Article: Competition Remains Hot for Web Domain Names

RENEE MONTAGNE
NPR Morning Edition
06-02-2008
Competition Remains Hot for Web Domain Names

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Making millions on real estate these days is tough unless your property is virtual. Web sites with names like Fund.com and Gasprices.com recently fetched quite a bit at auction. Many of the most marketable names have already been claimed, but there are a few gems left and plenty of people who want them.

NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports.

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Unidentified Man #1: I'm at 150,000? Now 175, 150, now 175.

YUKI NOGUCHI: At a live auction last week, there was a bidding war for Sagittarius.com, and the winner was Andy ...

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