Tag Archives: NamesCon

Wed 7th January 2015
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We Paid Six Figures For SexEducation.com & Its In The ROTD NamesCon Auction At No Reserve - We have placed the domain name SexEducation.com which we paid six figures for,  into the RightoftheDot.com live/online domain name auction at the NamesCon conference at No Reserve. The domain name has an Estibot value of $123,000. It’s a domain we bought as we saw it as one of the only “adult’ type of domain names that you could advertise in mainstream media and would be great for one of the tapes, videos, books and DVD’s you see advertised all the time for “better sex” The domain name ... read more ...
Tue 6th January 2015
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How to Use Sched.org to get a many out of NamesCon - Sched.org makes it easier to take advantage of NamesCon’s great keynotes and panel discussions. NamesCon starts on Sunday in Las Vegas. It’s going to be big (800+ people) and packed with content (125 speakers and panelists). With a number of concurrent sessions, planning is required to make sure you don’t miss out on the sessions that most interest you. This year, NamesCon used Sched.org to create the schedule. Attendees have received an emailed invitation to ... read more ...
Tue 23rd December 2014
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NamesCon registrations tip 600 - Next month’s domain name conference in Las Vegas will be a big event. Registrations for next month’s NamesCon domain name conference have topped 600, conference founder Richard Lau informed Domain Name Wire. Last year at this time, 336 tickets had been sold and the conference ended up with 572. Assuming the conference gets the last minute surge of registrations that are common at domain conferences, NamesCon could set a record for attendance at a domain investor-organized ... read more ...
Tue 25th November 2014
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Headliners combined to NamesCon: Atallah, Alexander - Akram Atallah and Fiona Alexander have been added to the NamesCon agenda. NamesCon, taking place in Las Vegas January 11-14, has added a couple big names to its agenda for the first full day of the conference. On Monday, January 12, I will have a fireside chat with the president of ICANN’s Global Domains Division, Akram Atallah (pictured). Atallah is in charge of generic domain operations, domain name industry engagement and web services at ICANN. This includes ... read more ...
Sat 22nd November 2014
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Last Call For Domain Submission For Namescon Live Domain Name Auction - RightoftheDot.com which is running the Live and Online domain name auction at the Namescon conference on January 13th, 2015 at 4:30 PM PST in Las Vegas, is putting out its final call for domains to be submitted to the auction. The live auction will have 100+ domain names. Online bidding will also be available  on Snapnames.com. The final catalog will be locked down and pre-bidding will open up around December 15th on snapnames.com After the live auction, a extended online auction with any domain ... read more ...
Tue 11th November 2014
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NamesCon is donating 100% of Registration Revenue Received on Veteran’s Day To Charity - NamesCon is donating 100% of Registration Revenue received today Veteran’s Day to  Veteran’s Village Las Vegas managed by SHARE, a 501(c)3 Registered Charity. Not 10%, not 20%, not even “Net Proceeds”, but a whopping 100% of all registrations. Today of all days is a time to reflect on the sacrifice our troops have made for our country, our nation, our families. Bigger men and women than you and I have faced down the enemy braving what we can only imagine. As co-founder of Right of The Dot, ... read more ...
 
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Judging by a unite list, NamesCon 2015 is going to be huge - Already 40 sponsors lined up for January’s NamesCon event. It may be hard to believe, but NamesCon 2015 is just two months away. And, judging by an updated sponsorship list for 2015, it’s going to be a very big conference. Uniregistry is taking top billing for the event, and there are six Gold sponsors: Afilias, Endurance, GoDaddy, Verisign, Right of the Dot and TLD Registry. I count 40 sponsors in all, not including media sponsors. That’s a lot, and indicative ... read more ...
Mon 31st March 2014
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Could NamesCon strike 1,000 attendees subsequent year? - Conference sets ambitious attendance goal…and it might hit it. The inaugural NamesCon domain name conference happened just two months ago, but organizers are already planning a repeat in 2015. The event will take place Jan 11-14, 2015 at the Tropicana in Las Vegas. It will include an additional day of conference programming and networking. Conference organizers also say they are adding additional conference space at the Tropicana hotel in Las Vegas. I guess that ... read more ...
Wed 29th January 2014
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Dude, Seriously! What Were You Thinking? The authorised row during NamesCon - A recap of the legal panel at NamesCon. A legal panel is a mainstay at domain name conferences. Earlier this month at NamesCon was no different. Perhaps trying to jazz up a panel full of lawyers, the session was titled “Dude, Seriously?!?? What Were You Thinking?!?” (which looks a lot like the click grabbing headlines on Weather.com). But seriously, it was a good session. Each person gave a story about someone who fought a fight they shouldn’t have or did something ... read more ...
Tue 21st January 2014
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A Recap: My week during NamesCon - A recap of what I did, saw, and heard during NamesCon last week. Last week was the inaugural NamesCon conference in Las Vegas. In case you weren’t one of the close to 600 people who experienced it in person, everything you’ve heard is spot on: it was a home run. Richard Lau, Jodi Chamberlain, and Jothan Frakes did a fantastic job pulling this conference together in a short period of time. They saw a hole in the domain conference circuit and filled it with zeal. ... read more ...
Mon 20th January 2014
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What WordPress owner Matt Mullenweg pronounced about domain names during NamesCon - WordPress enforces its brand in domain names and doesn’t plan to use any new top level domain names. Matt Mullenweg (right) being interviewed by Braden Pollock (left) at NamesCon.One of the nice surprises at NamesCon last week was a last-minute appearance by Matt Mullenweg. Mullenweg created WordPress and is CEO of Automattic, which runs the hosted WordPress.com platform. Unfortunately, since it was last minute, I did not get to hear his entire QA with Braden Pollock. ... read more ...
Wed 15th January 2014
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After a successful 1st day, NamesCon gets prepared to flog off 2nd and final day - Second day of NamesCon is about to start. The first full day of NamesCon in Las Vegas yesterday was a big success. Sure, like any brand new conference, there were a couple hitches here and there. But overall the crowd was big, the content was great, and reviews have been positive. If you aren’t at the show, I invite you to follow me on twitter for photos and updates about the show as they happen. I also posted a couple live blogs from yesterday – one for a “meet ... read more ...
Tue 14th January 2014
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First full day of NamesCon kicks off shortly - Around 600 attendees for inaugural NamesCon conference. The first full day of the NamesCon conference in Las Vegas kicks off at 9:55 local time this morning. After a short orientation, Jennifer Wolfe will deliver a keynote. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman will follow with brief remarks about the city and doing business in Las Vegas. After that, there will be 3 simultaneous breakout sessions going on throughout the day starting at 11:15. There are 30 content sessions ... read more ...
Thu 9th January 2014
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Women in Domaining comes to NamesCon - Event for women in the domain name business will be held Monday afternoon. Women in Domaining, one of the mainstays of the annual Domainfest/Webfest conference in Santa Monica, will be making an appearance at next week’s NamesCon conference. Although I have (of course) never attended the event, I think this is great for an industry dominated by men. I highly encourage any women going to the conference to stop in at this event. The event will take place Monday, January ... read more ...
Tue 7th January 2014
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How to collect that NamesCon sessions to attend - A handy guide to choosing conference sessions and some of my picks. The agenda for next week’s NamesCon conference in Las Vegas appears to be basically finalized. For the first time in many years, I’m actually excited about attending some of the sessions rather than just networking with people in the hallways. Selecting sessions is challenging, especially since there will be three simultaneous breakout sessions. Here’s how I went about selecting which sessions ... read more ...
Mon 6th January 2014
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Are we going to NamesCon subsequent week? - Hundreds of you are. Leave a comment if you’ll be there. Are you going to NamesCon in Las Vegas next week? If you’re reading this post, there’s a good chance you are. With over 450 people expected to attend, NamesCon will be the biggest domain name conference in a year (excluding ICANN’s meetings). The huge attendance numbers are good news, but it can also make it more difficult to network. The more people, the harder it is to seek out people you’d like ... read more ...
Fri 3rd January 2014
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NamesCon domain name discussion might sell out - With over 400 attendees, NamesCon is nearing capacity. I’m not sure what constitutes a “sell out”, but apparently this month’s NamesCon conference is nearing its capacity: Over 400 people have already registered, making this the biggest domainer-focused conference since Webfest nearly a year ago. This is despite being announced just a few months ago. The timing (with new TLDs finally rolling out) is great, the cost is low, and the content looks better than ... read more ...
Mon 23rd December 2013
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Water Night during NamesCon is open for registration - Charitable event hopes to raise $55,000 for clean water. Water Night, a charitable event benefiting The Water School, will take place on the last night of NamesCon next month in Las Vegas. The event is from 8 pm to midnight on January 14 at the Havana Room at the Tropicana Hotel, where the rest of the conference is taking place. Although free to attend for NamesCon attendees, registration is required. NamesCon attendees are asked to make a donation, but it’s not ... read more ...
Wed 4th December 2013
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7 reasons because I’m going to NamesCon - Here’s why I’m going to NamesCon next month. The first ever NamesCon domain name conference takes place January 13-15 in Las Vegas. Here’s why I’m going to the conference: 1. I was already planning on going to a conference in January. DomainSponsor usually holds its Webfest conference at the end of January or early February. If Webfest returns next year, it won’t be so early in the year. I was already planning to attend a conference around this time, so ... read more ...
Wed 20th November 2013
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Will NamesCon chaperon in an epoch of inexpensive domainer conferences? - NamesCon is an inexpensive alternative to most domain name conferences. NamesCon, a new domain name conference being organized by Richard Lau, will take place in Las Vegas January 13-15. Right now you can purchase a conference pass for $199. That’s not a typo. Tickets are $199, and the top ticket price for advance purchase if you wait until closer to the show is only $599. That’s much less expensive than the two big domain name shows, TRAFFIC and Webfest. Each ... read more ...