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Here's the The Lowdown
from DN Journal,
updated daily
to
fill you in on the latest buzz going around the domain name industry.
The Lowdown is
compiled by DN Journal Editor & Publisher Ron
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The
first full day of business
at the Associated Cities GeoDomain Expo in
San Diego got
underway Friday morning (April 24) at 9:15 when San
Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders welcomed visiting
domain owners to this beautiful Southern California
city. It is the first time in 5 years of attending
domain conferences that I recall a local mayor showing
up to greet attendees. Another sign that the world at
large is starting to recognize the growing importance of
geodomain websites in the Internet firmament. |
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Associated
Cities President Dan Pulcrano
delivered his State of the GeoDomain
Industry address Friday morning.
(Photo courtesy of Dina Scoppettone) |
Associated
Cities President Dan
Pulcrano then took the podium to deliver a
well received State of the GeoDomain Industry
address. With their potential to become the primary
local media platforms of the future, the .com city
geodomain owners who make up AC's membership have a lot
to be happy about. However Pulcrano reminded them that
there are also challenges to face and, if geodomain
sites are to take the place of the traditional media
outlets that are in decline, there will be a
responsibility to act in the public interest as well. The
balance of the day was devoted to five seminars and a
luncheon address from Chris Tolles, the CEO of
news aggregation giant Topix.com.
I'll have details and photos from Tolles's informative
talk and all of the educational seminars in our
comprehensive conference review article that will be
published next week. |
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The evening social
schedule got underway with a sumptuous dinner at
the host hotel, the Catamaran Resort and Spa.
A highlight of the dinner was an appearance by Ingrid
Croce, the widow of the late, great singer Jim
Croce. Ingrid, who operates Croce's
Restaurant in San Diego, played a key role in
the redevelopment of the city's fabulous Gaslamp
Quarter that is now one of America's most
vibrant entertainment districts. After her talk
Ingrid signed free copies of a new CD she has
released featuring some of Jim's live
performances.
After dinner, double
decker tour buses took |
Ingrid
Croce
at the GeoDomain Expo Friday night |
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attendees
to the Gaslamp Quarter for a blowout party at one
of the city's top nightclubs - Fleetwood.
The photo below is a scene from that event, one
that proved to be a perfect capper to an
exceptionally informative and entertaining day at
the Expo.
The
GeoDomain Expo closes with another jam-packed day
today. highlights will include a 9:30am keynote
address from futurist and science fiction author David
Brin, a luncheon talk from Borrell
Associates CEO Gordon Borrell and this
afternoon's live geodoman auction. Aftermarket.com
and DomainConsultant.com
will present the auction that is scheduled to get
underway at 4pm U.S. Pacific time (7pm
Eastern).
Though
show organizers got a very late start in putting
this year's Expo together, they are delivering an
impressive high value event (despite the
relatively low cost to attend) that has attracted
a bigger crowd than most expected with
approximately 150 people on hand. I'll have a
recap of today's highlights for you on Sunday, but
that post may come late in the day as I will be
flying up the California coast to Santa Clara Sunday
morning to get ready for the T.R.A.F.F.I.C
Silicon Valley conference that opens
Monday. |
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(Posted
April
25, 2009) |
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