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Back to My Old Stomping Grounds For a Family Wedding & Research on a GeoDomain Project
I'm currently in Sarasota, Florida where our son will be getting married on the beach this weekend. While I'm in Sarasota - the place where I began a TV sporstcasting career - I will also be researching a possible geodomain project. More details in what will be my last Lowdown post until Tuesday.

Closing Day (Thursday) Photos & Highlights from the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver Conference
The curtain came down on Canada's first T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference Thursday evening in Vancouver, BC. The event closed with a live domain auction that netted nearly $700,000 thanks to a pair of blockbuster 7-figure sales. Attendees also watched E.CO sell for 81K on closed circuit TV.

Day Two (Wednesday) Photos and Highlights From T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver
Day Two at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver conference featured a fireside chat with the father of Canada's .CA extension, John Demco, and a panel discussion about its future. There was also a .CA domain auction and a panel discussion about the future of domains in general.

DN Journal's Opening Day Photos & Highlights from the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver Conference
Canada's first T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference ever attracted the show's biggest audience of the year when the event got underway Tuesday in Vancouver. Attendees turned out to network with fellow domain investors in a town that has produced some of the most successful domain investors of all time.

T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Pre-Show Photos & Notes from One of the World's Most Beautiful Cities, Vancouver, Canada
After getting up at 4am so we could catch an early flight from our home base in Tampa, Florida to Vancouver, British Columbia for this week's T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver conference, my wife Diana and I arrived in the spectacularly beautiful Canadian city this afternoon. Here are some pre-show photos and notes.

Center of the Domain Universe: Vancouver + New Industry Websites and Events of Note
Many of the domain industry's movers and shakers are converging on Vancouver, British Columbia for Canada's first-ever T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference + notes on some new industry websites and events.

Year's First Multi-Million Dollar Sale + Two 6-Figure Deals Top New DN Journal Sales Report
The weekly DNJournal.com domain sales report is out and it was a very solid 7 days for the aftermarket. After three straight weeks without a sale above the five-figure level, the market broke loose with the biggest sale of 2010 entering the books along with a pair of nice 6-figure sales,

A Post Memorial Day Potpourri With Dan Warner, ICANN and .Mobi all in the Mix
Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com, some background on our new Cover Story about Dan Warner, plus concerns about how a proposed ICANN policy could harm aftermarket sales and our take on a newspaper story that says .mobi has at least one foot in the grave.

Dan Warner's Wild Ride: He's Been Up, Down, Over & Out - But He's Still in the Race
New DN Journal Cover Story: The life of former Fabulous.com leader Dan Warner. He has done a hitch in the Navy, worked as a carpenter, paramedic, fireman, software developer & pharmaceutical salesman + survived a near fatal accident & a thieving CFO who wound up in jail after destroying Warner's multi-million $ company.

In the News: T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver & Milan - DOMAINfest Europe - Nelson Brady - E.co Auction
A holiday weekend news roundup from DN Journal includes: The latest update on T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver - Photos from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Milan - DOMAINfest Europe Releases Agenda and Opens Registration - Former SnapNames VP Nelson Brady Admits Shill Bidding in Response to $33 Million Lawsuit + E.co Goes Up for Bid

Highlights from Verisign's 25 Years of .Com Gala Held Wednesday Night in San Francisco
Verisign staged a 25 Years of .Com Gala Wednesday night in San Francisco co-hosted by comedian Dana Carvey and Sun Microsystems Co-Founder Scott McNealy. We have a first hand account from Aron Meystedt, the current owner of the first .com domain ever registered, who was among those recognized at the event.

Gamez.com Takes Top Spot on This Week's Sales Chart With Solid Sale at Sedo
The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. A dozen .coms took places on our latest Top 20 Chart with the ccTLDs also turning in a strong showing with six chart entries. A pair of .nets gave the non .com gTLDs representation on the elite list as well.

How CentralNic Utilizes the World's Greatest Collection of 2-Letter .Com Domain Names
Yesterday we ran a video interview with CentralNic Founder Robert Pooke who explained how he assembled the world's greatest collection of 2-letter .com domains - a portfolio that includes US.com, UK.com, EU.com and LA.com to name a few. Today CentralNic GM Joe Alagna details how the company utilizes their LL domains.