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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
final business event at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. ccTLDs
conference,
RickLatona.com's
live domain auction, is underway as I write
this from the front row of the auction venue at the NH
Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel in Amsterdam. We
have already seen one blockbuster sale, DiamondRings.com
at €162,000 ($230,179 at today's
exchange rate). In a solid ccTLD sale, Houses.co.uk
just went for €51,000 ($72,429). There is a
very good crowd in the room that includes domain
investors from all over the world. 
Scene
from today's RickLatona.com Live Domain Auction
at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. ccTLDs conference in Amsterdam. |
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After
the auction, the curtain comes down on the conference with
a big closing night party that will hosted by Parked.com.
This final day of the show began this morning at 10 local
time (that would be 4am in the Eastern U.S.!) with a
seminar focused on things to consider when investing in
multiple ccTLD markets. After the lunch break I spoke
about current trends in the domain aftermarket, then
interviewed conference organizer Rick Latona and ccTLDs.com
administrator Ray Neu who were on stage with me.
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The show's final panel
discussion followed with Sedo CEO Tim Schumacher,
NameDrive European Domain Development Director Alexander
Wagner, Parked.com President Donny Simonton
and KeywordDomains.com founder Markus Schnermann
(who is the subject of our current Cover
Story) sharing the stage. Schnermann
filled in at the last minute when his partner in
Domain Invest S.A., EuroDNS CEO Xavier Buck,
was called away. The lack of preparation time didn't
stop him from contributing greatly to a well
received session on the future of domains and hot
spots for investing now.
Schumacher, as he has
done at past shows, offered his current Buy, Sell
and Hold recommendations for various domain
extensions. His current Buy list includes .info,
.us, major ccTLDS like Germany's .de
and Italy's .it plus IDNs. Schumacher
rates .com, .net, .eu and .mobi
as Hold and he recommends selling .biz, .cc,
.ws and .tv. |
Sedo
CEO Tim Schumacher speaking at the
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. ccTLDs conference today.
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After
my post yesterday (filed during the final event on the
Wednesday schedule), I joined show registrants at a
fabulous dinner at Amsterdam's famous Restaurant
d'Vijff Vlieghen ("The Five Flies" in
English). The restaurant has nine unique dining rooms
spread across five historic buildings. Attendees were
randomly assigned to the various dining rooms so there was
an opportunity to spend the evening making new friends as
well as enjoying a truly memorable night out in Amsterdam.
Some
of the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. ccTLDs regiistrants who
enjoyed a great dinner
at the world famous Restaurant d'Vijff Vlieghen in Amsterdam
Wednesday night.
Diana
and I are staying over an extra day to visit museums in
Amsterdam Friday, then will fly home Saturday. I'll have a
final post from the Netherlands in this column
tomorrow including final live auction results, highlights
from tonight's closing party and some final thoughts on a
very rewarding week at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. ccTLDs.
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(Posted
June
4, 2009) |
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