Here’s my take: Back from NamesCon
My thoughts on NamesCon 2018.
I arrived home in Austin yesterday following NamesCon and I’m officially in rest-your-voice mode. My fingers can still type, though, so here are my thoughts:
I gave a recap following a couple days and stated China was dead. Of course, that was a bit of an overstatement. George Hong of Guta.com saw me shortly following I posted that and gave me his thoughts. They will be in Monday’s podcast. The reality is that China is still investing, they are just investing in the good stuff. No more 7-8 digit domain names…
The highlight for me was interviewing Megadeth co-founder David Ellefson in person. If you missed the interview, you can listen to my previous interview with Ellefson on the DNW Podcast. I think a lot of people were surprised by the talk.
Internet Commerce Association’s annual dinner was much better than last year. The venue wasn’t as swank, but it was bigger, the food was great, you could sit down to eat and you could actually hear people. Kudos…
Where’s GoDaddy? If you didn’t know that GoDaddy was the parent firm of the conference, you wouldn’t have figured it out by being there. The firm had a slightly bigger presence than in previous years but the NamesCon team did a great job keeping it arms-length. That’s how it ought to be…
Having a brunch during the closing session Wednesday was genius. The session was packed and wouldn’t have been otherwise. NamesCon ought to consider doing that for other sessions…
The Tropicana was marginally better than in prior years thanks to a fresh restaurant (and another one coming soon). Yes, the rooms aren’t great and the filtration system at the hotel is pathetic, but I’ve learned to accept The Trop for what it is. Just don’t try to order room service…
