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at the second annual DOMAINfest™ Global
conference January 21-23, 2008 at the Renaissance
Hotel in Hollywood, California.
John Battelle is the author of
The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture and
is a co-founding editor of Wired Magazine. He is also a founder and Executive Producer of the
Web 2.0 and Foursquare conferences. Most recently, Battelle founded and serves as CEO for
Federated Media.
Peter Hillary has
reached the summit of Mount Everest twice and has more than 25 years of experience in extreme risk environments. Carrying on his father’s spirit of adventure, he has completed 36 other mountaineering expeditions, was involved in the development of a new route across
Antarctica to the South Pole, and was the first to have traversed the length of the
Himalayas.
In commenting on DOMAINfest’s keynote speakers,
Lawrence Ng, CEO and Co-founder of Oversee.net said, “We want our publisher clients to have the best context for the search industry and there is no one better than John Battelle to provide that. When it comes to risk taking and the entrepreneurial spirit that defines our day-to-day accomplishments, only a Peter Hillary could give us that perspective. We are excited and honored to have both of them join us.”
DOMAINfest will also feature
Frank Schilling, one of the world’s most famous domainers, to host the conference's first
Domainer Town Hall. In addition, two SnapNames Live™ auctions are scheduled for DOMAINfest Global. This will mark the debut of SnapNames Live™, a live auction system for premium |
