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Verisign's combined base
of .com and .net domain names crossed the 108
million mark in the latest quarter, rising
a solid 9.2% from a year ago and 2.7 % from
the previous quarter. Verisign said the already
healthy renewal rate for .com/.net domains also strengthened,
rising from 72.7% in 4Q-2010 to 73.8%
in 1Q-2011.
Country
code domains also continued to show growth
but at a slower rate than .com/.net. The number
of registered ccTLD domains increased to 81.7
million in 1Q-2011, 5.1% better than
a year ago and 2.1% more than the previous
quarter.
While
some claim that the importance of domain names
is being diminished by social media, search
engine changes, falling PPC rates and other
factors, the numbers show that the none of those
developments has dimmed the worldwide demand for
domain names.
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One other
note today - organizers of the 2011
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Conference
coming up October 16-19 at the Ritz
Carlton in Fort Lauderdale Beach,
Florida, are extending a special
offer to those who register
by the end of the day Friday (May 27)
at the current $1,495 rate.
If you
register by the deadline you can select
one of four different bonuses (to
get the bonus send an email
to T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Co-Founder Howard
Neu after you register). Your
choices are:
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1.
A Ritz Carlton Bathrobe, 2. A $150
Room Credit (Use Group Code: AULAULA),
3. a Special Spa Treatment or 4.
A $150 Ritz Carlton Gift Card.
They
are also offering a new payment option
for those that want to lock in the $1,495
price (that will be increasing as the show
approaches) but want to pay the bulk of the fee
later. You can sign up now with a $495
deposit and then pay the $1,000 balance by
September 15th. You won't be eligible for
the bonuses above if you use the payment plan,
but you will get a $50 Ritz Carlton Gift Card
for signing up early.
A
shot of the spectacular Ft. Lauderdale Beach
Ritz Carlton pool directly overlooking
the Atlantic Ocean. The Ritz will host
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. 2011 October 16-19.
This
is the only T.R.A.F.F.I.C. show in 2011
and, with the days of conference over-saturation
now a thing of the past, it is also the only
major multi-day domain investor's conference
scheduled on U.S. soil for the rest of this
year. Couple that with a new venue
that I think is the most attractive in
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. history, and this is shaping up
to be a can't miss event.
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