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The deep interview of Domisfera about .mobi domains with Pinkard Alan Brand from dotMobi
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Domisfera wanted to know more about the real state of .mobi domains, so asked for an interview with Pinkard Alan from dotMobi.This is the result, if they are enough and relevant questions and comments from the readers, Domisfera will make a second interview.
(1) [Domisfera.com] What is your full name?, Where do you come from?
[Pinky Brand’s response:] My full name is Pinkard Alan Brand. Everyone calls me by my nickname, which is "Pinky." I am originally from Houston, Texas. Since 1998 I have been located in the Washington D.C. area after selling my first domain name related business (idNames) to Network Solutions. You can obtain information on my background and history by visiting my personal mobile site at pinky.mobi or my PC-based web site at pinkybrand.com.
(2) What did you do before working in dotMobi?, How do you begin in the domaining world?
In the 80s I worked in the television news and advertising industries. In the 90s I became an entrepreneur and started investing in a variety of businesses. In 1996 I became very interested in the domain name industry literally after seeing the original InterNIC WHOIS site in the middle of the night. The next day I co-founded a ccTLD registration company called idNames that I later sold to Network Solutions when they were still a monopoly. This company went from $0 to $33 million in annual revenue in 4 years. In 2002 I co-founded a corporate domain name registrar called Arcemus that we later sold to Iron Mountain. It does millions in annual revenue as well. Again, you can obtain information on my background and history in the domain name industry by visiting my personal sites at pinkybrand.com or on mobile at pinky.mobi .
(3) What is your daily work in dotMobi?, How is any day for you in the firm?
I am the Director for New Markets at dotMobi. That means I’m working with domain name professionals, domainers, content, brand and trademark owners and others worldwide to inform them about the mobile Internet ecosystem opportunity, to register .mobi names and how to develop relevant and compelling mobile Internet content. I also share responsibility for policy and processes related to the allocation of our Premium Names.
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