and there is no one better than John Battelle to provide that. When it comes to risk taking and the entrepreneurial spirit that defines our day-to-day accomplishments, only a Peter Hillary could give us that perspective. We are excited and honored to have both of them join us.”
DOMAINfest will also feature Frank Schilling, one of the world’s most famous domainers, to host the conference’s first Domainer Town Hall. This, coupled with an agenda filled with new content - segmented by experience level - and quality learning and networking opportunities, makes for an exceptional event.
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