Issue 99		
Urly Inidcator	Friday, 12.28.01	Afternic.com 	


		Dear 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. Collections of traffic-catchers, properties developed as proof-of-concept sites, and portfolios of single names and logical sets vied for buyers' attention. Some sellers culled their holdings, releasing names they were unable to sell. Others swooped in to grab them, and in some cases enjoyed more success than their predecessors.   Gauging the domain name game by sales activity on Afternic, the second and fourth quarters showed unprecedented strength, suggesting that 2001 far outclassed previous years in aftermarket transaction 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 at the right of the dot, the current valuation logic will soon become obsolete.   In one way or another, the namespace will undergo massive change in 2002, but as always the aftermarket will provide the first indications of it.    Regards,  [IMAGE] Peter Girard, Director of Marketing http://www.afternic.com   			  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     [IMAGE] [IMAGE]  Register A Name Now     Renew Your Name Here!     Transfer To Name   Bargain Today!    		


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		christmas.ws  newyear.com  kwanzaatoys.com  present.ws  newyearscelebrations.com   	$500,000 $250,000 $6,995 $1,250 $500  				Holiday.nr  hanukkah.cc  giftgivingadvice.com  santa.la   	$240 $100 Make Offer Make Offer  			


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Urly Indicator, daily domain name news	


		 KRAFT GOBBLES UP PEZ COLLECTOR'S DOMAIN NAME  In 1998, Patrik Gerber registered Sugus.com. But the UN-backed World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) says Gerber should be evicted from Sugus.com because his use of the address infringes on a Kraft Foods trademark for confections sold in Europe under the "Sugus" brand. more ... Industry : Marketplace  [IMAGE]0 posts  			
		 ESPN RECLAIMS LOST DOMAIN NAME THROUGH DISPUTE PROCESS  Fumbled-domain holders are usually out of luck. But Sports TV network ESPN was able to get one back by turning to a process established by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to sort out trademark disputes over Net addresses. more ... Industry : Marketplace  [IMAGE]0 posts  			


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	QUOTE OF THE WEEK	


		"Good luck to everyone with their domains and happy holidays." bctopshot   			


	  DOMAINS AT WORK	


		FRIEND.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 Internet.  We ended up and Nauticom Internet Services, a company that provides dial up service to the Internet.  			


		WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS		


		 Appraisal of the Week artificialscience.com   [IMAGE]  Featured Sale of the Week cardshark.com $2,100 				Featured Friends and Family Member   cooldomains  (10/19/2000)   MEMBER SHOWCASE    Compartv.com  $1,200      empiretv.com  $950      ProvideTV.com  $900      			


	  ODDITIES AND DOT DOT DOTS......   Strange is sometimes good on the internet		


		WannaLaugh.com  WeirdandUnusual.com  MyFunny.com  Corniest.com   	$5,000 $500 $500 $150  				Flurm.com  grazyweb.com   Iwasdrunk.com   	$100 $50 $15  			


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		Domain Statistics	Period ended, December 14, 2001			
		Domains Registered .com/.net/.org	37,177,653			
		Highest # of Appraisers (24hrs): GeneralAutos.com 	19 Appraisers  			
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