Archive for the ‘Events’ Category
Posted February 10th, 2012
From CNN
Lady Gaga is already the reigning queen of Twitter, with her nearly 19 million followers topping those of anyone else on the site.
Now, she’s launching a site of her own.
Little Monsters, now in invite-only beta testing, is the pop princess’s effort at creating a network built around her fan base — which she’s dubbed the aforementioned “monsters.”
An early look at the site suggests it will be designed a lot like Pintrest, the fast-emerging mobile app that lets users “pin” locations and items that they like. Gaga’s site also will emphasize sharing and creating photos and videos, as well as letting other users promote content from others that they like (something similar to sites like Reddit and Digg).
See the full skinny HERE.
Posted in Events, Social Networks by Ken Taylor
Posted February 5th, 2012
Marksmen CEO, Ken Taylor, joined domain name valuation experts on the Thursday morning presentation at DOMAINfest 2012 in Santa Monica, CA.
Ken joined moderator Lisa Box (Oversee.net), Paul Nicks (Go Daddy) and Liesbeth Mac-de Boer (Sedo) in providing advice on setting domain prices, as well as buying and selling strategies.
The group was followed by keynote speaker Biz Stone, Twitter Co-Founder.
See more at Domain Name Journal
Posted in Conferences, Domain Names, Domain Sales and Auctions, Events by Ken Taylor
Posted January 11th, 2012
Name Quiver, our domain brokering arm here at Marksmen, is once again bringing premium names to the all-world auction platform of their partner, Moniker. These valuable domain names are taking pre-bids online now and will be auctioned live at DOMAINfest in Santa Monica, CA on Thursday, February 2nd from 4:30-6:00 PM , Pacific Time.
Last year Marksmen and Moniker sold SOCIAL.COM for an undisclosed Marksmen client for $2.6 Million USD. This was the highest reported domain sale of 2011 (DNJournal) and one of the top selling domain names in history.
This year Marksmen brings the following names to auction on behalf of their clients.
JUICE.COM
ECO.ORG
UNPLUGGED.COM
DESPIERTA.COM
NOTICIASINTERNACIONALES.COM
Get the full story on DOMAINfest and start pre-bidding online HERE.
Posted in Domain Sales and Auctions, Events by Ken Taylor
Posted June 29th, 2011
This year’s record breaking domain sale of Social.com comes courtesy of Marksmen’s sales division, NameQuiver, in partnership with Moniker and SnapNames.
The purchase of the domain for $2.6 million (previously reported as $2.5 million) by an undisclosed buyer was, according to the press release: “negotiated privately after an initial multi-million dollar offer.” The sale was co-brokered during DomainFest Europe in Barcelona, Spain.
Marksmen Inc CEO Ken Taylor said of the sale: “We’re very pleased with our partnership and Moniker’s ability to attract a buyer for Social.com, culminating in this successful outcome. We look forward to continuing to use our unique position in the industry to connect premium domain names to our clients and other end-users via auctions and private brokering.”
The release also states that: “Brokers considered Social.com a category-defining domain name at a time when social media has become the single largest growth sector on the Internet.”
Congratulations to Marksmen, NameQuiver, Moniker, SnapNames and the Undisclosed Buyer on this exciting transaction.
Tags: Ken Taylor, Marksmen, Moniker, NameQuiver, SnapNames, Social.com
Posted in Domain Sales and Auctions, domaining, Events by Kelly Hardy
Posted June 28th, 2011
As reported by David Goldstein: “There are not many organisations in the world that are as vociferous in their control of their trademarks as the International Olympic Committee. With the London Olympics scheduled for 2012, the IOC has issued social media guidelines for participants and other accredited persons.
The guidelines also refer to domain names that include “the word ‘Olympic’ or ‘Olympics’ or any similar words related thereto (or any foreign language equivalents thereof) are not allowed unless approved by the IOC beforehand.”
The IOC gives the example of[myname]olympic.com which would not be permitted while [myname].com/olympic would be allowed, but only during the period of the Olympic Games during which these Guidelines are applicable. The guidelines also note that “participants and other accredited persons may not create stand-alone Olympic-themed websites, application or any other feature to host coverage of the Olympic Games.”
Click HERE to read more.
Tags: IOC, London Olympics 2012, Olympic Games
Posted in Enforcement, Events, Intellectual Property by Kelly Hardy
Posted February 14th, 2011
Oversee.net has issued the following statement regarding the health events that have unfolded in the wake of the Playboy Mansion fundraiser:
“DomainSponsor, the organizer of the DOMAINfest Global conference, and its parent company, Oversee.net, have been made aware that several people in attendance at DOMAINfest and various evening events during the week became ill during the conference or after it concluded.”
Click HERE to read the full statement.
Tags: DomainFest Global, Oversee.net, Playboy Mansion
Posted in Conferences, Events by Kelly Hardy
Posted February 12th, 2011
Remember two days ago when the domain industry was making mainstream news we could all be proud of? Today, the domain industry made mainstream news again as DomainFest Global attendees contracted a retro disease from what they believe was a fog machine during a fundraiser at the Playboy Mansion.
The LA Times reports “Hugh Hefner’s legendary Playboy Mansion is the focus of a Los Angeles County Department of Public Health investigation after reports that dozens of visitors contracted a mysterious respiratory illness after attending a fund-raiser there earlier this month.” The Times goes on to explain “Many suspect their symptoms are related to Legionellosis, or Pontiac fever— a milder form of Legionnaires’ disease, which is caused by bacteria living in warm air-conditioning systems.
Many of those who became ill said they suspect a fog machine that was used at the party.”
Among those affected is David Castello, co-founder of Castello Cities Internet Network Inc who told The Times he is recovering from “fever, a dry cough, headaches and back spasms”.
NameSmash would like to wish everyone affected a speedy recovery.
Click HERE to read the full article.
Tags: DomainFest Global, Fog Machines, Playboy Mansion, Pontiac Fever
Posted in Conferences, Events, Internet Disorders, Tech News by Kelly Hardy
Posted January 21st, 2011
.NXT, “A Conference About New Internet Extensions” will invade the Hyatt Regency, on Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco from February 9-10, 2011.
Unlike the other conferences happening this winter (it feels like we’ve got one every week) .NXT addresses one topic only: New gTLDs. Geared toward applicants, anyone interested in working with new gTLDs and industry professionals who want to learn more about the realities of new gTLD implementation this conference is a do not miss. New applicants will be receiving practical advice from industry veterans who absolutely know what they are talking about.
If you are remotely considering joining the ranks of new gTLD applicants this is a crucial event and a great place to pick up staff, meet with consultants and start getting to know the familiar faces of this microscopic industry. With sessions on community trust, working with registrars and trust and community, this is not a light-weight snoozefest. Register and book hotel accommodations soon as spots are filling up fast.
Click HERE for more information on .NXT
Tags: .NXT, new gTLDs
Posted in Conferences, Cool Ideas, Events, gTLDS by Kelly Hardy
Posted January 6th, 2011
From the successful launch of IDNs to Google’s battle with China to the approval of .XXX, 2010 was a year marked by progress. We might not have flying cars, robot butlers or crops that thrive on Gatorade but we do have Twitter weddings.
Behold, the NameSmash 2010 year in review!
January
- Cybersquatting fell to a three year low
- Google threatened to leave China
- Expressions of Interest for new gTLDs (http://www.namesmash.com/?p=452#more-452) was a hot button topic
February
- China tightens rules for domain owners
- Afilias bought Dot Mobi
- ICANN warns that the adoption of IPV6 is essential
- The .CO launch is announced
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Tags: .xxx, 2010 year in review, gTLDS, ICANN, IDNs, IPv6, Tiffany vs. EBay, Vertical Integration
Posted in EOI, Events, gTLDS, ICANN, IDNs, Internet Security, IPv6, Know Your Domains, Registrars, Registries, Tech News, trademark issues by Kelly Hardy
Posted January 5th, 2011
The Cartagena meeting yielded lukewarm results for those hoping to see ICANN move forward with the new gTLD program. Although for those who were a little less hopeful, it was business as usual. Decisions were delayed and generally not much happened save for some incredible alcohol fueled photos that showed up on Facebook.
Although one could hardly expect a decision to be made on the Proposed Applicant Guidebook, when the public comment period closes the same day as the board meeting, (If you’ve ever read an ICANN comment thread, no one of sound mind could expect that they would be read and considered in a day). The new delay may make the May 30, 2011 launch date impossible. As applications can’t begin to be submitted until ICANN has completed a four month outreach campaign following the publishing of the Final Version of the Draft Applicant Guidebook, it looks like without the aid of a time machine, that launch date will come and go.
Although there is good news for those who still wish to comment on the PAG. ICANN as stated, “Comment deadlines have been pushed up “Taking into account public comment and decisions made during ICANN’s Cartagena meeting, the public comment period for the Proposed Final Applicant Guidebook and supporting documentation have been extended to 15 January 2011 (1200 UTC).”
While residual squabbling among various interests in new gTLDs continues, the Internet community seems to be ready to find solutions to the elements of the DAG that are problematic. As Natalie Dreyfus explains on her blog, “According to ICANN’s Adopted Board Resolution of December 10, 201 0, public comments following the publication of the fifth Draft Applicant Guidebook (DAG) identified four “overarching issues” to be addressed as a threshold for moving forward with the introduction of new gTLDs: trademark protection, mitigating malicious conduct, root zone scaling and economic analysis.”
It would benefit no one to sweep these issues under the rug and move forward with so much unresolved. The more comfortable we are as a group, the better the end result of our years of effort spent on this program will be. New gTLDs will not happen in a vacuum, they will be the result of all interests coming together to further the scope of the Internet. And we do need each other to move forward. Peter Dengate Thrush said it best, quoted in a December 10 news release from ICANN, “It is imperative that the launch of new gTLDs be handled cautiously and thoughtfully, and that all voices are heard and considered”.
While New gTLDs were the most hotly anticipated issue of the meeting, IDNs and .XXX were also on the table. Below is an outline of the current state of the three most pressing issues of the Cartagena meeting.
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Tags: .xxx, Cartagena, GAC, ICANN, ICM Registry, IDNs, new gTLDs
Posted in Conferences, Events, gTLDS, ICANN, IDNs, Registries by Kelly Hardy
