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Moniker's
SnapNames Live Domain Auction is underway as I
write this today from the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West
domain conference at the Venetian Hotel in Las
Vegas. I just slipped out to post an update on show
events yesterday and earlier today since there has been
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Scene
from the TrafficZ Party at the Rio Hotel
last
night (Feb. 19) in Las Vegas. This outdoor deck at
the Voodoo Lounge offered a spectacular
360-degree
view of the Las Vegas skyline from 51 stories up. |
time to do it before now.
Tuesday's highlights included a full round of seminars on
the conference theme "transparency in the domain
industry", or more to the point - the lack thereof.
I'll have details on each of those sessions in our
comprehensive show wrap-up article that will be published
late next week. The business day was followed by Jim
McCann's keynote speech (noted in my earlier post
today), then a great party hosted by show sponsor TrafficZ
at the Rio Hotel's 51st floor Voodoo Lounge
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For me and
many others, the highlight of today's schedule thus
far has been an unexpected delight delivered by Kevin
Ham of Reinvent
Technology. During the day's first panel
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Kevin
Ham delivering a truly memorable
talk at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West 2008 this
morning (Feb. 20) |
(about what has been
learned from previous keynote speakers at
T.R.A.F.F.I.C.) Ham, probably the most financially
successful domain investor of all time, delivered a
spontaneous from the heart talk about what
constitutes real success in life that, with
its focus on family and loved ones, left some in the
room near tears. It was one of the most eloquent and
moving speeches I have ever heard and Ham was given
a well deserved standing ovation when he
finished. Since it was early in the morning and most
registrants slept in after being out late last
night, only a few were lucky enough to be in the
room when Ham started talking. I'm sure glad I was
one of them.
There were two other
excellent seminar sessions before the auction began
this afternoon. The seminars and panel discussions
at this show were some of the best I've seen in a
long time. More on all of them in our wrap up
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have to head back out for the
close of the auction and the farewell dinner tonight. The
show closes tomorrow morning with a bon voyage breakfast
and a T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Board of Advisors meeting. After
those conclude I'll post tomorrow with highlights, final
auction results and pix from the closing conference
events.
Before heading back the
floor, below are a couple of photos from Sunday's
pre-conference Exotic Car Road Rally, courtesy of
Barbara Neu. |
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Some
of the cool rides in the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Road Rally Sunday
(Feb. 17)
Sahar
Sarid tries a Lamborghini on for size. |
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