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SedoPro
Forum Moves To New "World Tour" Format
Featuring Multiple Events Around the Globe - Plus
WhyPark Announces Major Upgrade With New Domain Apps
After
running four annual gatherings(the
most recent being held last
October in Key West, Florida)
the SedoPro Forum is switching to a new
"World Tour" format that will
begin next month with a get together in Boston,
the home base for Sedo's
North American operations. That meeting, to
be held August 31 & September 1, will
be the first in a series of events that
will be staged worldwide.
A
Sedo spokesperson said the company hopes
this new "World Tour" approach will
accommodate a more diverse group of clients, who
aren't always able to attend a single annual
SedoPro event due to the location or timing.
24-26)
occurring right before the newly announced
SedoPro event in Boston, a number of domainers
may choose to go directly from Ireland to
Boston to enjoy some more Celtic pride.
Sedo said guests will be given a taste of local
culture and entertainment the Massachusetts
metropolis.
The
Boston conference will kick off a series of
events that will take place in seven
different cities on four continents
throughout the upcoming year. Other locations
are to include Seoul, Korea; Tuscany,
Italy; London, Cologne, Germany
and two other yet to be named locations in Australia
and South America. Sedo said a new
SedoPro event website, with full event details,
will be up some time next week and will include
information regarding discounted reserved room
blocks. The events will be spaced out so guests
can attend one or all of the events worldwide.
The
SedoPro Partner Forum is a different animal
than the mainstream domain conferences like T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
and Domainfest Global. Where those shows
cover a broad range of industry issues and
trends and attract registrants of all kinds,
SedoPro Forums are special corporate events that
are staged primarily to thank top clients and
business associates for their support.
Elsewhere, WhyPark.com
(the scalable domain development division
of Parked.com, Ltd.) has announced
a major upgrade to the service. The
company said a new suite of Domain Apps
will allow users to "add depth,
relevant engaging content and
functionality, through the use of
one-click installs, to domain names hosted
at WhyPark."
WhyPark
founder Craig Rowe said, "Customers
have been demanding new engaging
applications that will attract and retain
visitors to their sites. Domain Apps
By WhyPark offers just that through
relevant search engine friendly text as
well as video, photos and data.”
The
new Domain Apps available to WhyPark
customers include Comparison Shopping, a
Hotel Directory, Local Business Listings,
Online Flash Games, Twitter Stream,
Weather, Web Directory and YouTube Videos.
Several of the Domain Apps provide new
revenue stream opportunities including the
Web Directory and Comparison Shopping
Apps. To learn more about Domain Apps by
WhyPark, you can visit http://www.whypark.com/domainapps/.
One
other note today, a special .US
showcase domain auction
being staged by Moniker and
SnapNames will end Thursday
afternoon (July 8) at 3:15pm
U.S. Eastern time (12:15pm
Pacific). The auction features a
number of generic gems including, Candy.us,
Slots.us, Now.us,
FederalGrants.us and CreditReports.us,
to name just a few.
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