There are certain names that everyone in this industry knows, names that newcomers normally encounter within hours of entering the domain business. Most in that group became wealthy because they were visionaries who foresaw how valuable domain names would become long before they appeared on anyone else’s radar. 

Rob Grant may not be as widely known as some of his pioneering peers, but few in the industry can match the foresight, financial commitment and unwavering faith in the future of domains that Grant has shown over the past 12 years. During that time the personable real estate broker from upstate New York assembled the world’s best collection of real estate related domain names (as well as some gems in other categories).  

Grant has been well rewarded for his prescience. So much so that he has begun giving back through a series of generous domain donations (totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars) to grateful educational institutions in the U.S. There were times in Grant’s life when the kind of philanthropy he practices today would have seemed like the wildest kind of pipe dream but, like all great entrepreneurs, every time he hit a bump in the road Grant bounced back and bounced back big. Full Story Here. 

Rob Grant

T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Ready for Disney World Debut: Conference Organizers Expect A Magical Experience This Month in Orlando

By Ron Jackson

Attendees at the next T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference will be greeted by entirely new surroundings. The fifth Florida show in the pioneering series of domain conferences moves to Disney World's plush Grand Floridian resort in Orlando after four years in South Florida. I called on T.R.A.F.F.I.C. co-founders Rick Schwartz and Howard Neu to get the inside story on the venue change, as well as what is in store for registrants when they arrive at the Magic Kingdom for the May 20-24 event. 

Howard Neu: There is something very magical about Disney World.  Rick and I were captivated by the staff there and the things that they could do to make our next conference great.  We are purposely making this a family fun show and the networking opportunities will be the best ever. 

Rick Schwartz: Finding good venues is our single hardest job. We have to find the right place, with the right facilities and overall ambience to make the conditions right for what we are looking to accomplish. Disney was a real long shot until we went there. I think you can’t help but get inspired when you look at the creativeness surrounding you and the vision and a dream that one man had...   Click Here for Full Story

Disney World's Grand 
Floridian Resort will host T.R.A.F.F.I.C. May 20-24

2008 Domain Roundtable Wrap Up: Networking Opportunities in Stunning San Francisco Setting Helped This Show Rise Above Auction Woes 

By Ron Jackson

After spending the first three years of its life in the Seattle area, where its parent company Name Intelligence, Inc. is based,  the Domain Roundtable conference pulled up stakes and hit the road for 2008. Show organizers proved they could travel in style, settling into the elegant Palace Hotel in downtown San Francisco for their April 18-21 run.  

The elegant Palace Hotel in San Francisco provided a great new setting for Domain Roundtable 2008

Simply Super: T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West 2008 Took Care of Business at Domain Industry Summit in Las Vegas

By Ron Jackson

When I headed out to Las Vegas Feb. 18 for the 2008 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West conference the Super Bowl game that had been played two weeks earlier was still on my mind. The underdog Giants had knocked off the unbeaten and presumably unbeatable Patriots in one of the best NFL championship games ever. 

The game brought back a lot memories because I had the opportunity to cover several Super Bowls when I was a TV sportscaster in in the 1980's. In that era the transformation of the Super Bowl from football game to one of the country's premier business events was already well underway. Then as now just about every major corporation set up tents, threw great parties and sponsored special activities that drew clients and potential business partners like bees to honey. I was thinking about this on the way to Vegas because if the domain business has a Super Bowl the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference is it. 

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