Does the ALAC intend to launch a policy-development process on whether and how to restrict GTLD registries or registrars or both from engaging in warehousing of and/or speculating in domain names? http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-20... Tucows reveals key domain name portfolio assets [edited excerpt] "as of February 14, 2008 the Company had over 150,000 Internet domain names in its private domain name portfolio, including the following: - Over 1,000 "Gems." These domain names are considered to have the highest potential value in the portfolio. - 39,000 Surnames. Tucows owns over 65 percent of North American's surnames as domain names. - 22,000 Brandable Names. A brandable domain name is intended to stick in the heads of users and conveys the nature of the website it leads to or the business it represents. - 88,000 Direct Navigation Names. Direct navigation names are primarily monetized through targeted pay-per-click advertising." ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ