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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
Jackson. |
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Marc
Ostrofsky Profiled in New Cover Story - Adam Dicker
Opens Domain College - MTV Shines a Light on Lizzy Grant
& DOMAINfest NYC Auction Deadline is Friday
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Everyone
in the domain business
knows
who Marc Ostrofsky is. He made domain
names a global news story when he sold Business.com
in a deal valued at a then world record $7.5
million in 1999 and he is back in the
spotlight this year as the author of the best
selling book Get Rich Click! The Ultimate Guide to Making Money on the Internet.
While
Ostrofsky's name has been synonymous with
domains names for more than a decade, domains
are just the latest chapter in a much
bigger entrepreneurial success story that hasn't
been told in its entirety until now. We
put together the whole story in a new Cover
Story that fills in the blanks and
unveils many little known facts about the
Houston-based entrepreneur and his many business
ventures. One of the most interesting personal
tidbits is the close link Ostrofsky has to one
of the Three Stooges (in fact his middle
name comes from that association!) If you
thought you knew everything there is to know
about Ostrofsky, think again! You can read
the article here.
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Marc
Ostrofsky
Author
of Get Rich Click! |
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Adam
Dicker
DNFCollege.com |
Elsewhere,
a former DN Journal cover boy, DNForum.com
owner Adam Dicker (who we profiled
back in 2005), has just launched an
admirable new project at DNFCollege.com.
It is a free domain course in
which Dicker shares tips from his vast
experience in buying and selling
domains. He also provides advice on some
of the best tools available for domain
investors.
Dicker
said sharing his knowledge through his
DNF College is his way of paying it
forward after more than ten very
successful years in the domain business.
"I learn something new every day in this industry so I
don’t know everything, however I know
what works as it worked for me,"
Dicker said, adding, "I
have made mistakes over the years but
have learned from them and I would like
to pass on my teachings so others
don’t make the same mistakes."
Nearly
150 "students" have already
registered for the course. More
background about DNFCollege.com can be
found in this
release. |
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In another
item with yet another connection to
someone who has been the subject of
a DN Journal Cover Story, Lizzy
Grant (stage name - Lana Del Rey),
the up and coming recording artist
who is the daughter of noted domain
investor Rob
Grant, continues to make
waves in the music business. Lana was
the subject of a rave
review published in the
Style section at MTV.com last
week.
Writer Gaby
Wilson wrote, "If you haven't heard of Lana Del Rey,
YOU WILL SOON because we are convinced that this gorgeous crooner is going to be
everywhere ASAP...The enormously
satisfying juxtaposition of old-school
glamour plus inexplicably morose
contemporary images in her music video
plus super-duper prettiness is completely
blowing our minds."
You don't
get much higher praise than that (and I
completely agree with it). Also be sure
to check out Lana's new video for
her song "Video Games"
that is at
the end of the MTV column. |
Lizzy
Grant/Lana del Rey |
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One
other note today - Friday
(July 29) is the deadline
for submitting
domains for the Moniker/SnapNames
online auction that will be open
in conjunction with the DOMAINfest |
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New
York City meet-up
coming to the Big Apple Tuesday,
August 23. A pair of
seven-figure sales (involving Social.com
and Data.com) resulted
from publicity surrounding the
last DOMAINfest auction (held in
conjunction with DOMAINfest
Europe in June). If
you can get a name or two into
the NYC sale it will undoubtedly
give your domains an always
welcome boost in
visibility.
The
New York meet-up will take place
from 7-10 pm at the Mad46
Rooftop Lounge, located on
the 19th floor of the Roosevelt
Hotel at Madison Avenue
and 46th Street. Networking
opportunities, food and drinks
are included in the $150
registration cost. |
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The
associated auction begins on
Tuesday, August 23 at
12 Noon US Eastern time (9am
Pacific) and concludes on
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
at 3:15pm. Eastern (12:15pm
Pacific). |
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(Posted July
25, 2011)
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