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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
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South
Florida Domainers Set to Reconvene March 22 +
The Davy Jones Connection to the Domain Industry
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One
of the biggest
and
most active local domain groups in the U.S.,
the South
Florida Domainers, just announced
their first meeting of the new year. It will be
held Thursday
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evening,
March 22 in Deerfield Beach
at JB's On the Beach, starting at 7pm. Mike
Ward, who is hosting the event along with
Rick Waters and Stu Maloff, said
highlights will included speakers and a live
domain auction. Moniker/SnapNames
and domain attorney Karen
Bernstein are providing sponsor
support to help insure a special evening for
attendees. As most of you know, Key Systems
just acquired Moniker and SnapNames from Oversee.net,
so guests will have an opportunity to learn more
about what the ownership change means for
customers of those two well-known companies.
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There
will be a cash bar and snacks. There is no
attendance charge and you can bring
a guest, but please indicate if you will
be doing so when you send the required
RSVP via the meeting
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Victor
Pitts will serve as auctioneer for
the live domain sale that is slated to
get underway at 8pm. Each attendee that
has submitted a Yes RSVP
will be allowed to submit three names
for auction consideration along with the
lowest price you will accept. The
submissions will then be pared down to a
final catalog, so don't expect all of
your domains to be accepted. To take
part, RSVP, read the auction
guidelines, then email your
domain list to auction2012 @ sofladomainers.com.
The deadline for domain
submissions is Monday, March 12th. |
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Ari
Goldberger (anove) has fond memories
of Monkees lead singer
Davy Jones who passed away
last Wednesday (Feb. 29, 2012). |
One other
note today - I'm sure you all heard
about the death of Monkees lead
singer Davy Jones last Wednesday
(Feb. 29, 2012). The 1960s teen idol
passed away at 66 after suffering a
heart attack at his home in Indiantown,
Florida.
As it turns
out, there is a domain business
connection to this story. Back in
December 2006, one of the industry's top
attorneys, Ari
Goldberger, put together a
surprise birthday party for his wife
Sharon. He wanted to do something
special for her and he knew she loved
monkeys (the animal variety). So guess what Ari
did? He actually hired a Monkee that
could sing - that being Davy
- to come
to the birthday party, shocking
Sharon and their guests when Davy stuck
around for hours to do a private concert
and spend the evening celebrating with
guests.
What's
really cool is Ari had the event videotaped
and you can see the highlights,
including Sharon's reaction when Davy
walked in unannounced, in the 12-minute |
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video
on YouTube. It's a lot of
fun and includes Davy performing
some of his famous tunes for the guests
- making the video a Monkees
collectors item! Several other
domain investors were on hand for the
festivities including Mike and Judy
Berkens, Larry and Mary Fischer, Brian
Taff, and Scott Ross. Ari said Davy was a wonderful
man and he and Sharon were so glad they
had the chance to spend that memorable
evening with him. |
(Posted March
6, 2012)
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