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Grueneberg
said, "We're
pleased to announce that industry
leaders Moniker and SnapNames will
provide the auction platform and
management. They will bring
international attention to the German
domain market while providing an
opportunity for global investors to
acquire aftermarket .de domains
the strongest country-domain market
in the world.
DomainvermarkterForum
Founders Thomas Mueller and Christoph
Grueneberg (right).
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Craig
Snyder
SnapNames/Moniker General
Manager |
Craig
Snyder, the General Manager of
SnapNames and Moniker, added, This
is a great opportunity for us to
expand our business globally and expand
relationships with investors
in German speaking countries. The
SnapNames.com platform has been
enhanced to present the live
auction in both German and
English and will be
conducted in Euros,
with a currency converter for US
dollars and British
pounds. We will continue to pursue
opportunities around the world to
extend our brand in local
languages and currencies.
The
two day conference will be divided
into presentations and networking,
with the Moniker live auction as
the grand finale. The event
schedule and registration
information can be found at both a
German
language site and an English
language site. Bidder
information is available here. |
The
DomainvermarkterForum will continue an
incredibly busy string of August-September
domain conferences. T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
Dublin just ended today, closing with
a live domain auction that yielded
disappointing results - just 12 sales
totaling 86,820 (about $110,000).
Most of that total came from ShortFilms.com
(58,000) and Italian.net (15,400).
Of course, auctions are just one part of
the conference experience and as those who
have been to any major conference will
tell you - networking is the
primary and most valuable reason to be
there.
The
next show on the calendar will be tomorrow
through Saturday (August 26-28) when a
MeetDomainers
event will be held in Manchester,
England (the first time the show will
be staged in the UK).
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Zak
Muscovitch |
One
other note today - one that is
both important and very
time sensitive. Elections for
the Board of Directors of CIRA
(the organization that administers
Canada's .ca TLD) are
underway. Top notch Canadian
domain name lawyer and Internet
law expert Zak Muscovitch
has announced
that he is seeking a seat on the
Board in order to help boost
Canada's Internet marketplace.
Muscovitch
said, "I need a seat on
CIRA's Board to push for less
red tape in .CA registrations
and to be a champion for increasing
the value and visibility of .CA
domain names. Canada lags terribly
behind in online commerce and the
.CA domain name has fallen way
behind in terms of value and
prominence. I want to change
that. There is no reason that
Internet entrepreneurship should
be stifled in Canada. We are in
danger of missing the digital
revolution altogether. I hope that
I can count on your support.
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Zak
has been an advisor, lawyer,
supporter and advocate for .CA
domain name owners for over ten
years. He has set numerous
legal precedents in domain name
disputes, acted in millions of
dollars worth of domain name
transactions and assisted numerous
online Canadian businesses. I know
him personally and think his
presence on the CIRA board would
be an extremely positive
development for .CA.
Anyone
who owns a .CA domain name can
vote, but you must register
online to vote immediately
here: https://member.cira.ca/en/member.html.
The deadline
for registration is Monday,
August 30, 2010. Voting
will take place between September
22-29, 2010. If you are
eligible to register and vote do
it now to make sure you don't
forget. |
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