2006 & DNF
In 2005 many of investors in the search of a place to research, buy, & sell IDN Domains left DNForums.com. In 2006 I think it was a big surprise to all of us when DNF made sections catering to IDN investors. At the time Adam Dicker was still actively the global admin for the site.
Not only did Adam create IDN sections but I believe he was the first speaker to speak about the potential of IDN Domains at TRAFFIC. I still haven’t seen more than 2 of his registrations but hear he has a large collection in various languages. The rumor is Adam aka DCG (Dot Com God) has about 5,000 of these babies closed away.
Adam was also scooped up to work in domain acquisitions for iReit to provide a way for domainers to sell portfolios. It seems like he has a good vision for IDNs & I’m wondering how DNF will change with the recent interest in global investing.
There are a lot of changes in the industry as a whole, search engines, type in traffic, browser support, PPC, parking affiliates, but DNF has been stable as the biggest business resource for domainers. You can access the IDN sales section at DNF here