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Domain name returns

Communicate.com (OTCBB: CMNN.ob) just released some comparable stock returns for its business versus other profitable internet firms. Communicate.com invests in valuable domains and turns them into functional sites, such as importers.com. Marchex (MCHX) on the list is also a domain name firm. As you can see the domain name business is a good place to be these days:

CMNN: 303.846%
GOOG: 181.352%
APTM: 94.437%
MCHX: 57.717%
NILE: 25.422%
YHOO: 16.135%
AMZN: 10.907%
EBAY: -7.996%
TZOO: -48.689%
FRGN: -59.016%

*Data as stated by Bloomberg.com (Aug. 31/05).

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