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Back to My Old Stomping Grounds For a Family Wedding Research on a GeoDoma... Im currently in Sarasota, Florida where our son will be getting married on the beach this weekend. While Im in Sarasota - the place where I began a TV sporstcasting career - I will also be researching a possible geodomain project. More details in...
Back to My Old Stomping Grounds For a Family Wedding Research on a GeoDoma...

Closing Day (Thursday) Photos Highlights from the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver C... The curtain came down on Canadas first T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference Thursday evening in Vancouver, BC. The event closed with a live domain auction that netted nearly $700,000 thanks to a pair of blockbuster 7-figure sales. Attendees also watched E.CO...
Closing Day (Thursday) Photos Highlights from the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver C...

Day Two (Wednesday) Photos and Highlights From T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver Day Two at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver conference featured a fireside chat with the father of Canadas .CA extension, John Demco, and a panel discussion about its future. There was also a .CA domain auction and a panel discussion about the future ...
Day Two (Wednesday) Photos and Highlights From T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver

DN Journals Opening Day Photos Highlights from the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver ... Canadas first T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference ever attracted the shows biggest audience of the year when the event got underway Tuesday in Vancouver. Attendees turned out to network with fellow domain investors in a town that has produced some of the mo...
DN Journals Opening Day Photos Highlights from the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver ...

T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Pre-Show Photos Notes from One of the Worlds Most Beautiful C... After getting up at 4am so we could catch an early flight from our home base in Tampa, Florida to Vancouver, British Columbia for this weeks T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver conference, my wife Diana and I arrived in the spectacularly beautiful Canadian c...
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Pre-Show Photos Notes from One of the Worlds Most Beautiful C...

Center of the Domain Universe: Vancouver + New Industry Websites and Events o... Many of the domain industrys movers and shakers are converging on Vancouver, British Columbia for Canadas first-ever T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference + notes on some new industry websites and events.
Center of the Domain Universe: Vancouver + New Industry Websites and Events o...

Years First Multi-Million Dollar Sale + Two 6-Figure Deals Top New DN Journal... The weekly DNJournal.com domain sales report is out and it was a very solid 7 days for the aftermarket. After three straight weeks without a sale above the five-figure level, the market broke loose with the biggest sale of 2010 entering the books ...
Years First Multi-Million Dollar Sale + Two 6-Figure Deals Top New DN Journal...

A Post Memorial Day Potpourri With Dan Warner, ICANN and .Mobi all in the Mix Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com, some background on our new Cover Story about Dan Warner, plus concerns about how a proposed ICANN policy could harm aftermarket sales and our take on a newspaper story that says .mobi has at least one foot in...
A Post Memorial Day Potpourri With Dan Warner, ICANN and .Mobi all in the Mix

Dan Warners Wild Ride: Hes Been Up, Down, Over Out - But Hes Still in the Race New DN Journal Cover Story: The life of former Fabulous.com leader Dan Warner. He has done a hitch in the Navy, worked as a carpenter, paramedic, fireman, software developer pharmaceutical salesman + survived a near fatal accident a thieving CFO...
Dan Warners Wild Ride: Hes Been Up, Down, Over Out - But Hes Still in the Race

In the News: T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver Milan - DOMAINfest Europe - Nelson Bra... A holiday weekend news roundup from DN Journal includes: The latest update on T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver - Photos from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Milan - DOMAINfest Europe Releases Agenda and Opens Registration - Former SnapNames VP Nelson Brady Admits Shill Bi...
In the News: T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver Milan - DOMAINfest Europe - Nelson Bra...

Highlights from Verisigns 25 Years of .Com Gala Held Wednesday Night in San F... Verisign staged a 25 Years of .Com Gala Wednesday night in San Francisco co-hosted by comedian Dana Carvey and Sun Microsystems Co-Founder Scott McNealy. We have a first hand account from Aron Meystedt, the current owner of the first .com domain ...
Highlights from Verisigns 25 Years of .Com Gala Held Wednesday Night in San F...

Gamez.com Takes Top Spot on This Weeks Sales Chart With Solid Sale at Sedo The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. A dozen .coms took places on our latest Top 20 Chart with the ccTLDs also turning in a strong showing with six chart entries. A pair of .nets gave the non .com gTLDs representation on the...
Gamez.com Takes Top Spot on This Weeks Sales Chart With Solid Sale at Sedo

How CentralNic Utilizes the Worlds Greatest Collection of 2-Letter .Com Doma... Yesterday we ran a video interview with CentralNic Founder Robert Pooke who explained how he assembled the worlds greatest collection of 2-letter .com domains - a portfolio that includes US.com, UK.com, EU.com and LA.com to name a few. Today Cen...
How CentralNic Utilizes the Worlds Greatest Collection of 2-Letter .Com Doma...

DN Journals Video Interview With the Owner of the Worlds Greatest 2-Letter .C... Wouldnt it be great to own a 2-letter .com domain like US.com, UK.com, EU.com or LA.com? Or perhaps NO.com, DE.com, CN.com or SA.com. Well, one guy, CentralNics Robert Pooke, owns ALL of those domains and many more. Pooke tells us how he acquired...
DN Journals Video Interview With the Owner of the Worlds Greatest 2-Letter .C...

TechCrunch Launches New Website on a .CO Domain The .CO registrys innovative Founders Program is awarding high profile domains to early adopter developers who submit the best plans for a relevant .CO website. Today the registry announced that TechCrunch is one of the companies that has been awa...
TechCrunch Launches New Website on a .CO Domain

Two New Domain Industry Websites Launch and Two Existing Sites Unveil New Fea... May has seen the launch of new domain industry websites as well as the addition of new features at existing sites. The new resources offer everything from domain promo codes that will give you registration discounts to an extensive list of categor...
Two New Domain Industry Websites Launch and Two Existing Sites Unveil New Fea...

Verisign Planning Blowout Party in San Francisco Wednesday to Celebrate .Coms... The .com extension turned 25 years old this year and as part of a year-long celebration to mark the anniversary of the worlds most popular extension, Verisign will hold a special 25 Years of .Com Gala, hosted by comedian Dana Carvey, on Wednesday ...
Verisign Planning Blowout Party in San Francisco Wednesday to Celebrate .Coms...

Sedo Captures the Top Spot on This Weeks Domain Sales Chart with Capture.com The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. For the second straight week no reported sales broke the six-figure barrier, however a couple of even bigger blockbusters are waiting in the wings. The 16 .coms on the leader board are jo...
Sedo Captures the Top Spot on This Weeks Domain Sales Chart with Capture.com

Another 6-Figure Domain Sale + Educating End Users on How Domains Can Boost T... Today in the Lowdown at DN Journal: The recent surge in high end domain sales continues with another 6-figure sale. Plus, the high value of generic domains on the aftermarket is the subject of a new white paper that could be useful in educating yo...
Another 6-Figure Domain Sale + Educating End Users on How Domains Can Boost T...

T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver Preview - DN Journals Interview With Show Promoter R... One of the most highly anticipated T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conferences in years is coming up June 8-10 when the pioneering industry trade show makes its first ever appearance in Canada...and a very special place in Canada at that. Vancouver is the epicente...
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver Preview - DN Journals Interview With Show Promoter R...

Six and Seven Figure Domain Auction Sales This Week May Help Re-Ignite the Do... As of this writing, three public 7-figure domain sales have been completed so far in 2010, but all of those were at or just above the $1 million mark. In the past couple of days reports of bigger pending sales indicate that high ticket domain tran...
Six and Seven Figure Domain Auction Sales This Week May Help Re-Ignite the Do...

DrunkDriving.com Pulled Over at the Top of DN Journals New Weekly Domain Sale... There were no six or seven figure blockbuster sales this week as the domain aftermarket throttled back to the always busy four and five figure lanes. DrunkDriving.com wound up being incarcerated at the top of our latest all extension leader board ...
DrunkDriving.com Pulled Over at the Top of DN Journals New Weekly Domain Sale...

DOMAINfest Ready to Introduce New Conference Twist in Ft. Lauderdale Thursday With domain conferences popping up everywhere these days, show organizers are trying out new locations, formats and pricing plans to attract attendees and spread the domain gospel. The DOMAINfest conference will roll out a new one-day power networ...
DOMAINfest Ready to Introduce New Conference Twist in Ft. Lauderdale Thursday

The New Crazy Eddie? - T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver Prices Drop So Low Theyre INS... When Rick Latona announced today that he slashed the registration price for the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver show to $395, the first thing I thought of was the Crazy Eddie electronics ads that blanketed TV in the 70s 80s. A crazy character would scr...
The New Crazy Eddie? - T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver Prices Drop So Low Theyre INS...

2010 GeoDomain Expo Review: New Orleans Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Domain D... DN Journals comprehensive review of the 2010 GeoDomain Expo is now online, It features dozens of previously unseen photos, plus business session details that we didnt have time to go into in our daily Lowdown items that were posted when the show w...
2010 GeoDomain Expo Review: New Orleans Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Domain D...

No Sale of SanDiego.com Friday - Noteholder Forecloses and Takes Control of t... As we reported last Monday SanDiego.com was scheduled to be sold in a foreclosure auction Friday (May 7). This morning I received information about what happened on Friday.
No Sale of SanDiego.com Friday - Noteholder Forecloses and Takes Control of t...

People Companies in the News: Directis Divyank Turakhia, Sedo, IDN Newslette... Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: 28-year-old Directi Co-Founder Divyank Turakhia is profiled on national TV in India, Sedo reports a surge in domain sales, IDN Newsletter operators Gary Males and Aaron Kravitz land a big deal with Register.c...
People Companies in the News: Directis Divyank Turakhia, Sedo, IDN Newslette...

The Biggest Domain Sale Reported So Far This Year Tops DN Journals Latest Chart The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. I was away covering the GeoDomain Expo in New Orleans last week so you will be seeing double this week as we expand all of our charts from 20 to 40 positions. The biggest sale reported s...
The Biggest Domain Sale Reported So Far This Year Tops DN Journals Latest Chart

Innovative Domain Auction Service Bido.com Abruptly Calls It Quits I was surprised and saddened to get todays news that innovative domain auction service Bido.com is closing down effective tomorrow (May 5). Sahar Sarid Jarred Cohen built a unique sales platform with some cool social media twists, but in the face...
Innovative Domain Auction Service Bido.com Abruptly Calls It Quits

SnapNames/Oversee Files Suit Against Formed VP and Alleged Shill Bidder Nelso... SnapNames.com and its parent company Oversee.net today announced they have filed suit against Nelson Brady in federal court in Oregon. The company said that Brady, a former SnapNames VP, used the false name Hank Alvarez to improperly bid in certai...
SnapNames/Oversee Files Suit Against Formed VP and Alleged Shill Bidder Nelso...

SanDiego.com To Go Up For Sale in a Public Foreclosure Auction Friday (May 7) I have learned that the assets of SD Acquisitions LLC, owner of the SanDiego.com domain name, will go up for public auction at 5PM (Pacific Time) Friday (May 7), in the SanDiego.com offices at 610 West Ash Street, Suite 1405, in San Diego. Get the...
SanDiego.com To Go Up For Sale in a Public Foreclosure Auction Friday (May 7)

Median Domain Sale Prices Increased In 1Q-2010 But Total Dollar Volume Was Down An analysis of domain sales reported to us in the 1st quarter of 2010 showed that total dollar volume was down 18% from the same quarter a year ago, however the entire year over year difference can be attributed to three big sales made in 1Q-2009...
Median Domain Sale Prices Increased In 1Q-2010 But Total Dollar Volume Was Down

DN Journal Cover Story: How Bill Karamouzis is Cooking Up an Online Gaming Em... A new cover story is out at DNJournal.com. Few domain sales have set more tongues wagging than the $350,000 sale of CookingGames.com in January. A lot of people didnt believe the price but it was real and it was worth every penny to buyer Bill Kar...
DN Journal Cover Story: How Bill Karamouzis is Cooking Up an Online Gaming Em...

News Roundup Led By Revelations Embarrassing to Domain Arbitrators Complainants In the Lowdown at DNJournal.com were closing the week with a roundup of recent developments led by some embarrassing shenanigans involving both complainants in UDRP proceedings and NAF panelists. New revelations cast doubt on how well justice is b...
News Roundup Led By Revelations Embarrassing to Domain Arbitrators Complainants

GeoDomainers in the News: Scottsdale.coms Fred Mercaldo Missouri.mes Bruce M... When I head over to New Orleans for the GeoDomain Expo next week I will be looking forward to seeing two of the sharpest developers in the space again; Scottsdale.coms Fred Mercaldo and Bruce Marler of the Missouri.me Network. Both will be coming ...
GeoDomainers in the News: Scottsdale.coms Fred Mercaldo Missouri.mes Bruce M...

1-800-BUSINESS LLC to Auction Off Domain Name and Matching Toll Free Phone Nu... 1-800-BUSINESS LLC, a company that was formed to operate a business around the toll-free vanity number, 1-800-BUSINESS and its numerous URL?s, including www.1-800-BUSINESS.com plans to sell off essentially all of its assets in a May 27 auction.
1-800-BUSINESS LLC to Auction Off Domain Name and Matching Toll Free Phone Nu...

Blockbuster $300,000 Brazilian ccTLD Sale Tops This Weeks DN Journal Sales Chart The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com, The years 2nd biggest ccTLD sale and the largest sale ever reported for Brazils .com.br extension leads our latest Top 20 Sales Chart. The .com.br domain changed hands for $300,000.
Blockbuster $300,000 Brazilian ccTLD Sale Tops This Weeks DN Journal Sales Chart

New Site Devoted Entirely to .Tel Domain Owners Goes Live Fans of the .tel extension got a new resource to draw on today when the TelMasters.com website went live. The site was founded by Mark Kolb and Scott Smith, two early adopter .tel evangelists who saw a need for an exclusive .tel domain boutique to...
New Site Devoted Entirely to .Tel Domain Owners Goes Live

GeoDomain Expo Posts Speaker Information DOMAINfest Unveils Auction Pre-Bid... GeoDomain Expo organizers have posted more speaker and session information for the event coming up April 28-30 in New Orleans and DOMAINfest has announced the launch of a pre-auction bidding system for the Moniker/SnapNames live auction coming up...
GeoDomain Expo Posts Speaker Information DOMAINfest Unveils Auction Pre-Bid...

Companies in the News: GoDaddy Auctions, The AfternicDLS and LogicBoxes GoDaddy Auctions, the AfternicDLS and LogicBoxes all announced new service offerings today. GoDaddy added a public fixed price closeout section on their website, the AfternicDLS announced another free webinar for April 29 and LogicBoxes added two ...
Companies in the News: GoDaddy Auctions, The AfternicDLS and LogicBoxes

Oversees Moniker and SnapNames Units Report 42% Jump in 1Q-2010 Domain Sales Oversee.net says things are looking up for the domain aftermarket. Their Moniker and SnapNames divisions reported a 42% jump in 1Q-2010 sales compared to the previous quarter. Their results got a boost from a private 7-figure sale and a half doze...
Oversees Moniker and SnapNames Units Report 42% Jump in 1Q-2010 Domain Sales

Sofas.com Lounges at Top of This Weeks Domain Sales Chart After $231,500 Sale The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. A pair of six-figure sales head our latest Top 20 list. Five ccTLDs and a pair of non .com gTLDS joined the 13 .com domains on the all extension leader board.
Sofas.com Lounges at Top of This Weeks Domain Sales Chart After $231,500 Sale

Multi-Million Dollar Domain Broker Tessa Holcomb Joins PPX New Partner Doma... Tessa Holcomb, who brokered several million dollars worth of domain sales at Sedo has taken a new dual position with PPX International and DomainManager.com. Ms. Holcomb will be DomainManagers Director of Business Development and PPXis Director of...
Multi-Million Dollar Domain Broker Tessa Holcomb Joins PPX New Partner Doma...

Consultant Says New gTLDs Will Banish .Com to Less Professional, Mom-and-Pop ... I was interviewed for an article posted on AOL News today. The reporter asked for my reaction to a comment from an attorney/new gTLD consultant who said Some day people will look upon .com as the less professional, mom-and-pop segment of the Web w...
Consultant Says New gTLDs Will Banish .Com to Less Professional, Mom-and-Pop ...

Chef Patrick Joins The Corporate World - Dude, What Were You Thinking!? Its not often that you see freewheeling entrepreneurs like Patrick Ruddell taking a job in a big corporation, but it just happened with Chef Patrick joining Oversee.net. For those who cant envision the Chef punching a time clock, we ran him down ...
Chef Patrick Joins The Corporate World - Dude, What Were You Thinking!?

Rick Latona Unveils Daily 24-Hour Domain Auction Sedo Rings Up $785,000 in ... Rick Latona converts his popular domain sales newsletter into a daily 24-hour auction that will run on the Latonas.com platform. Plus, Sedo rings up over $785,000 in .TV sales through an online auction topped by Business.tv at over $100,000.
Rick Latona Unveils Daily 24-Hour Domain Auction Sedo Rings Up $785,000 in ...

T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Milan GeoDomain Expo Agendas Firmed Up - Shows Only 3 Weeks Away With the opening sessions at two major domain conferences, T.R.A.F.F.I.C. in Milan, Italy and the GeoDomain Expo in New Orleans, less than three weeks away the agendas are firming up for both events. Here is the latest on what you can look forward...
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Milan GeoDomain Expo Agendas Firmed Up - Shows Only 3 Weeks Away

Years Biggest Sale To Date Soars to Top of DN Journals New Weekly Domain Sale... The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. It was a good week for the aftermarket with a 7-figure blockbuster that now ranks as 2010s biggest sale, plus a trio of solid 6-figure sales led by a $370,000 geodomain deal.
Years Biggest Sale To Date Soars to Top of DN Journals New Weekly Domain Sale...

NameMedia Deal With Register.com Opens Up New Sales Opportunity for Domain Ow... Major registrar Register.com has signed an agreement to join NameMedia?s Domain Listing Service, the AfternicDLS. The deal gives Register.com customers (mostly small to medium sized business end users) access to more than two million domain names...
NameMedia Deal With Register.com Opens Up New Sales Opportunity for Domain Ow...

Rick Latona Auctions Parts Ways With President David Clements In a Sunday surprise, Rick Latona announced that he and Rick Latona Auctions President David Clements are going their separate ways. Both said the split was an amicable one. Davids brother Toby, who worked with Rick to start Latonas domain broker...
Rick Latona Auctions Parts Ways With President David Clements


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