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Attendees at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Silicon Valley conference were greeted with an entirely new look when the first full day of business got underway Tuesday with a 10:30am session that resembled an episode of The Tonight Show.

In addition to talking with his guests about the pluses and minuses of the dominating role that Google and Yahoo play in domain monetization, Neu screened a slickly produced video in which he played a role similar to Jay Leno in his "Jay Walking" segment on The Tonight Show.
The piece, filmed in Florida, presented an interesting view of how people on the street view domains and domainers.
During the lunch break NameMedia's Pete Lamson and Brian Carr presented an interesting breakdown of the positive aftermarket sales results the company is seeing in their AfternicDLS and BuyDomains units. They said their median sales price has been virtually unaffected by the recession in the general economy. Two afternoon seminars followed (one on SEO and the other on the future of PPC and alternatives like minisites). I'll have more details on all of the individual sessions in our upcoming conference review article.
The rest of the afternoon was devoted to RickLatona.com's live domain auction. The auction generated $375,000 in sales led by Shows.com ($102,000), SmartPhones.com ($95,000) and RemoteControls.com ($32,000).
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