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Today in The Lowdown:
The stars are lining up for
the Domainer Mardi Gras conference that runs in New Orleans Thursday through
Saturday of this week. With the world famous Mardi Gras celebration as a
backdrop, DMG already had a lot of appeal and now with the city also celebrating
the Saints first Super Bowl win ever this week's show is shaping up to be one
people will never forget. |
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The State of the Industry January 2010: We Asked 16 Domain Experts If We Hit Bottom in 2009 and Will See a Rebound in the New Year |
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The severe global
recession that started in 2008 and continued through
2009 hasn't been kind to many businesses, including our own.
Yes, we have fared better than most others,
especially the traditional media platforms with whom domain
owners and developers directly compete for advertising
revenue. However, this high flying industry has had to
shoulder more than a little pain of its own.
The important question now is having gone through
such a major downturn, is the worst behind us? Can we expect
better times in 2010? To get some answers to those question we consulted some of the industry's leading domain investors and developers, top level company executives, monetization experts and attorneys for
our 6th annual State of the Industry Cover Story.
As always, to keep
things fresh, we called on several new contributors as well
as respected industry veterans who have shared their
expertise with us in the past.
Click Here for the Full Story.
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After a tough
year in 2009,
there are some positive signs
for 2010 but it could still go
either way. Our panel of
industry experts weigh in on
what happened last year and what they think lies ahead
of
us in the New Year. |
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Opportunity is Knocking and DOMAINfest Global 2010 Attendees Are Ready to Answer After Record Breaking Show in Santa Monica |
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By Ron Jackson
After debuting with three consecutive top notch annual
shows in Hollywood, California, Los Angeles based Oversee.net
took the risk of tampering with success and moved their popular DOMAINfest
Global conference across town for the 2010 edition that ran January
26-28 in Santa Monica. I've always believed in the old adage, "if
it ain't broke, don't fix it," but soon after arriving at the new
venue, I understood that the show's organizers were putting their faith in a
different time tested axiom, "never rest on your laurels."
That philosophy and a willingness to spend the time and money it
takes to continually one up themselves resulted in a record breaking
crowd turning out in Santa Monica where DOMAINfest Global cemented its
reputation as a can't miss event.
Click
here for the Full Story
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Extreme
Makeover - A New Leader, New Venue and New Format Made the 2010
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Las Vegas Conference a Pivotal Event |
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By Ron Jackson
The 2010 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Las Vegas conference that
ran at the Hard Rock Hotel
January 21-23 marked a turning point in the popular series that
began with the first large scale domain show in October
2004. This was the first time that conference
co-founders Rick Schwartz and Howard Neu were
not at the helm of a T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference in
America. Under a new
partnership agreement, Schwartz and Neu turned the
operation of five of this year's six T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
shows to Rick
Latona - starting with the Las Vegas event.
Latona introduced several changes with this conference,
including a new show venue at
the Hard Rock Hotel and a revamped show schedule.
Despite a technical snafu that interrupted the live domain auction, the overall
end result was another crowd pleasing show that upheld the T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
tradition. Click
here for the Full Story
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2010
Domainer Mardi Gras Preview: Show Director Michael Ward Tells Us What's in Store
in New Orleans Feb. 11-13 |
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By Ron Jackson
After a
successful debut last
year, the Domainer
Mardi Gras conference returns to New Orleans February 11-13
for a unique, fun-filled event that plays out right in the middle of the Big
Easy's world famous Mardi Gras celebration. This year's event will move
even closer to the action with the show's new location at the New Orleans
Marriott, located just two blocks away from Bourbon Street.
The show
got off of the right foot last year with a crowd pleasing event that
drew universally positive reviews. People had so much fun that DMG's
biggest challenge this time around may be topping their own
performance from a year ago. We hooked up with DMG Executive
Director Michael Ward to find out how he plans to make the
2010 edition of Domainer Mardi Gras even better.
Click
here for the Full Story
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Domainer Mardi Gras
returns to
New Orleans Feb. 11-12
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| DN Journal's wire to
wire review of the record breaking DOMAINfest
Global conference in Santa Monica, California Jan. 26-28. |
| Our comprehensive
review of the 2010 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Las Vegas conference that
featured a new leader, new venue and new format but delivered the same
rewarding results. |
| The Domainer Mardi
Gras conference returns to New Orleans Thursday through Sunday of this
week. We hooked up with show
director Michael Ward to find out what
is in store for people heading to the Big Easy for DMG 2010. |
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