Back on April 9, I wrote a post is "The future of NamesCon virtual?" At the time Page Howe left a comment about a show he was looking to do called the Domain Show. The Domain Show was scheduled for next week. The show looks to have been pushed back and will now take place July 23 - July 25. (You Tube had wrong date as July 24 to July 26) Page Howe produced a 10 minute video Shane … [Read more...]
Is the future of NamesCon virtual?
So I was talking with another domainer yesterday about acquisitions and aftermarket prices. He shifted the conversation with the following statement, "Boy guess I have attended my last Namescon." I asked him forever? He said yes and that his wife drove home the point by telling him if he ever thought about attending a large conference he would be hit with divorce papers. The live events … [Read more...]
The good, the bad and the ugly – Domain Conferences
We have been running a series for a few years, The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. In this post give your thoughts on domain conferences. What is not allowed: Personal attacks on individuals at the chosen companyPromoting a competitorPosting domains for sale … [Read more...]
NamesCon auction looks to be staying with NameJet
It looks like the NamesCon auction will continue to use NameJet as it's auction platform. Previously it looked like the platform was switching to GoDaddy, the TOS had stated that the seller must transfer names to GoDaddy in the event the name sells. The TOS has changed and , once a Domain is paid you are required to transfer the Domain to your account at NameJet, whereby you are responsible … [Read more...]
Chad Bennett CEO & Founder of Cybersecurity HEROIC.COM To Be A Keynote Speaker At MERGE! 2018
Cybersecurity is on everyone’s mind. From the President of the United States to Congress to each and every person using the Internet, the primary concern is to keep from getting hacked by sinister forces. HEROIC.COM is a leader in cybersecurity and its Founder and CEO, Chad Bennett, will be a Keynote Speaker at MERGE! 2018 to be held at the Hilton Lake Buena Vista in Orlando, Florida from … [Read more...]
Monte Cahn “Great.com is a done deal”
Great.com was the big sale at NamesCon's live auction last night. Some expressed doubts if the domain sale would close. We did a poll on Twitter with not many votes but the majority voted no it would not go through. https://twitter.com/thedomains/status/958560746539048961 Monte Cahn left a comment that it's a done deal monte cahn says January 31, 2018 at 2:00 pm (Edit) LOL … [Read more...]
Great.com sells for $900,000 to lead NamesCon auction
There were 135 lots in the live auction and 82 sold. The top sale was Great.com at $900,000. The reserve was higher but looks like it was lowered and an online bidder won the auction. PayPerClick.com was sold at $100,000. Stop.com sold for $75,000 owned by Monte, Mike tweeted out that Monte said it did not sell now after it showed sold on the live auction. Over $1.6 million in … [Read more...]