Closing Day Photos & Highlights from DOMAINfest Global in Santa Monica DOMAINfest Global 2012 is now history. The 6th annual show concluded in Santa Monica with a farewell breakfast this morning that followed last night's grand finale at the House of Blues. We have closing day photos and highlights that pick up where we left off near the end of Day 2.
Pre-Show and Opening Day Photos & Highlights from DOMAINfest Global in Santa Monica The 2012 DOMAINFest Global Conference is underway. While the show officially opened this morning, there was a lot of pre-show activity last night including a big soiree hosted by Frank Schilling. We have photos and highlights from that as well as today's opening sessions in Santa Monica.
DNJournal - Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 20:6
Go Daddy Joins SedoMLS, Doors Open at DOMAINfest Today & 2011 Domain Sales Dissected Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: The SedoMLS Network announces a new partnership with registration giant Go Daddy, the doors open at the DOMAINfest Global conference in Santa Monica this afternoon and we break down 2011 domain sales data and ponder how much money lies beneath the tip of the sales iceberg.
DNJournal - Monday, January 30, 2012 - 7:22
Reported Domain Sales in 2011 Slide Vs. 2010 - Mostly Due to Impact of Sex.com DN Journal's January Newsletter is going out to opt-in subscribers today. It analyzes 2011 domain sales results vs. 2010 (as well as 4Q-2011 results). In addition to overall market numbers, the newsletter (also available at our site) looks at how well the individual categories, .coms, ccTLDs & non .com gTLDs, performed in 2011.
DNJournal - Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 16:42
The State of the Industry January 2012: DN Journal's Biggest Annual Cover Story is Now Out For the 8th consecutive year, DNJournal.com kicks off the New Year with our annual State of the Industry Cover Story, an endeavor that brought together 15 experts and company leaders from across the industry to get their thoughts on the key trends of the past year and what they believe is in store in the year ahead.
DNJournal - Friday, January 27, 2012 - 16:11
.Com Registrations Pass the 100 Million Mark - Final Agenda Set for DOMAINfest Global Today in the Lowdown at DN Journal: .Com registrations pass another milestone - the 100 million mark. Plus, DOMAINfest Global releases the final agenda for next week's big show in Santa Monica and domain sales giants Afternic and Sedo have announcements about the latest expansion of their respective platforms.
DNJournal - Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 18:25
Role Reversal: 6 Non .Com gTLDs and 2 ccTLDs Join 12 .Coms on this Week's Sales Chart Last week a half dozen ccTLDs and a pair of non .com gTLDs earned placed on DN Journal's all extension Top 20 Sales Chart.. This week they did a complete switch with the non .com gTLDs taking six places while the country codes had to settle for two. One constant was the .coms who again took the most chart entries.
DNJournal - Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 18:17
Europe's Domaining 2012 Conference Announces Additions to the Show Speakers Line Up Europe's Domaining 2012 conference, coming up in Valencia, Spain April 26-28, is still three months away but show organizers have been hard at work for weeks now putting together an all-star speaker's line-up. Here are some of the industry experts who will be on stage.
DNJournal - Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 19:11
3 New Party Venues Ready to Welcome Guests at Next Week's DOMAINfest Global Conference The DOMAINfest Global 2012 conference will be running next week in Santa Monica, California. Over the past couple of weeks I've posted about some of the business highlights on the agenda, but one of the biggest changes will involve the evening social events. After a 3 year run, the Playboy Mansion is out & 3 new venues are in.
DNJournal - Monday, January 23, 2012 - 16:30
Industry Heavyweights Find New Domain Monetization Gold in Old Vein: Email Addresses When I got an email from Chicago.com owner Josh Metnick with a subject line that said "Something amazing is happening!" I sat up and took notice. Josh is not a guy who is given to hyperbole. We got on the phone and he did indeed have an amazing story to tell - one that will be music to the ears of owners of top tier .com domains.
DNJournal - Monday, January 23, 2012 - 12:8
SOPA Sinks, Water School Founders Retire & David Castello Rocks Today in the Lowdown at DN Journal: Wednesday's widespread protest by key Internet websites has killed the controversial SOPA bill, the two founders of one of the domain industry's favorite charities have retired and named replacements (one a domain pioneer) and David Castello goes returns to his first love!
DNJournal - Friday, January 20, 2012 - 16:29
New Speakers Added to DOMAINfest Global Lineup & Escrow.com Hits the BIllion $ Mark DOMAINfest Global has added 3 expert speakers to the line up for the upcoming show in Santa Monica. Escrow.com has reached a major milestone - the $1 billion mark in secured sales and Screenshots.com offers a concise look at how the web's key sites looked during Wednesday's protest against SOPA/PIPA.
DNJournal - Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 17:48
6 ccTLDS and 2 Non .Com gTLDs Join a Dozen .Coms on DN Journal's Weekly Sales Chart Diversity was the keyword for week two of the 2012 domain sales season. As usual, the .coms did dominate with a dozen entries on our latest weekly all extension Top 20 Sales Chart, however a half dozen ccTLDs and a pair of non .com gTLDs also elbowed their way onto the elite list.
DNJournal - Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 21:37
Muhammad Ali Turns 70 & Brings Back Memories of the Day I Met "The Greatest of All Time" Legendary boxing champion Muhammad Ali is celebrating his 70th birthday today. Seeing all of the news items about Ali's birthday left me wondering how MuhammadAli.com was currently being used and also brought back fond memories of the day I got to go toe to toe with "the greatest of all time."
DNJournal - Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 17:12
DOMAINfest Extends PITCHfest Application Deadline + 1, 2 & 3 Letter .PRO Auction Winding Down The deadline to apply for DOMAINfest Global's popular PITCHfest Contest for online entrepreneurs (coming up Feb. 1) was set for today, but conference organizers decided to leave the window open a little longer. Elsewhere, time is running out to bid in a 1,2 & 3 Letter .PRO domain auction that ends Tuesday night.
DNJournal - Monday, January 16, 2012 - 13:56
Four Domain Conferences Issue Updates & Lana Del Rey Readies for Her National TV Debut In today's Lowdown at DNJournal.com we have news from 4 different domain conferences; DOMAINfest Global, the next Southern California Domainers meetup, Domaining Europe and Traffic 2012. Plus, Lana Del Rey, the new music industry sensation with domain industry roots, appears on national TV tomorrow night.
DNJournal - Friday, January 13, 2012 - 12:52
Multi-Million $ Marijuana.com Sale Made Possible By Little-Known Service at Escrow.com You probably heard about the sale of Marijuana.com (including both the domain name & the popular forum built on it) last November in a deal reportedly worth $4.2 million. What you haven't heard is that the deal was made possible by a service provided by Escrow.com that is helping fuel more sales at the high end of the market.
People & Companies in the News: Braden Pollock, Patrick Ruddell, ICANN, Sedo & .CO Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: Inside Braden Pollock and Patrick Ruddell's new partnership in ScienceFiction.com. Plus, ICANN leaders to answer questions tomorrow about the controversial new gTLD program that opens Thursday and a new brokerage agreement is announced by Sedo and the .CO Registry.
