Afternic.com Announces Availability of One of the Ultimate Generic Domain Names; Photograph.com Now Being Offered On The Internet's Only True Domain Name Exchange.Business & Internet Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2000 Afternic.com today announced that Photograph.com, a domain name ideally positioned to take advantage of the Internet's rapid growth into non-technical businesses, is being offered for sale exclusively via the Afternic.com Identity Broker Channel. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. research conducted by Network Solutions (NSI See Network Solutions. NSI - Network Solutions, Inc. ), the world's leading registrar of domain names, 1999 saw a dramatic increase in the number of domain names purchased to promote non-technical businesses online. Along with careers in real estate and law, commercial photography now ranks among the top occupations of domain name registrants. In addition, the national and worldwide markets for photography-related goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. are enormous - and growing. According to statistics from Photo Finishing News, an industry trade publication, 1998 saw the market generate $88.3 billion worldwide; the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. alone was responsible for $26.3 billion of that total. Projections indicate that by 2002, people around the world will spend $109 billion on goods and services related to the photography industry. "The worldwide photography market is absolutely huge, and it's moving online very quickly," said Michael Tippett Sir Michael Kemp Tippett, OM (2 January 1905 – 8 January 1998) was one of the foremost English composers of the 20th century. Biography Tippett was born in London of English and Cornish stock. , Afternic's Marketing Director. "The industry itself is worth billions of dollars, and photographers registered more domain names in 1999 than almost any other professional group. With such a lucrative business at stake, we're confident that competition for a name of this exceptional quality will be intense. Whoever purchases this domain will have a huge competitive advantage online." The Identity Broker Channel at Afternic.com is an umbrella brokerage service available to sellers of "marquee" domain names. The channel is composed of high-level, completely independent partners accessible only through Afternic.com. "Having a battle-tested platform for the trade, appraisal and promotion of Internet domains is a major reason that marquee domain name owners are turning to Afternic.com," noted Jon Whelan, Co-CEO of Afternic.com. "Domain name buyers are coming to us because they know that, unlike any other domain aftermarket Aftermarket See: Secondary market. aftermarket See secondary market. site, Afternic.com is a neutral exchange. We treat buyers and sellers with equal fairness. The partners in our Broker Channel are leveraging Afternic's platform, along with its reputation for buyer friendliness." About Afternic.com Afternic.com is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . In nearly six months of operation, it has become the Web's premier domain name exchange. Afternic.com's domain name portal provides a comprehensive set of invaluable resources for those with a stake in the Internet namespace A collection of names for a particular purpose. Typically, each name is unique. For example, tables in a relational database must all have unique names. A Windows workgroup that uses the original NetBIOS naming system requires a different "made-up" name for each computer and printer in . Buyers and sellers are able to value domain name assets, perform on-line transactions, place automatic bids, track auction activity and manage complex domain name portfolios. All transactions are protected by Afternic.com's exclusive registration transfer process, DNescrow(SM). |
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