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I
am very much looking forward to these events and, with
both of them on the West Coast, I am happy to have them
running back to back so I can take in both of these
key events in a single trip across the country from our
home base in Florida. The only problem is that
going away for 10 days means I have to complete all
of the work I would normally do in the final third of the
month before I go. That has set off a mad
scramble to beat the clock before Wednesday and I'm
sure those of you who are going to be at both shows can
also identify with that.
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I
wrapped up one major project today when I completed our
6th annual January
State of the Industry Cover Story. As our
biggest story of the year, this is always a huge
undertaking but it is also very rewarding to be
able to pick the brains of some of the industry's leading
domain investors and developers, top level company
executives, monetization experts and attorneys so we can share
their insight and expertise with you. We had them
comment on what they considered to be the most important
events and trends of the past year and then to predict
what is ahead of us in 2010. I hope you enjoy it and that
you will pick up a lot of useful information that will
help you and your business thrive this year. One
of the biggest things complicating this late January
getaway is that quarterly and some annual tax tasks also
have to be done before I go. With less than 48 hours left
to get those and a number of other chores done before take
off, I'm sure I'll by hacking away at the pile right to
the minute it is time to head for the airport. The good
thing is that I know from past experience that burning the
midnight oil now so that I can spend time around so many
great people at the conferences will be well worth it.
I have been going to the major shows ever since they
started with T.R.A.F.F.I.C.'s debut event in October
2004 and I haven't been disappointed yet. Looking
forward to seeing many of you in Las Vegas, Los Angeles or
both.
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Adam
Dicker |
While
I worked through the weekend getting some of the
major projects done, some other news items crossed
my desk that I didn't get a chance to pass along
before now. For one, DNForum
owner Adam Dicker (who was profiled in our March
2005 Cover Story) announced to forum
members the he had left his "day job" as
a Vice President at GoDaddy. Dicker said he
left after two years so he could spend more time
on his other projects which include the popular
forum. Also,
two fellow Floridians, Bido.com co-founder Sahar
Sarid and his right hand man, Jarred Cohen,
announced
they are pulling up stakes and moving themselves
and the company to San Francisco. We
certainly wish them the best in their new
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One
other note today - Latonas.com
has released the final
catalog for their big auction at
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Las Vegas Friday. They have an excellent
lineup that will include AEIOU.com, the domain name
that T.R.A.F.F.I.C. organizer Rick Latona used for
the mini-site service he decided shut down late last year.
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