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Oct. 2, 2008 Post
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Stephen
Douglas and Jay Westerdal have buried the
hatchet - at least from a legal perspective. Westerdal,
the CEO at Name Intelligence, hired Douglas to
produce the |
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company's 2007
Domain Roundtable conference. The show went
well, but soon after it ended a dispute over Douglas's
compensation wound up entangling the two sides in a
lawsuit. Douglas let me know today that the suit has been
settled (terms were not disclosed).
Both men have experienced
major changes since they worked together on the 2007
conference in Seattle. Last spring Westerdal |
2007
Domain Roundtable Producer Stephen Douglas
(left)
and Name Intelligence CEO Jay Westerdal (right) |
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sold his company to Thought
Convergence (but continues to run his original
enterprises under the TC banner). Douglas recently took a
position as VP for Business Development with WhyPark.com.
Douglas told us, "The
reasons behind my resolving the issues regarding the 2007
Domain Roundtable were in part influenced by my new
position at WhyPark.com, which is proving to be very
exciting and rewarding as I work with many new WhyPark
clients to inexpensively develop content for their
domains. Additionally, the signing of several prominent
"non-domainer" companies to my SuccessClick.com
domain consulting service has shown me an extremely
prosperous future for domain investors from every field of
industry."
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With respect to
Westerdal, Douglas added, "We have mutually
agreed to move forward amicably, and I wish Jay
Westerdal and his brilliant team at Name
Intelligence (DomainTools.com) much success. I also
congratulate them on becoming a part of Thought
Convergence, one of the best |
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domain industry
companies I work with. I'm anticipating more
innovative services for domainers coming from
Thought Convergence and Name Intelligence, and I
will continue to work with them for the betterment
of my clients."
Domain
Roundtable, which moved to San
Francisco for its their 2008
show this past April will be back next
year. Thought Convergence has already announced the
dates and location for the show which will be held
at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C.
June 14-17, 2009. |
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NameMedia
(who was featured in our June 2007 Cover
Story) continues to expand the reach of
its aftermarket sales platform - the AfternicDLS.
Today they today announced a strategic marketing
agreement with the newly launched Internet domain
marketplace, |
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PremierDomains.com.
The Afternic DLS will be the exclusive provider of
aftermarket domain names to PremierDomains, giving
them access to more than 800,000 domains
targeted toward small and medium sized businesses (SMBs).
NameMedia’s
Marketplace Senior Vice President and General Manager
Pete Lamson said, “NameMedia has developed
the world’s largest network of SMB targeted resale
marketing partners. Our partnership with
PremierDomains.com expands our global network and
satisfies the growing demand for quality domains
names in the SMB market."
Michael
Lindsey, the Founder and President of
PremierDomains.com added “The Afternic Domain
Listing Service has established itself as the
industry’s leading venue for the sale of premium
domains. We’ve been impressed with their
consistently high quality standards and we’re
thrilled with the partnership”. |
Peter
Lamson
NameMedia Senior VP and
General Manager Domain Marketplace |
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Finally,
for anyone trying to reach me today, I am
going to be out of touch. Those who follow
baseball know that the Tampa Bay Rays
have become the first team in American
League history to reach the
playoffs after having the worst record in the
league the year before. The Rays, who are our
hometown team, open the playoffs this
afternoon when they host the Chicago White
Sox. Diana and I will be at the game with Parked.com's
Monte White and his wife Maura (who
are also big Rays fans). Everyone in the
Tampa Bay area has gone Ray crazy so, win or
lose, being there when the team makes their
first post season appearance ever will be a
blast.
I am also a White
Sox fan because years ago, when I was the
Sports Director of the ABC-TV station
in Sarasota, Florida, the White Sox
spring training camp was based there. I
visited the clubhouse every day and also went
up to Chicago to file reports during the
summer. That was before Tampa got its own team
though, so now my allegiance has to be with
the home club when the two teams play head to
head. Go Rays!
(Posted
Oct.
2, 2008) |
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