Two Reasons Nashville.com's David Castello is Doing a Happy Dance Domain industry giant David Castello ( who is also a life long musician) moved to Nashville a couple of years ago to manage the career of an upcoming rock star and play drums in her trio. While there David has also been spending a lot of his time working with DevDigital to take his company's Nashville.com website to another level. To...
DNJournal - Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 17:31
Companies in the News: NameMedia's BuyDomains.com, Sedo & Hilco IP Auctions Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: BuyDomains.com has unveiled a slick new website aimed at end users, Sedo had good news and bad news in its latest quarterly financial report and Hilco Streambank added some new domains to a special IP auction they will run next week.
TRAFFIC Keeps Live Auction Tradition Alive With Catalog Release for May 30 Sale in Las Vegas Live domain auctions have been a fixture at TRAFFIC conferences ever since the pioneering event staged the first one ever in 2005. Another live auction will be part of the 24th conference in the popular series at the end of this month in Las Vegas and the current sales list was released today.
DNJournal - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 9:46
Stop the Presses! Change of Plans for the Big Water Night Party at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Las Vegas A big fund raising party for the Water School was going to piggyback on this month's T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Las Vegas conference but the Water Night event has now been absorbed INTO T.R.A.F.F.I.C. and will run Thursday night (May 30) instead of opening night as originally planned.
DNJournal - Friday, May 10, 2013 - 17:0
Back By Popular Demand: After a 5-Year Absence TRAFFIC Returns to Las Vegas This Month Las Vegas used to be an annual stop on the TRAFFIC calendar but this month's conference will be the first show co-founders Rick Schwartz & Howard Neu have staged there in 5 years. In our latest newsletter Rick & Howard explain why they're going back now and what's in store for attendees.
How the Domain Boardroom Funfest Wound Up Getting Bobbled - And Why That's a Good Thing! DomainBoardroom's 2nd annual DBR Funfest wrapped up a four-day run in Dana Point, California Monday that had guests raving about another great get together with fellow members from the popular private forum. The un-conference uncorked plenty of surprises along the way,
DNJournal - Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 12:1
Escrow.com Transactions Pass $1.5 BILLION Mark - More Than Half From Domains & Websites Escrow.com released some pretty startling sales numbers today when the company reported the total value of Escrow.com's historical sales has passed the $1.5 BILLION mark - less than 18 months after they hit $1 Billion (a figure that took almost 11 years to reach)!
DNJournal - Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 16:51
TRAFFIC Las Vegas: Last Week to Save on Hotel & Registration Rates + Water Night Party Planned The T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Las Vegas conference is just 3 weeks way and if you want to go to the highly anticipated event, you can save yourself some money by acting this week. In a related note, a Water School fund raising event has been scheduled to run after TRAFFIC's opening night party.
DNJournal - Monday, May 6, 2013 - 17:18
Companies in the News: .ME Registry, Hilco IP Auctions, Afternic & NameJet The options for acquiring good domains are going up. .ME is offering 5 premium generic domains to whoever has the best development plan (rather than the most money), Liquidator Hilco Streambank is auctioning off some good .coms and NameJet.is now offering Afternic domains.
DNJournal - Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 17:13
One of Year's Three Biggest Sales Tops This Week's Domain Sales Chart The past week was a strong one for the domain aftermarket. One of the year's 3 biggest sales set the pace and we also saw 2013's 2nd biggest ccTLD sale. There were so many 5-figure sales we could have filled two Top 20 Charts and still had a domain left over.
DNJournal - Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 20:49
Photos & Highlights From the Final Day of Business at Domaining Spain 2013 in Valencia The Domaining Spain conference closed another successful run over the weekend in Valencia. We've gotten some photos and highlights in from the final day of business at the latest European extravaganza produced by Dietmar Stefitz and Jodi Chamberlain (who came home happy but without any hair!)
DNJournal - Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 9:44
Jodi's Mane Goes Down the Drain in Spain and the Man Responsible For It Gets a Special Honor! In one of the most highly anticipated events at the 2013 Domaining Spain conference that ended over the weekend, show co-promoter Jodi Chamberlain had her head shaved Friday nght in a fund raising effort for the Water School. We have some photos from that as well as details on a special award that was presented the same night to the ...
DNJournal - Monday, April 29, 2013 - 10:11
How a 10-Year Journey Helped 2-Year-Old Rook Media Become a Domain Monetization Darling New DNJournal Cover Story: Every now and then someone seems to come out of nowhere and capture people's attention - the proverbial overnight sensation. It happens in the domain business too - most recently with a new wave of domain monetization companies. However, a lot more went into the success of Rook Media than meets the eye - it...
DNJournal - Monday, April 29, 2013 - 9:1
More Opening Day Photos & Highlights from the Domaining Spain 2013 Conference in Valencia The 2013 Domaining Spain conference got underway Thursday in Valencia. We had some more opening day photos come in overnight featuring everything from paella to a Domaining Spain 2013 Family Photo shot this morning on the front steps of the hotel where the show is being held.
DNJournal - Friday, April 26, 2013 - 11:17
Domaining Spain 2013 Got Underway Today With New gTLDs Leading the Agenda The 2013 Domaining Spain conference got underway today with a good crowd on hand for the start of the three day event at the Hotel Sorolla Palace in Valencia. Almost all of the day's six business sessions were centered on the impending arrival of hundreds of new gTLDs,
DNJournal - Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 19:11
Twin $200,000 Sales at HuntingMoon Top This Week's Domain Sales Chart HuntingMoon.com racked up TWO $200,000 sales this week to claim the first two positions on our latest all extension Top 20 Sales Chart. Those sales also rank among the five biggest transactions reported so far this year. The .coms swept all but two chart entries with those two going to ccTLDs.
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Announces Plans Through 2015 - Florida Show Will Move to New Venue Next Year The next T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference is coming up just 5 weeks from now in Las Vegas. In addition to that show, co-founders Rick Schwartz & Howard Neu have revealed plans for their 2014 & 2015 shows, including a new Florida venue. Meanwhile Domaining Spain is set to open Thursday.
