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"NamesCon
will continue to run independently,
but having the biggest domain
event as part of our network
of cloud and hosting events
has additional significance if
you think about how the
traditional borders between
hosting, domains and other
services are breaking down -
which speaks to a larger trend
in the industry."
"Customers
want to go to one place
for their online
services," von Varchmin
said, "So, companies in
this space - whether they’re
hosts, domainers, or other
online service providers -
have to incorporate more
services than they used to.
And the way to be everything
for your customers is to
find great partners and
always be exploring new
opportunities. We think we can
bring together more people
across the industries with
this year’s NamesCon and
help form some of those great
industry connections that keep
companies on the cutting
edge."
Soeren
von Varchmin speaking at
the first
WHD.USA conference
at the Seven Springs
Mountain Resort in western
Pennsylvania (May 19,
2015)
Looking
further into his crystal ball
for the balance of 2017 von
Varchmin said, "There are
several interesting trends
we’ve been seeing take
shape. Consolidation
of new TLDs: We’re just
at the beginning of the era of
new TLDs. It’s a really
exciting time, but we
shouldn’t be surprised if it
takes several years for
a new TLD to really gain the
maturity and recognition.
There are a lot of
enterprising small companies
trying to promote their new
TLD, but no matter how much
effort they put into the
rollout, it will take time
to build a market. Larger
companies have better
efficiencies for promoting a
range of TLDs, and many are
waiting to buy new TLDs from
smaller or less experienced
companies with good TLDs that
weren’t profitable in their
early stages."
"China
and India will continue
play an even greater role in
domains: Chinese investors may
have once been drawn to
domains because of foreign
investment regulations, but
now many investors in Chinese
are buying names that have real
value - they’re really
thinking of their future
potential. And India is a huge
market that’s really picking
up speed as more people come
online."
"New
TLDs will make old TLDs more
valuable: The new TLDs
provide more domain
possibilities, but .com
domains are still the dominant
domains and will carry more
prestige. At the
NamesCon domain auction you’ll
find a lot of interest in .coms.
The new TLDs provide a lot of
new options, but old TLDs
already have widescale
recognition. If anything, the
new TLDs have grown the appeal
of domains as a whole." |
