Just Set the Bar for Domain Conferences? — Did DOMAINfest

Reviewing the prior week’s DOMAINfest conference.

For many years, DOMAINfest has attracted the largest crowd of all domain conferences. It only takes place once a year, and Oversee.net and DomainSponsor spend over a million dollars organizing it.

The event the prior week set an attendance record with some 650 attendees. I was literally running back and forth between meetings, all the while bumping into people in the halls that I hadn’t seen in a year.

As hectic as it was, there was plenty of room for quiet conversations regarding the state of the industry. Many of the top domainers that I usually communicate with via email were there, each providing their own view of where the domain industry is headed. Now that I’ve had some time to think regarding those conversations, you can look forward to some related posts this stretch. I also spent a number of hours with Demand Media on Wednesday, learning regarding the firm’s business. You can look forward to an overview with my thoughts later this stretch.

The entertainment at DOMAINfest was also hard to beat. Oversee.net doesn’t skimp on parties. Even the rain that brought the “beach party” inside didn’t seem to faze people.

My hat’s off to the organizers, counting Oversee.net’s excellent PR and marketing teams that kept in constant contact during the conference.

If you attended, please share your thoughts on the show.