China’s government reported today that the number of Internet users there has soared to 221 million.
It was a 61 percent increase over the 137 million Internet users reported at the start of 2007.
Nielsen Online estimates the U.S. online population at 221 million as well, but it counts only those with home or work access, as […]

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Canadian businesses reported record online e-commerce activity in 2007, with Internet sales reaching nearly $63 billion for the year, according to new data released today by Statistics Canada.
However, Canadian businesses are still more likely to be buyers than sellers online.
Only about 8 per cent of private sector companies reported selling goods and services online in […]

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Baidu.com, reported net income for the 1st quarter jumped 71.5% to $20.9 million, or 60 cents a share, in the first quarter, matching the estimate consensus of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.
Costs related to Baidu’s Japan operations in the first quarter totaled $4.3 million, which reduced earnings by 12 cents a share.
Revenue jumped 108% to […]

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CNET Networks and Yahoo announced today what they term a broad, three year strategic partnership that includes content, advertising, and search marketing components.
Under the partnership:
CNET.com will provide technology content, including news, product reviews and original video, to Yahoo Tech and Yahoo […]

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Business association for domain name registrants and investors broadens representation; future board seats to be filled by direct elections
WASHINGTON, DC (April 28, 2008) – The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), the business association for domain name registrants and investors, said today Philip Reynolds has been elected to the organizations Board of Directors.
Reynolds is general manager of […]

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A few months ago we wrote how domains, like commodities and collectibles continue to increase in value in poor economic times.
Why because they are rare.
If there is only one of something, there will be a market for it.
Today there is further evidence of this.
The infamous David Ortiz Red Sox jersey that was buried and then […]

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A couple of days ago we published a post about Yale University economist Robert Shiller predictions for the housing market, and today the government released new report showing that new home sales fell in March to the lowest level in more than 16 years.
March sales came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 526,000, […]

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Villas.com at auction at TDNAM.com is at $111K with 11 hours to go and reserve has not been meet
Chicken.org is at auction on ebay.com with a $15K starting bid, and a $25K buy it now.

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Here are 3 domains that are being offered with financing by the owner.
We generally don’t do this but we know the owner personally.
As far as I know this is exclusive to our site.
SaintKittsAndNevis.com   $18,000   $300/month for 60 months
TreatmentProgram.com  $3600      $100/month for 36 months
TelevisionRepair.com      $6000      $100/month for 60 months
If you have interest, in one or all […]

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Microsoft’s Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Wednesday that his company’s $44 billion offer for Yahoo reflects Yahoo’s worth and Microsoft has no plan to raise it.
“We know what Yahoo’s worth. $44 billion is a lot of money,” Ballmer said at a conference in Milan.
Ballmer said Microsoft is “prepared to move forward alone without Yahoo” if […]

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