Is(it)real.com – Or, the art of playing broken telephone

As kids, we used to play that game called "broken telephone". Other names for this game included, "operator", "grapevine" or "pass it down". It involved a chain of kids that would relay a short but quickly spoken phrase, rather silently. By the time the phrase reached the last kid, the phrase would … [Read more...]

TRAFFIC / Orlando – The synopsis of a great networking event

When I signed up for TRAFFIC / Orlando, my expectations from attending the conference were cut very dry and specific. I envisioned selling domains at the auction, meeting with other professionals dressed in suits and sharing ideas with the very core people of the domain industry. I'm able to say … [Read more...]

TRAFFIC / Orlando – Pictures from Day 2

Unfortunately, due to other obligations I will not be attending Day 3 of TRAFFIC but I will be present at the party at 8pm. I will leave it to the very competent hands of Ron Jackson to cover this day at DNJournal. :) Needless to say that in the evening of a very active day we had the chance to … [Read more...]

TRAFFIC / Orlando – Day 2 – Keynote speeches

The day started with my usual cup of coffee and a surprisingly smooth commute on Interstate 4. This time around I found my way inside the Disney resorts without getting lost. I managed to arrive about 15 minutes before the sessions would begin. I ran into Donny from Parked.com who gave me a brief … [Read more...]

TRAFFIC / Orlando – Day 1 – A great networking event!

Despite a surprisingly rainy morning that lasted until noon, Orlando was sunny and dry when I hit the road driving west, towards the Disney Resorts. After getting lost twice in the maze of entertainment parks that good old Walt Disney decided to build in the middle of the swamps in the 1960's, I … [Read more...]