Reglikedomain industry desk

TRAFFIC Does Disney

Domain name conference lands at Disney World next week.

The domain industry descends on Disney World next week as the popular T.R.A.F.F.I.C. domain conference arrives May 20. This ought to be an exciting show, in part since many of the industry’s top firms (Moniker, Parked.com, etc) have offices in Florida. It doesn’t hurt that the show is at Disney and is hosted at the top resort in the park.

I will be at the show and on a couple panels. Additionally, I’ll be disclosing the final results from the Third Annual Reglike Survey. This will include:

-Biggest issues facing the domain market in 2008
-ICANN satisfaction
-Best domain conference
-Most influential person in the domain name industry
-Most notable domain news story of last year
-A recap of other survey results and what it means for you — what you ought to be doing in 2008

On Wednesday, May 21 I’ll join Phil Corwin and Nat Cohen to discuss the Snowe Bill and other attacks on the domain industry. I’m going to share stories of my interviews with “non-domainers” and what they think regarding the domain industry. Our image may be our biggest enemy. What can we do regarding it?

On Thursday, May 22 I’ll participate in a panel “If parked pages are deemed “Non use” how will domain owners develop their domains in mass?” I’m excited to share some of my strategies for rapidly developing domain names…without technical skills.

Of course Moniker will be hosting its famous live domain auction. They’ll have a low/no-reserve auction on opening night and then the big show on Friday afternoon. The list of domains up for auction is stellar. I’m hopeful this will be a successful auction.

I believe there are still tickets available for $1,995. If you are attending the conference, please make a point to say hello next week.

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