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John Battelle, Internet Visionary and Best Selling Author, and Peter Hillary, Everest Adventurer and Climber, Headline DOMAINfest Global in HollywoodNovember 20, 2007; 02:51 AM Los Angeles, CA -- DomainSponsor™, the domain monetization business of Oversee.net, today announced that John Battelle, an Internet visionary and best selling author, and Peter Hillary, son of Sir Edmond Hillary and world-class adventurer, will be keynote speakers at the second annual DOMAINfest™ Global event scheduled for January 21-23, 2008 in Hollywood, California. John Battelle is the best selling author of The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture and a co-founding editor of Wired Magazine. He is an acclaimed thought leader on the tech-driven transformation of business, the economy, and culture. He is also a founder and Executive Producer of the Web 2.0 and Foursquare conferences. Most recently, Battelle founded and serves as CEO for Federated Media. Peter Hillary has achieved two summits of Mount Everest and has more than 25 years of experience in extreme risk environments. Carrying on his father’s spirit of adventure, he has completed 36 other mountaineering expeditions, was involved in the development of a new route across Antarctica to the South Pole, and was the first to have traversed the length of the Himalayas. In commenting on DOMAINfest’s keynote speakers, Lawrence Ng, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Oversee.net said, “We want our publisher clients to have the best context for the search industry and there is no one better than John Battelle to provide that. When it comes to risk taking and the entrepreneurial spirit that defines our day-to-day accomplishments, only a Peter Hillary could give us that perspective. We are excited and honored to have both of them join us.” DOMAINfest will also feature Frank Schilling, one of the world’s most famous domainers, to host the conference's first Domainer Town Hall. This, coupled with an agenda filled with new content – segmented by experience level – and quality learning and networking opportunities, makes for an exceptional event. In addition, two SnapNames Live™ auctions are scheduled for DOMAINfest Global. This will mark the debut of SnapNames Live™, a live auction system for premium domains recently announced by SnapNames. The auctions promise a collection of exceptionally valuable names. Having completed nearly one million aftermarket transactions, SnapNames is uniquely qualified to manage the sale and delivery of premium domain names. Domain submissions are being accepted until December 11, 2007. To submit domains or sign up to participate in the auctions, visit http://www.snapnames.com/live. DOMAINfest Global is open to all. To register or to get more information about DOMAINfest Global – including speaker and sponsorship opportunities – visit http://www.domainfest.com or e-mail [email protected]. Hotel reservations can be booked at http://domainfest.com/hotel.php. About DOMAINfest About SnapNames About Oversee.net Oversee was recently named to the Inc. 500 and is a finalist in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 of Los Angeles. Oversee was also named “Internet and New Media Company of the Year” by the Technology Council of Southern California and its CEO and Co-Founder, Lawrence Ng, was named a winner of the 2007 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Greater Los Angeles program in the technology category. To learn more, please visit http://www.oversee.net.
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