I haven't had much time to blog over the last couple of days, so I'll be uploading more photos etc., once I get back to Ireland. The last few nights have been a bit mental (in a good way!) so last night we took it a bit easier and finished up in Red Rock on Sunset around 1. I'll be meeting a couple of the other stragglers in about half an hour for breakfast before coming back … [Read more...] about Leaving LA …
Discussion of IDN, ccTLDs and new TLDs – DomainFest
A panel of experts drawn from several quarters led a very compact and intense panel session on IDN, ccTLDs and new TLDs. Most panel discussions I've attended have either run on too long or dragged a bit. In the case of yesterday's session the opposite was the truth. The panel was comprised of Tina Dam (ICANN), who gave a brief update on IDN. She was followed by Hiro Hotta … [Read more...] about Discussion of IDN, ccTLDs and new TLDs – DomainFest
Michael Arrington Talk – Domain Fest LA
Michael Arrington gave a very entertaining talk at lunchtime today. Arrington, who is best known as editor of Techcrunch, formerly worked in the domain industry, so he was able to cover some areas of interest to domainers. A lot of what he talked about was about web 2.0, but with a slant for the domain industry. Topics covered included RSS, content and AJAX.. It was … [Read more...] about Michael Arrington Talk – Domain Fest LA
Domain Fest Kicks Off
Domain Fest kicked off yesterday afternoon with registration in the mezzanine of the Hollywood Renaissance. I now feel "branded", as I'm walking around the place with a big name tag hanging from a lanyard. All delegates got a nice little bag jammed with goodies - the dotMobi guys provided a branded luggage label, which I can definitely see coming in useful on my way back! After … [Read more...] about Domain Fest Kicks Off
Domainers in LA …
DomainFest kicks off this afternoon with the registration, a talk of some kind and a party... It's hardly surprising that some of the delegates had arrived already and when you combine that with an ICANN regional meeting in Santa Monica.. Yes - you guessed it. Domain types everywhere. Yesterday evening I met up with Freddy from EuroDns and a couple of the others who were here … [Read more...] about Domainers in LA …