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Thousands of New Domain Name Extensions Possible

We’re talking about introducing potentially thousands more names, said Paul Levins, executive officer of Icann The addressing system hasn’t fundamentally changed since its invention. These changes have the potential to have a huge impact on the way we express ourselves on the Net.

Domain Name Sells for $10 Million

In April, pizza.com sold for 2.6 million, not to be outdone by fund.com fetching a record $10 million in May by broker Clek Media.

Tucows Selects NameMedia’s Afternic.com as Exclusive Partner for Expired Domain Names

NameMedia today announced its award winning Afternic marketplace has been selected as the exclusive expiry auction partner by leading Internet registrar Tucows.

Tucker Carlson Gets His Domain Name

Conservative talk show host Tucker Carlson has won rights to the domain name TuckerCarlson.com.

News Articles on Domain Names

News articles on domain names in the mainstream media along with other internet domain name news and happenings

Microsoft buys premium domain name for search efforts

The world was abuzz a couple weeks ago when Microsoft announced its new cashback search engine. Less reported was that Microsoft quietly purchased the domain name CashBack.com.

CaringBridge Provides Free Websites

CaringBridge provides free websites to anyone going through a health crisis. This is a great free service to keep family and friends informed of the patients condition and recovery status.

Domain Name Questions

Welcome to DomainNamePotential.com's Domain Name Questions and Answers Page

Matt Cutts Does Domain Roundtable

Matt Cutts made an appearance today at the Domain Roundtable conference.

Domain Name Owner Wins Arbitration

WebMagic Ventures, owner of Ace.com, has won an arbitration brought against it by ACE Limited, an insurance company.

Hyphenated Domain Names

What are the advantages of using hyphenated domain names?

80% of Web Searches are for Information

"Although millions of people use Web search engines, researchers completed by show that by using relatively simple methods most queries submitted can be classified into one of three categories".

Domain Name Extensions

Which domain name extensions should you use to optimize your domain name?

Newspaper Advertising Suffered its Biggest Drop in More Than 50 Years

The Newspaper Association of America said total print advertising revenue in 2007 plunged 9.4% compared to 2006

Choosing a Good Domain Name

Hello, I have a question on choosing a good domain name and website concept.

Domain Name Ideas

When brainstorming domain name ideas should I consider using company names?

Buy Expired Domain Names

Comprehensive facts on how and where to buy expired domain names

Search Expired Domain Names

Search expired domain names and how catch a dropping domain name

Importance of Domain Names for Local Business

Comprehensive facts and advice on the Importance of Domain Names for Local Business

Buying Internet Domain Names

The benefits of buying internet domain names and using multiple domain names.

Domain or Company Names

Are large corporations using a generic domain or company names or both?

The Internet Domain Names

How the internet domain names you use can influence your traffic

Traffic Generation using Generic Domain Names

How to Increase Traffic using Generic Domain Names

Virtual Real-Estate

Analyzing the similarities between traditional real estate investing and Virtual Real-Estate

Website Hosting and Domain Names

How to use website hosting and domain names have more in common than you think

Domain Graduate: Domain Name Investing Book

The Domain Graduate book written by Sean Stafford provides an in depth analysis of the domain name industry

U.N. agency ousts record number of "cybersquatters"

WIPO, a U.N. agency based in Geneva, received 2,156 complaints alleging "abusive registration of trademarks on the Internet"...

Site Map

A site map for visitors to easily find all of the pages in the DomainNamePotential.com website

eBay to Cancel Domain Name Auctions?

Apparently there is some confusion as to whether eBay will include domain name auctions in their new digital goods policy.

Small Business Website Development

Are you searching for information on small business website development without breaking the bank?

Domain Names; The Gateway to the Internet!

Comprehensive information on how website and small business owners can profit from the potential use and development of internet domain names.

About DomainNamePotential.com

DomainNamePotential.com informs the business or website owner all about domain names and the importance of choosing the right domain name

Search Available Domain Names

Have you tried to search available domain names lately? It's true most of the good names are taken, but that doesn't mean they are not available.

Women on The Web

The purchase of the domain name women on the web .com by the creators of Wowowow.com is a perfect example of the development value in used domain names.

Domain Name Registrations Exceed 153 Million

The Internet grew by nearly 33 million domain names in 2007, according to the fourth quarter 2007 Domain Name Industry Brief published by VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the leading provider of Internet infrastructure for the networked world.

DataRecovery.com Sold for $1.7 Million

Dominik Mueller is reporting that ESS Data Recovery, Inc. yesterday announced the purchase of the generic domain DataRecovery.com.

IRS and Domain Names

Author Sandy K. Brooks, CPA writes about tax implications for domainers.

Network Solutions Sued For Defrauding Millions

The suit claims that the NSI has forced customers into buying domains from the company rather than through potentially cheaper avenues, in effect netting the company millions of dollars.

Politician's and Domain Names

Article at TimesUnion.com about local politicians and cybersquatting.

Time Warner Hijacking Typo's

"If you are a Road Runner customer, Road Runner is attempting to make money by presenting you with a page full of advertisements if you land on a domain name that does not exist or cannot be displayed".

Teen Millionaire

How one teenager turned an $8 domain name into a million dollar empire. Ashley Qualls' WhatEverLife.com is featured in Yahoo's People of the Web.

Daily Newspaper Stops Print Edition as Website Readers Soar

DNJournal.com is reporting:In what is believed to be a first, a well-known daily newspaper has just announced that it will stop printing a daily paper but will continue to operate as a web publication only.

Bored.com Sells for $4 Million

Investor's Business Daily is reporting Bored.com sold for $4 million

Cruise Domain Name Sells for Over $1 Million

"Cruise.co.uk has snapped up the rival domain name Cruises.co.uk from German travel company Nees Reisen for more than $1m, in order to save money on advertising and boost its presence on the search engine Google". This company understand the importance of domain names.

How to Sell a Domain Name

Some great tips on how and where to sell domain names from Lord Brar of DomainingTips.com Lord is also a moderator for DNForum, one of the most popular domain name forums.

Domain Name in the Works for Post Office

"Dot-post is an extension of the innovation currently happening in the postal agencies," said Paul Donohoe, the postal union's eBusiness manager. "They are investigating services that are looking for alternative ways to add value to communications."

Domain Name Appraisals

Interesting post on Rick Schwartz's blog about domain name appraisals.

My Website Development Journey

My website development journey and what I learned along the way.

ICANN To End Domain Tasting

A post on Sahar Sarid's Conceptualist.com blog explains ICANN's decision to end "Domain Tasting"

Purchasing Domain Names

Purchasing domain names before your competition does