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Welcome to the The
Lowdown from
DN Journal - your source for notable news
and information from all corners of the global
domain name
industry!
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The
1st Edition of WebMix Confirmed Poland's Place as
an Important Player in the Global Domain Industry |
The
domain industry's 2024 global calendar was stuffed
with an extraordinarily rich variety of
conferences and events. The success of those
many meetings underscored how broad the appeal
of this business has become around the world.
We covered most of those shows for you, especially
the ones primarily oriented toward domain
investors and developers. However, I just recently
got details about an important one that occurred September
27, in between London's Domain
Summit in August and Domain
Days Dubai in November. That was the
inaugural WebMix conference held at the Browary Warszawskie
in Warsaw, Poland, an event put together by
industry veterans Daniel and Agnieszka Dryzek
(seen in the photo below). |
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We
met for the first time many years ago when the
Dryzeks attended the TRAFFIC
conferences held in 2007 and returned for several
that followed. Back home in Poland, Daniel
started up a conference of his own, Meet
Domainers, to give the domain business a
boost there. Several years have passed since the
last of those but Daniel and Agnieszka decided the
time was right to come back with something even more
ambitious - an event for all sectors of the regional
Internet industry - domains, hosting, e-commerce and
SEO. WebMix,
with the support of industry leaders: NASK
(.pl registry), Aftermarket.pl, Shoper,
Brand24 and justjoin.it, was the
successful result with over 130 attendees turning
out for the September event.
Above:
The WebMix 2024 agenda displayed on an electric
board with attendees in the background (all
photos in this article are courtesy of WebMix).
Below:
Agnieszka and Daniel Dryzek on stage, welcoming
WebMix guests to the 2024 conference.
Above:
Daniel Dryzek (left) holding a Fireside Chat with
Piotr Nowosielski from justjoin.it. Below:
The audience also heard from Aftermaket.pl
CEO Michal Pleban.
After
the conference, Michal, who talked about tools that
help in choosing the perfect domain for a company,
noted "The atmosphere was great, professional,
but at the same time conducive to casual
conversations and establishing valuable contacts.
A great combination of content and networking!"
Above:
Rafał Sikora (Sikora & Legal) talked about
winning the teslashop.com
case against Tesla, Inc. Rafał,
along with Artur Piechocki from the APLAW
Law Firm, also covered key legal aspects of
domain names that all registrants needed to be aware
of.
Above:
Attendees
enjoying a coffee break between
the opening sessions.
Below:
The breaks are always a great time for personal
networking. Taking advantage of that time are (left
to right): Artur Piechocki (President of the
Polish Arbitration Court for Internet Domains) and
Katarzyna Chalubinska-Jentkiewicz (Director of .pl
Domain Name Registry at NASK).
Artur said, "WebMix was an exceptional event:
fresh approach to the conference concept,
naturalness and friendly atmosphere, dynamics and
diversity! It was well worth attending!"
Above:
Back in the conference room, attendees heard from Barbara Kalenczuk
(Corporate Communications Specialist at Shoper -
Polish ecommerce platform).
After
her talk, Barbara said, ""Sharing
knowledge in the field of e-commerce and educating
both the market and related industries, such as
domains or hosting, is in the DNA of the Shoper
Group. That is why we are glad that we could take
part in the WebMix conference to share our
experiences and tell what the ideal customer path in
an online store should look like. Meetings of this
type are also an excellent opportunity for us to
talk business with potential partners. We can't wait
for the next edition!"
Above:
Next up, Brand24 CEO Mike Sadowski took the stage to
talk about how his company's brand protection tools
provide AI-powered access to mentions across social
media, news, blogs, videos, forums, podcasts,
reviews, and more.
Above:
Another popular session featured Krystyna
Pietrzykowska (Lecturer at IT Business Management at
AGH University of Krakow)
who shared her personal experiences from working as
an IT team leader. Below:
In the final presentation, Tomasz Guzik (Oblicze
Biznesu - The Face of Business CEO)
closed provide invaluable information about
marketing and sales in the era of automation and
artificial intelligence.
Above:
During the conference, attendees also learned a lot
from the Table Debates - a networking activity
that gave them an opportunity to sit down and get
answers from experts in a variety of fields. When
all was said and done, Daniel Dryzek told us,
"We managed to achieve the goal of the first
edition of the WebMix conference, which was
industry cooperation and market education. It
was important for me to show clients what new tools
they can use to develop their companies." Many
attendees echoed those sentiments. Monika
Sowinska from CoachPrzedsiebiorczych.pl
said, "It was a great pleasure to be part of an
event where you gathered wonderful participants,
created an almost family atmosphere and showed how
many opportunities we have to build an effective
online business." Jakub Sergiel from
expirki.pl added, "Great specialists,
inspiring talks and new, interesting business
contacts - this was the real value of the
conference. The organization of the event at the
highest level." Przemysław
Bojczuk from premium.pl summed it up,
noting, "It was a fantastic opportunity to meet
face to face with people who co-create the
landscape of the Polish Internet. I would like to
thank the organizers for the idea, courage and heart
put into organizing the conference, I am looking
forward to the next edition!" Below:
A final shot from the WebMix Afterparty at NINE's
Sports Bar (Robert Lewandowski's restaurant) where
attendees celebrated and made plans to do it all
again next year!
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10
New Interviews in 2024 All About Domains E-Paper
from InterNetX Provide Insight Into the Latest
Developments Shaping the Industry Today |
I spent
some of the extended Thanksgiving holiday weekend
catching up on my reading, with InterNetX's
2024 edition of their comprehensive All
About Domains series of E-Papers
at the top of my list. InterNetX launched the
annual project, authored by Global Content & Communications
Manager Simone Catania. The
original vision was to convene leading voices in the domain industry
every year in order to shed light on various
aspects of the business as they stand today.
The free 2024 paper has stayed true to that |
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vision.
It features 10 domain professionals who
provided insight into their respective specialties.
In addition to eliciting details on their business
strategies, Simone also got them to share their
personal stories, biggest challenges
and proudest achievements in helping to shape the domain
landscape we have today. Here's the full roster
featured in the 2024 paper:
Interviewee |
Company |
Topic |
Kim Davies |
IANA |
IANA
Functions |
Robert Sefr |
Whalebone |
DNE4EU |
Joe Alagna |
it.com |
.it.com
Domains |
Sophie Pieck |
Sedo |
Domain
aftermarket |
Giovane
Moura |
SIDN Lab |
DNS research |
Polina
Malaja |
CENTR |
Internet
policy |
Kelly Hardy |
iQ |
Domain
industry |
Ron Jackson |
DN Journal |
Domain
investment |
Neha Raik |
Radix |
Registry
business |
Elias Rendón Benger |
InterNetX |
Domain
industry |
Simone
noted, "As this sector continues to grow
rapidly, it requires the keen insight and strategic foresight of industry experts to successfully navigate its
complex dynamics and capitalize on the potential it holds.
We created it to help forge connections, foster knowledge sharing and to
bridge audiences from the disparate niches
in our industry."
"With
our third volume here in 2024, we are happy
to present ten new
interviews that delve into diverse topics ranging from
internet infrastructure and policy to domain investing and
DNS security. We are thankful to each expert who has
devoted their time and shared their insights. Their
contributions have been nothing short of foundational in
building the edifice of knowledge this series represents." |
Author
Simone Catania |
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Big
Changes in Store for NamesCon Global 2025 - The
Show is Moving to Miami With a New U.S. Management
Team |
NamesCon
Global is on the move and in
more ways than one. After launching in 2014 with a
six-year run in Las Vegas, the big show for
domain industry investors, developers and service
providers moved to Austin, Texas in 2020.
After putting on four events in the Lone Star
state's capital city, NamesCon producers announced
today that they are moving to Miami, Florida
for the 2025 conference. While
the Austin events ran in late spring, NamesCon
2025 is shifting to November dates, November
5-6 to be specific. The venue will be a
departure too. Instead of the usual set up in a
major hotel, the conference |
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will be
held at the Ice
Palace, a popular event center in
downtown Miami (the name comes from the building's
previous life as an ice plant). The Ice Palace is located in the heart of Miami's
Art and Entertainment District, and is just
a block north of the MacArthur Causeway that leads
straight over to Miami Beach. Using an event center
will require booking rooms at nearby hotels but
NamesCon hasn't announced a hotel tie-in yet. In
another major development, NamesCon Global announced
a new U.S. based management team that
includes CEO Rebecca Sausner, VP of Sales
& Partnerships Anthony Pombal and
Marketing Manager Ollie McCullough.
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NamesCon regulars will be happy to hear that one
very familiar face from the NamesCon team will be in
Miami too - Soeren von Varchmin (with a new
title, Content Advisor) who will continue to play a
key role in determining conference content and ensuring that the topics, speakers and support are
of the same high quality we've seen in the past
under his direction.
NamesCon's
arrival in Miami brings the the industry's
conference history full circle. As detailed in our
current Cover
Story, the very first major domain
conference, T.R.A.F.F.I.C. in October 2004,
was held in the Miami metropolitan area at Delray
Beach. Florida's Gold Coast, that stretches from
Miami up to Palm Beach, has always been a hotbed for
domain investors and many of the world's most
successful ones remain based there. The area is also
a thriving center for Web3 and AI enterprises that
will no doubt get a lot of attention at the 2025
event.
NamesCon
Global's new dates will create an extraordinarily
busy stretch of international meetings in 2025 that
will present a scheduling conundrum for companies
and individuals that aim to have a presence at every
important industry event. ICANN's 2025 Annual
Meeting will be held in Muscat, Oman October
25-30, 2025 and Domain Days Dubai (who
just completed a very successful second
show) has announced they plan to return
in late October or early November next year. In that
case NamesCon Global may cap a non-stop three-week
run that will be a challenge for some to navigate.
On the plus side, those who run the entire gauntlet
are going to have a lot reward points in their
airline accounts!
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Domain
Industry Artists Included in New .ART Odyssey Book
That Measures Success by Creativity, Resilience
and Innovation |
The .ART
Registry has released of the second annual
issue of its .ART Odyssey publication:
themed SUCCESS. This collectible edition
dives deep into the concept of success, reimagined
through the lens of creativity, resilience, and
innovation in today’s art world. Going
beyond the traditional definitions, SUCCESS explores
how creativity serves as a catalyst for personal
and collective growth. It features a diverse array
of voices and stories that span the globe, delving
into themes such as the healing powers of art,
personal branding for artists, the role of AI in
creative processes, and the future of innovation
in the art industry. This edition also includes artists
from the domain world (more on that in a
moment). Some
of the highlights from the issue include: |
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An insightful conversation with Refik
Anadol (www.dataland.art),
a pioneer in AI-driven art, exploring the
integration of AI into creative practices.
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Rising art star Alex Righetto (www.alexrighetto.art)
sharing his journey and how personal branding
has become a key to his success.
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Medina Kasimova’s (www.medina.art)
touching story about how art has played a crucial
role in her personal healing journey.
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A deep dive into Mondoir's (www.mondoir.art)
contributions to digital art and innovation,
offering new pathways for artists and collectors
alike.
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AfriKin Art Fair (www.afrikin.art),
a case study in how art can foster community and
transcultural dialogues.
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An op-ed exploring the legacy artists leave
behind and how they can shape their long-term
impact.
The
book is divided into 13 chapters with one devoted to
Art & Artists Inside the Domain Industry.
It features Nikko Subramanian (Senior Product
Manager, Go Daddy India), Vinita Srivastava
(Director, Strategic Partnerships at .ORG), Jeff
Sass (CMO of .ART Domains, commenting on Art,
DNA and Career) and I make an appearance as well.
However, my role was to write an introduction to the
best artist in our house, my wife Diana
Jackson, whose skill as an oil painter is
highlighted in this chapter.
Two
of the four artworks by Diana Jackson featured in
the .ART Odyssey book.
The new
issue also provides rich insights from and for
artists, collectors, and cultural pioneers, serving
as a comprehensive guide for anyone
passionate about the intersection of art,
technology, and personal development.
Founder
of .ART Registry, Ulvi Kasimov, shares: ”We
are deeply thankful to the contributors whose
stories showcase the healing power of art and its
synergy with technology. This issue reflects .ART's
mission to explore these intersections, inspiring
new ways to think about success and its impact on
the global creative community”
This
impressive publication, available in both trade
paperback and Kindle editions at Amazon,
is part of .ART's mission to support and
inspire the global creative community. Proceeds from
the sale of this issue support The
Art Therapy Initiative, reinforcing .ART’s
ongoing commitment to promote art as a tool for
healing and community well-being.
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Domain
Days Dubai Founder Munir Badr Reflects on
Enthusiastic Industry Reaction to 2nd Annual
Event |
It has
been a very busy month for Domain
Days Dubai Founder Munir Badr.
It began with hectic final preparations for the 2024
conference that played out to rave
reviews when it was staged November 5 & 6 at
the Marriott
Resort Palm Jumeirah. As soon as the show ended,
before he even had time to reflect on how
everything had gone, Munir had to head off to Istanbul
for the ICANN meeting that ended there Thursday
(November 14). Now that things have finally calmed
down, Munir shared his thoughts on the
groundbreaking event that has given the Middle East
and Africa region a well deserved turn in the
industry spotlight. "Honestly,
I don’t know where to begin!", Munir said.
"I dedicated over five months of my life
again to create an even better experience for
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Domain
Days Dubai Founder Munir Badr welcoming
guests to the 2024 edition of DDD November 5th.
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was already
a highly
regarded event last year, and I think
I succeeded! This all happened alongside a very
productive year at my main business, AEserver.com,
plus balancing countless other things. But now, none
of that matters because the outcome was simply
EPIC and phenomenal!"
"We
secured our most valuable sponsorships early in the
summer, and ticket sales remained strong. We had 272
registered attendees, with an impressive 92%
showing up and collecting their badges—the same
turnout rate as last year. I was thrilled to see
industry leaders, including some who rarely attend
events, make it to Dubai this time. Social media was
buzzing during and even after the event," Munir
noted.
"This year, we introduced exhibition booths
for the first time, adding tremendous value for
our sponsors and expanding our event space. Over 50%
of attendees stayed at the venue hotel, and many
last-minute participants struggled to find rooms as
the hotel was nearly sold out. This underscored the
importance of staying updated and heeding our “almost
sold out” warnings! Interestingly, even those who
were hesitant or decided last minute still made it,
showing that FOMO was real," Munir added.
"In my opening speech, I referred to Domain
Days Dubai as a "social experience"
rather than a traditional "conference" or
"event." I think this captures the essence
of our vision—a modern, dynamic gathering.
Over two action-packed days, we had a purposefully
intense agenda, with panels and keynotes from 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m., plus breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks, a
beachside dinner, and the VIP yacht after-party,
which hosted 180+ people! Interestingly, most
attendees opted for VIP tickets, making me wonder if
there’s even a need for standard tickets next
time. Plus we had the public attendee list for all
ticket holders for ease of networking and our new
super tool - a WhatsApp group for the event
- let's see other events copy this now," Munir
smiled.
View
from the bow of the Desert Rose during the
VIP Yacht Party at DDD 2024
"In summary, we had 272 registered attendees,
92% attendance, over 40 speakers—including
new participants from Dubai’s government and
the Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC),
which showcases our strong public-private
partnership—and more than 30 sponsors, with every
sponsorship slot filled. The feedback has been
fantastic. This year, we also saw significant
engagement from Africa, reflecting our
broader MEA (Middle East & Africa)
focus, thanks to all our amazing speakers who
made it from Kenya
& South Africa. Key players from Saudi
Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE,
and many other countries attended and valued the
opportunity to connect with partners they’d only
met online. It was a win-win for everyone
involved. Also I am proud to say we had 50% of
returning sponsors from 2023 which means they really
benefited and see the need to be present in this
region," Munir said.
In closing he noted, "People are already
asking about next year’s event, and we’re
looking at the same time frame, late October to
early November - so pretty much the same dates. It’s
hard to stop when there’s so much demand for more!
The event was cash-flow positive just like last
year, with a higher & solid margin, so I’m
thrilled that my investment of time and resources
has been rewarded with a great return."
From
the reaction of attendees it also seems clear they were thrilled with what they received from being at
Domain Days Dubai 2024 as well. The 2025 edition
will be here before you know it, so it's not to
early to start thinking about it now.
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Mystery
of UFO Seen Over Dubai During 2024 Domain
Days Conference Solved - Mark This One Up to Sedo! |
Mark
"Mr. Premium" Ghoriafi (who we
profiled in an October 2023 article)
made an immediate impression on me the first
time we met 10 years ago. He had just entered the
domain business with .CLUB and showed a fearless
flair for creative marketing (if you have been
around the industry for awhile you likely caught
him dressed as .CLUB's Superman, cape and
all, at major conferences). As we noted in our
story last year, Mark's promotional pizazz
came to the fore years earlier when he traveled
the pro wrestling circuit with sports
entertainment giant WWE, also in the role
of a superhero. I
was starting to believe Mark could actually fly
and after his latest stunt, this time in his
current role as a Premium Broker with Sedo,
I'm sure of it! If you follow our sales charts,
you know Mark's transactions frequently soar to
the top (his $500,000 sale of Bagels.com
earlier this year being a prime example). The
thing that confirmed my suspicion that he could
defy gravity, happened at the recently concluded 2024
Domain Days Dubai conference. Mark was
there to represent Sedo as a featured speaker but,
as usual, he had an even bigger
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Mark Ghoriafi
Sedo
Premium Broker
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idea in mind
- one
meant to show everyone in Dubai and
around the world
just how far he and his company are willing to go
bring attention to premium domains people want to
sell or acquire. At this point - words no longer
suffice, so I'll just let you see it for yourself!
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Editor's
note: Our complete review of the
Domain Days Dubai 2024 conference has now
been published in a Home Page Feature Story. Read
it here - The
Definitive Domain Days Dubai 2024 Review - An
Hour By Hour Look at How Organizers Dazzled
Attendees From Around the World |
Domain
Days Dubai 2024 Wraps Up an Energizing Two
Day Run - Here Are Some Early Highlights from the
Big Event |
As I
write this at 2pm Wednesday, November 6, the 2024
Domain
Days Dubai (DDD) conference was
entering the final minutes of a VIP evening Yacht
Cruise that brought the curtain down on the second
annual event at the Marriott
Resort Palm Jumeirah (it is 9 hours later in Dubai
than here). Founder
Munir Badr (also the Founder of AEServer.com),
created DDD to serve domain investors, registrars,
registries, monetization & traffic companies,
Web 3 domains, hosting & cloud providers, SaaS,
and industry enthusiasts based in the Middle
East & Africa (MEA) region. However,
players in those fields from around the world were
also immediately attracted to the event to make
connections in that rapidly growing market. The
inaugural edition last year drew raves reviews,
resulting in huge jumps in both attendance and sponsorships
this year. While the two-day 2024 event is just
winding up it is already being praised in social
media posts by attendees. |
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(left to right): Helmuts Meskonis (DomainSummit.com),
Jack Dai (DN.com) and Domain Days
Dubai Founder Munir Badr at the
entrance to the 2024 edition of DDD. The
number of sponsors for this year's event doubled
to more than 40 with DN.com among them.
Photo Credit: DN.com |
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We
selected a few photos from those to give you an
early inside look at some of the activity at DDD. We
will soon be getting professional photos from the
event and will be putting together a comprehensive
review of Domain Days Dubai 2024 that we expect to
publish early next week.
Above:
After Munir Badr and conference moderator
James Williams (MrConnectivity) welcomed the
crowd Tuesday morning, Nov. 5, 2024, Dr. Marwan
Alzarouni (CEO, Al Dubai Dept. of Economy &
Tourism & CEO, Dubai Blockchain Center)
delivered the Official Keynote address. Dr.
Alzarouni discussed Digital Dubai, AI &
Cyber Security in Dubai. (Photo credit:
Domain Days Dubai Below:
Ten business sessions followed Tuesday including Champions
of DNS: Women Pioneers and Innovators that
was one of the highlights from the morning sessions.
It featured (left to fight) Moderator Tess Diaz
(.it.com), Kamila Sekiewicz (Internet
Commerce Association), Selina Bieber (GoDaddy
Corporate Domains) and Natalija Japerte (it.com
Domains). (Photo credit: Natalija Japerte)
Above:
The busy slate of sessions after lunch Tuesday
included Aftermarket Insights: Real Data &
Statistics from MEA and Beyond. The
panelists (left to right) were: Braden Pollock,
at podium, (LegalBrandMarketing.com) Adel
alTerkait (Domain Name Investor, DALLAL.com),
Ayoub Kehel ( Founder, ArabDomainAcademy.com), Monte
Cahn (President, RightOfTheDot.com) and Giuseppe
Graziano (GGRG.com).
Below: All of the sessions drew a crowd at DDD 2024.
(Photo credits above and below: Helmiuts Meskonis/DNFourm.com)
Above:
Also on opening day Tuesday afternoon, Sedo Premium
Broker Mark Ghorafi (left) and Sedo Senior
Broker Dave Evanson (center), with Moderator James
Williams, provided advice on Navigating
Tough Cross-Border Negotiations: Buyers, Sellers and
Their Differences.
(Photo Credit: Mark Ghoriafi)
Above:
InterNetX CEO Elias Rendon Benger (left)
meets with Munir Badr just before Elias took
the stage for the session show below that closed the
opening day business schedule. This look at Future
Horizons: AI, Web3 and New Domains featured
(left to right): Fred Hsu (CEO, D3), Darpan
Munjal (Founder & CEO, Atom.com), Elias
Rendon Benger and Dr. Kimberly Darwin (Senior
Corporate Services Executive, 101Domain.com). (Photo
Credits: Above & Below - InterNetX)
Above:
Since the closing day two at Domain Days Dubai just
concluded, few photos have been posted online about
the Wednesday activities yet, but Sandy Carter,
the COO at Unstoppable Domains, did put up
this shot from the first major online domain
auction staged in the Middle East. DDD teamed up
with Monte Cahn's RightOfTheDot.com
to conduct the sale. The auction will actually be
continuing for another week so you may still
find something you like in the listings.
While
Domain Days Dubai was about business, there was also
plenty of fun thrown into the mix. These
gentlemen were obviously enjoying themselves! Left
to right are Ryan McKegney (DomainAgents.com),
Alpesh Shinde (GoDaddy) Leo Golan, Deepak
Daftari, Nikul Sanghvi and another
friend. (Photo Credit: GoDaddy). Much
more to come on Domain Days Dubai 2024. Keep an eye
out for our full conference review early next week.
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Global
Domain Registrations Rose By 3 Million Since Last
Year But New Verisign Report Shows .Com and
.Net Down, ccTLDs and Non .Com gTLDs Up |
VeriSign,
(the administrator of the .com and .net
TLDs) has released their latest quarterly Domain
Name Industry Brief (DNIB) covering
the 3rd quarter of 2024. This update showed
that the total number of domain registrations
across all TLDs worldwide ended the most
recent quarter at 362.3 million. That is a
slight tick down from 362.4 million at the end of
the previous quarter but 3
million domains higher than the number at the
same point a year earlier, representing a 0.8%
year-over-year increase. .Com
remains, by far, the dominant TLD on the Internet
but .com's total number of registrations continued
a recent trend of slipping from the previous year.
With 156.7 million domains at the end of
3Q-2024, .com was down about 4.1 million from the
same point in 2023, a 2.5% decline. .Net
has continued to tread water each year but wound
up with a slight decrease year over year after
shedding about 100,000 domains to come in at 12.9
million at the end of 3Q-2024. |
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ccTLDs finished the latest quarter
with 140.1 million registrations, 2 million
more than a year ago, representing a 1.4%
increase YOY. New gTLDs enjoyed the largest
jump but, being newer, they are of working
from a much smaller user base than the .coms and
ccTLDs. Still, by adding 5.2 million domains
the new Gs hit 35.4 million domains at the
end of 3Q-2024, giving them an
impressive 17.4% increase year over year.
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All
Systems Go for Sold Out 2nd Annual Edition of
Domain Days Dubai - Rapidly Growing Event Will
Include Middle East's 1st Major Online
Domain Auction |
Domain
Days Dubai (DDD) made a great
first impression when conference
founder Munir Badr and his team launched
the event in November 2023. So much so that
sponsorships and demand for tickets for the second
edition of the event, coming up November 5 & 6, 2024 at the Marriott
Resort Palm Jumeirah, exploded.
Though seating was expanded, tickets still sold
out over a week ago and sponsorship
participation has doubled. Munir said more
than 40 sponsors are backing the show
this year. The list we saw included it.com
Domains, AEserver, Sedo, RightOfTheDot™, .One
Registry, Above.com, InterNetX, Atom, Unstoppable
Domains, the ICA, Radix (.store), DN.com and ICANN
to name just a few. It
is also interesting to note that attendees and
sponsors are coming from all over the world
even though Domain Days Dubai was created to focus
primarily on Domain Investors, Registrars, Registries, Monetization & Traffic, Web 3 Domains, Hosting & Cloud Providers, SaaS, and Industry
Enthusiasts in the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region.
The fact that so many want to interact with
participants in that region is a testament to the tremendous
opportunities for growth there. Another
unmistakable sign that everyone is getting on
board for Domain Days Dubai is a new partnership
the show has with RightOfTheDot.com
(ROTD) to present the first-ever major domain
and digital asset auction in the Middle East.
The auction will be entirely online and timed,
making proxy bidding essential for those
in different time zones. The auction will start
with a curated selection of premium domain names
and Web3 assets that will end on the closing day
of the conference, November 6. Bidding
is open now with lots closing on the
6th from 12:15–1:15PM Dubai Time
(3:15–4:15AM U.S. EST, 12:15–1:15AM U.S. PST).
Additional names will close the over the following
the week. ROTD's
Scott Pruitt told us, "We’re featuring
some premium .AE domains and other Middle
Eastern-themed names in this auction, making it
truly unique. You can register for the
auction and start bidding here,
and download the catalog here." |
Munir
Badr
Domain Days Dubai Founder
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This
year's list of speakers
is loaded with industry visionaries and thought
leaders who will share their insights and expertise
across a range of digital topics. Among those
featured on the jam-packed agenda
will be Dr. Marwan Alzarouni, Keynote
Speaker and CEO of Dubai Blockchain Center;
Sandy Carter, CEO of Unstoppable Domains; Monte Cahn,
President of RightOfTheDot™;
Selina Bieber, VP of International Markets
at GoDaddy;
Mark Ghoriafi, Founder of MrPremium.com
& Broker at Sedo.com;
Joe Alagna, CSO at it.com Domains; and Braden
Pollock, a prominent domain name and angel
investor and entrepreneur. Last
year's most popular social event and its grand
finale, the VIP
Yacht Party, will also return under the
sponsorship of it.com Domains and Nova Registry
(.link). The 144-foot Desert Rose mega
yacht will leave the dock at 7pm November 6. This exclusive event is reserved for
VIP badge holders, including sponsors,
partners and top industry executives. The cruise,
with Dubai's stunning skyline as a backdrop,
will be a special opportunity to unwind with colleagues,
make ir strengthen connections and forge deeper
relationships that will be invaluable long after you
leave Dubai. For more information on Domains Day
Dubai visit the conference website here.
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