{"id":1176,"date":"2010-09-09T00:01:08","date_gmt":"2010-09-09T04:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=1176"},"modified":"2010-09-09T02:25:41","modified_gmt":"2010-09-09T06:25:41","slug":"my-votes-for-traffic-south-beach-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/my-votes-for-traffic-south-beach-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"My Votes for TRAFFIC South Beach 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since it’s now after 8:00 pm Eastern on the closing day of voting for the TRAFFIC South Beach awards<\/strong>, I can disclose who I voted for – and most importantly, why.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The domain industry seems to perpetually rotate itself around the same axis; thankfully, in recent years fresh additions to the field have brought fresh ideas and a brand new perspective on things.<\/p>\n

For example, worthwhile achievements such as ZFBot<\/strong><\/a> seem to get buried due to the domain industry lacking an understanding of its own needs.<\/p>\n

Without further ado, here are my votes:<\/p>\n

Sponsor of the year
\n<\/strong>.CO – for giving a new meaning to the term “domain registry” and for creating a dynamic marketing campaign that excelled in every way.<\/p>\n

Domainer of the year
\n<\/strong>Morgan Linton – for introducing a series of refreshing, independent multimedia productions related to domains and for covering most events through video blogging.<\/p>\n

Best Overall Domain Solution
\n<\/strong>Sedo – for keeping up with the times and playing a game of fair numbers, all while extending and expanding the b2b relationships.<\/p>\n

Best New Monetizing Solution
\n<\/strong>WhyPark – for offering a meaningful and versatile alternative to “old school” parking, without bullsh*t and without fanfare. It simply works well.<\/p>\n

Developer of the year
\n<\/strong>Tia Wood – for being the only true independent developer on the list; for being effective and yet keeping a low profile; because hours of PHP coding and MySQL structuring are matched by quality work and good support.<\/p>\n

The “We Get It” Award
\n<\/strong>Bodog and Slots.com – these guys got it and invested – without gambling their future; can’t go wrong with generics.<\/p>\n

Best domain news blog
\n<\/strong>Elliot Silver – for being a quality source of hands-on, experience-based content; for explaining what he tried, how he did it and admitting failure if that occurs. Elliot provides a balanced source of daily information on domains.<\/p>\n

Domain Hall of Fame
\n<\/strong>Michael Mann – for being himself, unlike most others in the industry.
\nRick Latona – for trying to be the best even under the most challenging circumstances.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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