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Here's the The Lowdown
from DN Journal,
updated daily
to
fill you in on the latest buzz going around the domain name industry.
The Lowdown is
compiled by DN Journal Editor & Publisher Ron
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The
T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
ccTLDs conference
gets
underway tonight in Amsterdam, Holland with a
7:30pm dinner at the show hotel - the NH Grand
Krasnapolsky - located on Dam Square in the
center of one of Europe's most popular and
picturesque travel destinations. The first full |
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day
of business will get underway Tuesday morning at 10:15
with an opening seminar featuring representatives from
four major ccTLDs (Germany's .de, Great
Britain's .co.uk, Austria's .at and the Netherlands'
.nl).
In
walking around Amsterdam since we arrived early Sunday
morning I've seen the local TLD - .nl - on display
everywhere, It appears to be in much wider use here than
.com. This is the case in many countries outside the U.S.
and is the reason why Rick
Latona decided it was time to stage a
conference that gave ccTLDs the recognition they deserve
(his company is staging this show under a licensing
agreement with T.R.A.F.F.I.C.).
Latona
has traveled to all corners of the
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NH
Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel in Amsterdam
Site of T.R.A.F.F.I.C. ccTLDs
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globe
and after being exposed to ccTLDs so often he recognized
an investment opportunity and began devoting much more
time and money to buying and promoting country code
domains. This week attendees will hear from registry
operators from around the world and will surely leave with
a far greater understanding of ccTLDs and the growing
opportunities in the country code space.
Sunday
night Diana and I joined T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Co-Founder Howard
Neu (who was the subject of our April Cover
Story), his wife Barbara and son Ray (an
executive for RickLatona.com) for dinner at one of
Amsterdam's many outdoor cafes.
(In
the foreground left) Howard and Barbara Neu with
(foreground right) Diana Jackson,
Ron Jackson and Ray Neu at the La Pampa
restaurant in Amsterdam Sunday night (May 31).
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Ray Neu
is the administrator of a new forum devoted entirely to
country code domains that was started earlier this year by
Latona at ccTLDs.com.
While still a teenager, Ray was exposed to the domain
business while helping his parents out during the
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conferences. He has since become so well
known in the space as an investor, developer and
administrator that Howard jokes people now know him more
as "Ray Neu's dad" than for his own prominent
role in the industry.
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The T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
ccTLDs conference continues through Thursday when
RickLatona.com's live domain auction, devoted
almost exclusively to ccTLDs, will get underway at
4pm local time (in Amsterdam it is six hours later
than U.S. Eastern time, so the auction will start at
10am Eastern/7am Pacific in the U.S.). The final
auction catalog is out, all bidding will
be done in Euros and you don't have to be in
Amsterdam to take part as online bids will be
accepted during the sale. To participate you would
just need to create an account at www.proxibid.com/ricklatona.
I will be posting daily
updates from Amsterdam throughout the week so check
back here tomorrow for the latest highlights. |
One
of the 100 kilometers
of canals that grace Amsterdam. |
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(Posted
June
1, 2009) |
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