“As the Internet continues to sprawl, virtual locations once
available for a $70 registration fee now command thousands, even
millions of dollars.”
“Expect to pay dearly for Web addresses that are easy to
remember…”
“Simply put, the best words are gone. There is a cottage
industry buying and selling… domain names…”
““It’s estimated that 97 percent of names in Webster’s has
been registered,” said Tim Pluma, director of sales and
marketing at name broker GreatDomains.com.”
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
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