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We’re coming towards the end of 2016 now, and so we thought it would be interesting to take stock of a year in domaining and recap some of the highlights of this year. Below, we take a look back at some of the biggest stories of the year...

Local domain name networking events and meetups are an excellent way to make new contacts and friends within the industry, whilst enjoying the opportunity to talk about business with like-minded professionals. This week in the calendar of domain...

This year’s NamesCon was the largest ever. Over the past three years, the domain name industry event has evolved from a conventional domain conference into a four-day powerhouse of entertainment and networking.

NamesCon attendance has doubled in...

NamesCon 2016 was an excellent place to learn about the domain industry with plenty of speeches, live events, and networking opportunities to keep you busy for four days. However, for those who weren't able to attend NamesCon in person...

The last day of NamesCon 2016 is here. On NamesCon's main stage, we've seen Uniregistry unveil a new market platform, and we have witnessed the success of the RightOfTheDot auction that sold nearly $1.5 million dollars worth of domain names...

One of the most anticipated live auctions in domain industry history is about to get underway in Las Vegas.

The NamesCon auction, which is being run by RightOfTheDot, is expected to be one of the largest auctions the domain industry has ever...

The annual NamesCon domain industry conference is under way in Las Vegas, with many opportunities for those in attendance to learn from some of the best in the business.

Today marks one of the most important events during NamesCon: the keynote...

With just under a month to go before NamesCon, this is a perfect time to prepare, pre-network, and talk about the powers of networking at the conference. NamesCon is not only a place to educate yourself in domain name investing from some of...

“When I set out to do this, new domains were kind of a bad word,” said Daniel Negari while making a speech to the Southern California Domainers Meetup last Thursday in Santa Monica. He further added that if we fast-forward to present day...

After being a member of Namepros for almost 12 years, it was an amazing experience to finally meet Namepros staff, and a blessing to have met @Eric_Lyon and his family this past Saturday. The meeting took place at a Starbucks in San...

Shane Cultra began investing in domain names 20 years ago. Through years of trial and tribulation, he discovered his own niche and strategy in the market to lucratively flip domains. He is now the founder of the popular domain blog...

Not to be confused with Jonathan Frakes (although there is a slight resemblance), @Jothan Frakes co-founded NamesCon with Richard Lau and is a renown TLD expert. With over 28 years of tech and domain industry experience in pivotal roles...

Alan Sullivan is a Big Data Specialist with DomainDiction. On the company’s website, his biography reads that Alan is an “innovator, technologist and businessman who has been directly involved in the technology of the Internet since 1997, right...

Frederick Schiwek is the co-founder and CEO of DomainInvest with over 15 years of experience in internet marketing, international business development, and of course, domain names. In fact, he has over 50,000 domain names in his portfolio...

If you have had the pleasure of seeing any of Frank Schilling’s keynote speeches in the past, then you know that he doesn’t disappoint. Frank captivated a crowded hall filled with hundreds of people at NamesCon 2015 with this speech. I’ll let...

"We're all here at a really interesting moment in time because this is probably the best domain show I've been to in five years," said Frank Schilling during his keynote speech at NamesCon 2015.

But don't take it from Frank alone...

As we all know, NamesCon is being held on January 11th-14th in 2015. Many will be attending and looking forward to networking with other domain investors, industry leaders, and related companies. In business, networking is a task that should be...