Message-ID: <25713415.1075855287784.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 05:26:35 -0800 (PST) From: afternic_support@adm.chtah.com To: louise@enron.com Subject: 2001 In The Rearview, The Urly Indicator for December 28.01 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: "Afternic" @ENRON X-To: louise@enron.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Louise_Kitchen_Jan2002_1\Kitchen, Louise\Deleted Items X-Origin: Kitchen-L X-FileName: lkitchen (Non-Privileged).pst =09Issue 99=09=09 Urly Inidcator=09Friday, 12.28.01=09Afternic.com =09 =09=09Dear Afternic Member , Ought-one is nearly done. It leaves in its = wake perhaps the most tempestuous 12 months in domain name history. Absent = the streaking Internet market, domain investors' strategies were tested. Co= llections of traffic-catchers, properties developed as proof-of-concept sit= es, and portfolios of single names and logical sets vied for buyers' attent= ion. Some sellers culled their holdings, releasing names they were unable t= o sell. Others swooped in to grab them, and in some cases enjoyed more succ= ess than their predecessors. Gauging the domain name game by sales activi= ty on Afternic, the second and fourth quarters showed unprecedented strengt= h, suggesting that 2001 far outclassed previous years in aftermarket transa= ction volume. But for those domain investors that identified and thrived on= reliable market patterns, this year threw a serious wrench into the works:= new TLDs. The namespace changed more radically than some realized when .= biz and .info entered the root. Initial assessments of new gTLDs' crashing = success and failure are laughably premature especially considering many of = the most valuable .biz names haven't been released. It may be years before = their true impact is felt on the 'net and their true value is reflected in = the aftermarket. But if netizens begin to recognize meaning in the string a= t the right of the dot, the current valuation logic will soon become obsole= te. In one way or another, the namespace will undergo massive change in 2= 002, but as always the aftermarket will provide the first indications of it= . Regards, [IMAGE] Peter Girard, Director of Marketing http://www.after= nic.com =09=09=09 More than 30 MILLION NAMES to choose from [IMAGE] = Powered by [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Your membership status is unconfirmed.= Click here to complete your registration . Domain Wanted Ads [I= MAGE] [IMAGE] Register A Name Now Renew Your Name Here! Transfer T= o Name Bargain Today! =09=09 =09[IMAGE] This December....EIGHTS ARE WILD! Get $8.88 .com, .net, and .= org domains at NameBargain! Crazy eights not your game? 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But Sports TV network ESPN was able to = get one back by turning to a process established by the Internet Corporatio= n for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to sort out trademark disputes ove= r Net addresses. more ... Industry : Marketplace [IMAGE]0 posts =09=09=09 [IMAGE]=09 [IMAGE]=09BACK-ORDER=09 [IMAGE]=09[IMAGE]=09[IMAGE] southernhoney.com niceauction.com holidaysdo= wnunder.com miamidiscounts.com cuddlebees.com adprojector.com bigcircus= .org tokyoflower.com $35 $35 $35 $35 $35 $35 $35 $35 [IMAGE] =09[IMA= GE]=09[IMAGE]=09 =09QUOTE OF THE WEEK=09 =09=09"Good luck to everyone with their domains and happy holidays." bctops= hot =09=09=09 =09 DOMAINS AT WORK=09 =09=09FRIEND.COM It is the time of giving, sharing and reuniting with old = friends. So the URLy decided to find out where friend.com took us on the In= ternet. 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Strange is sometimes good on the int= ernet=09=09 =09=09WannaLaugh.com WeirdandUnusual.com MyFunny.com Corniest.com =09$= 5,000 $500 $500 $150 =09=09=09=09Flurm.com grazyweb.com Iwasdrunk.com = =09$100 $50 $15 =09=09=09 =09[IMAGE] [IMAGE]=09 =09=09=09=09=09=09 =09=09Domain Statistics=09Period ended, December 14, 2001=09=09=09 =09=09Domains Registered .com/.net/.org=0937,177,653=09=09=09 =09=09Highest # of Appraisers (24hrs): GeneralAutos.com =0919 Appraisers = =09=09=09 =09=09=09 Subscriptions Unsubscribe Advertisers To become a sponsor of= the URLy Indicator or to learn more about advertising opportunities on Aft= ernic.com, please visit: Advertising =09=09=09 =09=09=09=09=09=09 [IMAGE]