Two weeks ago, I posted my TRAFFIC 2012 nomination list.
Now it’s the time to expand on it, explaining why I nominated each person or company. By doing so, I’m able to keep notes other than mental ones – after all, this is the purpose of a domain industry blog – as well as providing information for others to peruse.
BEST NEW MONETIZING SOLUTION – Nominated VooDoo.com
The company started in quiet mode, after it was formed by several technology ‘brains’ behind the now extinct Parked.com. Their back-end is superb, the stats and flow of the management panel is clean, and since they primarily use Google, PPC is higher than other feeds.BEST OVERALL DOMAIN SOLUTION – Nominated Sedo.com
Sedo remains the best overall domain solution, due to the aggressive expansion in the global domain market. A decade since its formation, Sedo has grown substantially, to the point that it has become a household name, the same way GoDaddy is for domains. While there is still a lot of room for improvement, Sedo remains #1 when it comes down to offering a combined platform for parking and trading domain names.THE “WE GET IT” AWARD – Nominated Facebook
Facebook is infused into the lives of almost a billion users around the world; its ability to adapt in a territory that no company has tested before at such a scale, is commendable. Stock valuation is not the sole metrics, and remember: when a service is offered for free, the userbase is the actual product. You are it.DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR – Nominated Tia Wood
I’ve known Tia for six or seven years; she’s a hard-working, talented web developer that is not afraid to take challenges in an industry dominated by men. Her programming is clean, her talent is well-rounded and she is patient with domainers; the latter, is a big plus as domainers are impatient and demanding.DOMAIN BROKER OF THE YEAR – Nominated Andrew Rosener
Andrew is very efficient, and he actually responds to emails the same day. He’s serious about his job and produces results. In an industry that lacks official certifications, such as that of a “domain broker”, his experience and past results actually offer a great advantage to sellers and buyers alike.BEST DOMAIN BLOG – Nominated Domain Incite
Kevin Murphy is a British blogger, and thus possesses the background to write insightful articles in the “Queen’s English”. His focus is well-defined, his articles are substantiated by extensive research and his sense of humor – or, humour – is quite elegant. Quality over quantity almost always wins.SPONSOR OF THE YEAR – Nominated Sedo.com
In my opinion, Sedo was the top company from the list of TRAFFIC sponsors as provided by Rick Schwartz.DOMAINER OF THE YEAR – Nominated Michael Cyger
Michael Cyger and his DomainSherpa outfit have been the butt of several jokes, on DomainGang, due to his stunning ability to produce lengthy video footage of domain industry interviews. But that’s exactly the reason why I admire Michael: he never gets boring with his questions and he won’t be running out of people to interview, any time soon.DOMAIN HALL OF FAME – Nominated Morgan Linton
Morgan Linton is a young man in the industry but his background in affiliate marketing, video editing, production and business building make him worthy of this distinction, usually reserved for people at least 10 years older. He also has a cunning sense of humor and maintains top spirits even when others question his motivation. If I were a corporation I would hire Morgan as top talent, because he truly deserves a lot of credit for his multifaceted work.
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