Fast Facts Samantha Frida Director at Open-Xchange.com LinkedIn: Samantha Frida Twitter: @samfrida Location: Remotely, mostly Between Maui, HI and Oakland, CA Time in the industry: Since 1999 What’s your favorite extension?: I like extensions that resonate with the end user, not just by popularity but also by purpose and so on. Tell us which domain […]
Category: NamesCon Global 2020
Featured Attendee: Natasha Nel
Fast Facts Natasha Nel Founder/Broker at Buddha Media Ltd LinkedIn: Natasha N. Twitter: @NameBuddhaHQ Location: Cayman Islands Time in the industry: 2.5 years What’s your favorite extension?: Dot-com Tell us which domain name you wish you owned: Tash.com Name 3 things you can’t travel without: Laptop, sunglasses and chewing gum In Depth Who would […]
Recap of NamesCon Global 2020
It seems like just yesterday… but really it was a few days ago. NamesCon Global 2020 is in the books, and with it a few milestones. Before we look ahead to next year’s event, let’s take a moment to look in the rearview. New City, New Vibe After so many years in Las Vegas, attendees […]
GoDaddy’s CEO is our Keynote Speaker!
We’re excited to announce our main keynote speaker for NamesCon Global 2020: Aman Bhutani, CEO of GoDaddy. Since taking the helm in September, Bhutani has reaffirmed his commitment to transparency, as well as GoDaddy’s commitment to helping individuals and entrepreneurs realize their visions by getting the right domain and the right website. “Aman is a […]
New NamesCon Partner Hotels: Aloft, the Driskill and Proper Hotel
From CEOs to domain investors, professionals from every corner of the domain industry are getting ready to join us in Austin for NamesCon Global 2020. That means we blew through two blocks of hotel rooms at the Omni Autin Hotel Downtown. So we reached out to three amazing nearby hotels—with the help of these new […]
Announcing the Agenda for NamesCon Global 2020
We’re happy to reveal the agenda for NamesCon Global 2020! You’ve already heard quite a bit about what we want to accomplish this year. You’ve heard about Domain Economic Forum, our initiative to quantify and develop the domain industry—now you can see what that looks like in terms of actual sessions. We’ll explore transparency while […]
NamesCon Global 2020 First Keynote Speaker Announcement
Phenomenal news! Announcing our first keynote speaker for NamesCon Global 2020: James Booth, the domain broker who runs the award-winning Phenom.com. He’s cleared over $30 million in sales before turning 30, with $10 million in 2019 alone. James got his start in wealth management, rolling the dice on a move to Southeast Asia to take […]
RightOfTheDot Domain Auction at NamesCon Global 2020: Submissions Now Open
Submissions are now open for the RightOfTheDot domain auction at NamesCon Global 2020! The live auction will take place Thursday, January 30 at the NamesCon Global conference in Austin, Texas. RightOfTheDot is bringing you this live auction for the fifth year, with world champion auctioneer Wayne Wheat. This year, the auction will take place on […]
How We’ll End NamesCon Global 2020 with a Bang
We mentioned earlier that NamesCon Global 2020 will feature a dedicated Fun Day, where attendees and partners can spend the day networking and celebrating after an intense few days of conferencing. Now it’s time to reveal the details: we’ll all be hitting Banger’s Sausage House and Beer Garden, an Austin institution famous for its sausage, […]
Pro and Newcomer Tracks to Raise Your Domain Game
NamesCon is all about moving the domain world forward, and that means making sure everybody is on the same page when it comes to understanding how this industry works. There are a surprising number of moving parts to the domain world, and you’ll get to know them all. Knowledge, as we all know, is power. […]