It's hard to believe that for most of the 90s, a single company, Network Solutions, had a government-issued monopoly on registering domain names. It's surprising how little of the company's back story — how it got into the domain name business, or who owned it — has been told. Part 2 picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

Now there will be able to be sites like www.Visit.Paris or www.drink.coke or even www.meditateabout.佛 <-- Buddha written in Chinese.

But don't think you can go out and grab .coke or .!!! or .sex to score some quick cash. It will cost at least $100,000 and you will need to prove a business plan and show technical hardware to support the new domain. picked by Moe 1 year ago

We looked at a map of Britain and realised that their towns' names read like an erotic novel. So we went looking for more certifiably retarded place names. picked by lunarcadia 3 years ago

I challenge you to find worse. picked by andrewinmelbourne 2 years ago

Doh. Domain squatters snatched away the domain name GeorgeWBushLibrary.com and made an easy $34,990 profit on promptly selling it to back to Yuma Solutions, the web development company that let it expire. picked by suebe 12 months ago

Want to check out Pen Island? Then go visit www.penisland.net picked by ogri2003 3 years ago

The internet is many things to many people. For some it is a vital business tool. For others it is an indispensable means of communication. Others yet look on it as a vast repository of all human knowledge. Most people think of it as the thing with the funny cat pictures though. If you need to know that I Can Has Cheezburger first appeared on 13th June 2006, that the O RLY owl has been around... read full post picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Cool collection of, well... unusual business cards. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

As hundreds of people queued up around the US to get their hands on Apple's new iPhone, dozens of entrepreneurs were at home on their computers hoping to cash in on the hype - by registering internet sites incorporating the iPhone name. picked by pjanaway 2 years ago

Enter your surname in World Names Profiler and find its orgin and density on a world map.

The site has been compiled by researchers from the University College London. picked by DoggyLives 1 year ago

This organisation offers people the opportunity to invest in small business in developing countries, something that might be less risky than the current stock market.

I think I'm going to try this. picked by Ankabout 3 months ago

NY's highest court is hearing a case involving the limits of Eminent Domain. Until recently eminent domain was used for the good of the public, building roads, airports, etc. Now governments are using to make private contractors a lot of money not to mention making them very grateful. picked by 2manyusernames 1 month ago

Loans made under the Small Business Administration's flagship credit program have fallen dramatically in the first six months of fiscal 2008 -- and none of the interested parties can agree on the cause. picked by vyoma999 1 year ago

"Until recently, there hasn't been a case of a domain theft where the thief was caught and arrested. However, on July 30th, Daniel Goncalves was arrested at his home in Union, New Jersey and charged in a landmark case. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

How much is the word "toys" worth on the Internet? Hundreds? Thousands? picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Here's an interesting facts about world's worst prediction, starting from the prediction of Albert Einstein 's teacher to Bill gates and many more picked by cjmei 3 years ago