Coins in the New Realm.

The article reports that the trading of Internet domain names as a commodity has become an increasingly common practice. So-called "domainers" profit by selling advertisements on their empty sites which is viewed by persons who click on them through error, or by reselling the domain names to companies who want to create real businesses at their addresses. Traditionally seen as a disreputable activity, some domainers, including the firm NameAccess, are planning to go public.