State of the Industry 2008: Domain Experts Analyze 2007 Trends & Offer 2008 Forecasts

[Ron Jackson]

It's time again for DN Journal's annual Cover Story round up of domain industry experts to get their forecasts for the New Year as well as their thoughts on the key trends that impacted the domain business in 2007. We've brought back some of your favorites from past State of the Industry reports and also reached out to some new contributors to keep things fresh. In this article, you will hear from leading company CEOs, major domain portfolio owners, conference organizers and representatives from the legal, finance and domain development sectors.

The industry is coming off it's fourth consecutive year of robust growth. Can the domain engine keep barreling down the track even though there are problems in the general economy? Many think the answer is yes, but one major player says the industry's very success is attracting vultures who want to dine on your assets. You'll find it all here:

http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2008/january.htm

 

[duceman]

Excellent article Ron. :tu:

I'm hoping Schwartz is wrong about the coming storm. Kind of makes me think about what the Pilgrams ended up doing to the Native Americans.

 

[TPFLegionaire]

Good read

For a noobie like me, this was very informative

I found out about the Internet Commerce association...

can't do any harm to subscribe to their newsletter:
http://www.internetcommerce.org/newsletters :imho:

 

[doggyowner]

A great must-read, as always. Schwartz prophecy on the future domain name dystopia is scary stuff.