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Today
in The Lowdown:
The Internet Commerce Association is inviting everyone in the industry
to submit their nomination for the ICA's 2021 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award.
The 5th annual Award, that will be presented at the next NamesCon conference in
January, will honor someone who has helped foster a sense of community within the domain name industry.
Also
inside: It has been
awhile since we have seen a Top 20 Domain Sales
Chart like this one with NINE six-figure sales reported, including
one of the year's four biggest sales to date. A half-dozen of those $100,000 and
up sales came from GoDaddy. One of the year’s six biggest ccTLD sales is among
that pack of 6-figure headliners with another country code domain hitting
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The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
Quality Trumps Quantity: Lessons Learned from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West 2014
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/may-june.htm#sthash.TGjujBZO.dpuf
Quality Trumps Quantity: Lessons Learned from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West 2014
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/may-june.htm#sthash.TGjujBZO.dpuf
Can
Domains Win a War With Covid-19? A Dozen Leading Brokers Weigh in On Business
Conditions Now and What Happens Next
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Welcome
to the 10th edition of our annual State
of the Industry Cover Story. Every
January since 2005 we have assembled a
distinguished panel of experts drawn from
every corner of the industry-
including domain investors, developers,
top corporate leaders and attorneys
- to give us their thoughts on the key
trends of the past year and what they saw
coming our way in the new year ahead.
This year we
have put together our biggest panel ever, 17
of the industry' best and brightest, and
split them into two groups of eight each -
one comprised of investors &
developers and one of corporate
leaders. We will the extra spot with
an attorney who has a foot firmly planted
on each side of the line.
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/january.htm#sthash.YJo3bmZs.dpuf
Welcome
to the 10th edition of our annual State
of the Industry Cover Story. Every
January since 2005 we have assembled a
distinguished panel of experts drawn from
every corner of the industry-
including domain investors, developers,
top corporate leaders and attorneys
- to give us their thoughts on the key
trends of the past year and what they saw
coming our way in the new year ahead.
This year we
have put together our biggest panel ever, 17
of the industry' best and brightest, and
split them into two groups of eight each -
one comprised of investors &
developers and one of corporate
leaders. We will the extra spot with
an attorney who has a foot firmly planted
on each side of the line.
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/january.htm#sthash.YJo3bmZs.dpuf
The global
Covid-19 pandemic upended almost every
kind of business around the world in the
opening quarter of 2020. Still some
winners emerged from the carnage, with
many of those owing their good fortune to strong
online operations that helped insulate
them from the still unfolding catastrophe in
the real world.
Several domain
registrars reported a surge in new domain
registrations as countless entrepreneurs
and suddenly unemployed workers sought to
carve out a safer place for themselves
and their businesses on the Internet.
However, we haven't had as much insight into
how things are going in the domain
aftermarket where higher priced
premium domains are found. Top tier
domain brokers, who close most big
sales under terms that are never publicly
disclosed, have an inside view of the
aftermarket, so we connected with a dozen
of the top players in the field to find
out how the pandemic is affecting their
business and how they think the aftermarket
will fare as we continue through what has
become a perilous year for so many here in
2020.
Full
Story Here
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Image
from Bigstock
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The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
Quality Trumps Quantity: Lessons Learned from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West 2014
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/may-june.htm#sthash.TGjujBZO.dpuf
Quality Trumps Quantity: Lessons Learned from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West 2014
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/may-june.htm#sthash.TGjujBZO.dpuf
Marketing
Domains in the Midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic
By
Namrata Arya
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Welcome
to the 10th edition of our annual State
of the Industry Cover Story. Every
January since 2005 we have assembled a
distinguished panel of experts drawn from
every corner of the industry-
including domain investors, developers,
top corporate leaders and attorneys
- to give us their thoughts on the key
trends of the past year and what they saw
coming our way in the new year ahead.
This year we
have put together our biggest panel ever, 17
of the industry' best and brightest, and
split them into two groups of eight each -
one comprised of investors &
developers and one of corporate
leaders. We will the extra spot with
an attorney who has a foot firmly planted
on each side of the line.
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/january.htm#sthash.YJo3bmZs.dpuf
Welcome
to the 10th edition of our annual State
of the Industry Cover Story. Every
January since 2005 we have assembled a
distinguished panel of experts drawn from
every corner of the industry-
including domain investors, developers,
top corporate leaders and attorneys
- to give us their thoughts on the key
trends of the past year and what they saw
coming our way in the new year ahead.
This year we
have put together our biggest panel ever, 17
of the industry' best and brightest, and
split them into two groups of eight each -
one comprised of investors &
developers and one of corporate
leaders. We will the extra spot with
an attorney who has a foot firmly planted
on each side of the line.
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/january.htm#sthash.YJo3bmZs.dpuf
Editor's
Note:
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced individual
investors and all kinds of enterprises to
re-think how they do business.
Our June 2020 Cover
Story examined how the domain
aftermarket has been impacted by the
pandemic. On
another industry front, the registry
operators and registrars that sell new
domain registrations know that in times of uncertainty
spending typically declines. That means marketing
executives have to show customers why a
good domain could be one of their
most valuable assets right now. To see how one company is meeting
that challenge, we connected with Namrata
Arya, Head of Digital Marketing at Radix,
who was kind enough to give us her
perspective on the situation.
As
a marketer, if I could describe 2020 in
two words; it would be unpredictable
and volatile. While resilience is one
of the crucial skills to master in
marketing, it is truly being tested in 2020.
At the same time, it’s obvious that a
business’s ability to adapt quickly will
determine how it will emerge on the other
side of this unfortunate situation.
Full
Story Here
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Namrata
Arya
Head of Digital Marketing
Radix
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The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
Quality Trumps Quantity: Lessons Learned from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West 2014
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/may-june.htm#sthash.TGjujBZO.dpuf
Quality Trumps Quantity: Lessons Learned from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West 2014
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/may-june.htm#sthash.TGjujBZO.dpuf
Foxes
in the Henhouse: Why Michael Castello is Concerned About the Domain Industry's
Future
By
Michael Castello (with Ron Jackson)
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Welcome
to the 10th edition of our annual State
of the Industry Cover Story. Every
January since 2005 we have assembled a
distinguished panel of experts drawn from
every corner of the industry-
including domain investors, developers,
top corporate leaders and attorneys
- to give us their thoughts on the key
trends of the past year and what they saw
coming our way in the new year ahead.
This year we
have put together our biggest panel ever, 17
of the industry' best and brightest, and
split them into two groups of eight each -
one comprised of investors &
developers and one of corporate
leaders. We will the extra spot with
an attorney who has a foot firmly planted
on each side of the line.
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/january.htm#sthash.YJo3bmZs.dpuf
Welcome
to the 10th edition of our annual State
of the Industry Cover Story. Every
January since 2005 we have assembled a
distinguished panel of experts drawn from
every corner of the industry-
including domain investors, developers,
top corporate leaders and attorneys
- to give us their thoughts on the key
trends of the past year and what they saw
coming our way in the new year ahead.
This year we
have put together our biggest panel ever, 17
of the industry' best and brightest, and
split them into two groups of eight each -
one comprised of investors &
developers and one of corporate
leaders. We will the extra spot with
an attorney who has a foot firmly planted
on each side of the line.
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/january.htm#sthash.YJo3bmZs.dpuf
Castello Cities Internet Network
(CCIN) CEO, President and Co-Founder
Michael Castello, has been actively involved in computer technology since 1986 and the Internet ever since the World Wide Web became publicly available in 1991. Since then he has become one of the most successful domain investor/developers in industry history.
Castello has always been a visionary,
so when we asked him to comment for our 2020
State of the Industry Cover Story
(SOI) in January, we weren't surprised to
get back a much broader overview of long-term
domain industry challenges than the immediate ones the annual SOI
article focuses on.
While
many in the industry were pleased with their
2019 results and optimistic about 2020,
Castello, though inherently an optimist
himself, was troubled by recent
developments, especially the rise of
powerful monopolies that he
feels are threatening not just domain
investor/developers, but all
entrepreneurs who hope to find success
on the Internet. We published an excerpt
from his thoughts in the SOI story, but felt
his reservations about where we may be
headed should be shared in their
entirety. Full
Story Here
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Michael
Castello
CCIN CEO & President
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