The winter ICANN meeting is being held in Los Angeles, California from 29th October to 2nd November. It will probably be in the Marriot Marina del Rey, though I the exact location doesn't seem to have been announced as yet. I'm praying that there's a discount rate for the hotel, as the list price is rather high! … [Read more...] about ICANN California – Marina Del Rey?
Poker.de Sells For 695000 Euro!
Since I can't be in two places at once I wasn't able to attend DomainFest in Amsterdam this week, which is a pity, as the live domain auction produced a very interesting result. The domain poker.de was sold for a staggering 695,000 Euro! That's the highest price ever paid for a ccTLD domain (on the record). … [Read more...] about Poker.de Sells For 695000 Euro!
Off to the IIA Conference in the morning
I'll be at the IIA conference all day tomorrow with a few of our crew. I'll be chairing one of the breakout sessions in the afternoon, which should be quite interesting. We'll also have a stand, so you can pop by and say "hi" if you're around :) The only thing I'm dreading is the trip up in the morning, as everyone is saying that the "Mad Cow" just got madder! … [Read more...] about Off to the IIA Conference in the morning
IBS.it – Impressively Fast Delivery
I ordered the new Agricantus CD on Sunday night / early Monday morning from IBS I wasn't expecting it to arrive until tomorrow or possibly Friday, but it got here around 10 am this morning Wow! That is impressive! … [Read more...] about IBS.it – Impressively Fast Delivery
Optimus Keyboard Pricing
The Optimus keyboard has been hyped a lot. For a product that you can't even purchase yet the amount of hype surrounding it is impressive. The price was announced a couple of weeks ago and it is equally impressive in a sort of "Oh my God you'll need a bank loan to get this" sort of way. The price for the keyboard (presumably excluding shipping etc.,) is $1564!! Ouch! … [Read more...] about Optimus Keyboard Pricing