Reglikedomain industry desk

Fresh USA Today and Wall Street Journal articles

Another day, another series of domain name article is major publications.

The front page of today’s The Wall Street Journal covers the .xxx debate. It’s a fascinating story discussing the US Department of Commerce role in influencing decisions regarding the controversial domain name.

USA Today has a story titled “Domain names become premium Web real estate“. It discusses Amy Schrier, who sold Blue.com for $500,000. She bought the domain for $65,000 in 2002. The USAToday article is a high level general article regarding domain investment.

With every fresh article like this, especially ones in consumer publications like USA Today, a flood of newbies trying to get in on the game. As a word of warning to newbies looking for a quick buck, read these two posts:

Only speculate what you can lose

Fools rush in

Also on the wire

Other reporting from the domain desk.

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