DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – March 7, 2024: NameJet, SnapNames & the Domain Aftermarket

As we say on DomainSherpa – all roads lead to domains. And in the reverse, domains has us venturing “down the rabbit hole” into different topics all the time. This is a tech-adjacent, digital asset, pop-culture, tangent-positive monthly podcast – with some domains stuff thrown into the mix for good measure.

In this episode, JT is joined by Drew, Matt Overman of Identity Digital, and Mike White of Newfold Digital to discuss the domain name aftermarket. Mike manages NameJet and Snapnames on behalf of Newfold, Matt and JT were both previous GMs of NameJet, and Drew was one of NameJet’s power users in the past and they all dive into the platform and how it operates in the domain aftermarket ecosystem. They also discuss the domain name lifecycle, different types of inventory on the platforms, how ccTLDs and gTLDs operate in the aftermarket, and a whole lot more!

So, tune in and jump down the rabbit hole with the Rabbit Hole Gang!

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Down The Rabbit Hole

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This Show’s Sherpas

Jonathan Tenenbaum

Jonathan Tenenbaum (JT) is an accomplished Internet industry veteran and digital asset expert. An attorney by trade, he spent over 14 years with Web.com in various legal and business roles, including nearly 5 years managing NameJet, the leading domain name aftermarket platform.

Now Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel of MediaOptions, the top domain brokerage agency, Jonathan is also the Host & Executive Producer of DomainSherpa - where they cover all types of digital assets, including crypto and NFTs, and where "all roads lead to domains"!

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Andrew Rosener

Andrew Rosener is the CEO of the industry-leading domain name broker Media Options.

Andrew is widely considered a thought leader and expert on domain name value & methodology as well as domain name sales & acquisitions. With 20 years experience with domain names, Andrew has leveraged his knowledge and expertise to make MediaOptions the go-to domain name firm for startup & company domain acquisitions as well as high value domain name sales.

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Matt Overman

Matt Overman is currently Chief Revenue Officer at Identity Digital, which simplifies and connects the online world with relevant and memorable domain names that allow people to build, market and own their digital identities. They own the world’s largest portfolio of top-level domains and operate hundreds of others for registry partners on our innovative registry services platform. Across all their businesses, they safely and securely operate nearly 25 million domains.

Before re-branding to Identity Digital, Donuts acquired Rightside and Matt led Rightside’s monetization and premium domain sales business.

Matt previously served as General Manager of NameJet, establishing it as the premier auction marketplace in the domain name industry. He has also managed specialized sales efforts for five of the web’s top 10 registrars.

Prior to joining Rightside, Matt held positions at Hotkeys and McCann Erickson in Seattle.

Matt holds a B.A. from DePauw University.

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Mike White

Michael White, VP Aftermarket Newfold Digital, been in the industry since late 90’s starting in the Search world and then moved into Domains back in late 2006 where I worked closely with Moniker to help pioneer the Live Auction scene. From there we combined efforts with the Auction platform Snapnames and ultimately landed at Web.com in 2014 to run the aftermarket division. In 2021 Endurance International Group merged with Web.com forming a new company, Newfold Digital. Michael currently oversees all secondary market domain sales at Newfold Digital which includes managing Snapnames, NameJet and BuyDomains.

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