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'''Domaining''' is the business of buying, selling, developing and [[monetizing]] Internet [[domain names]].  Such domain name portfolios often include cleverly chosen and highly marketable generic domain names, or domains whose registrations had lapsed yet still retain reasonable traffic.  There is sometimes no actual intent to use any of the domain names with the exception of generating advertising revenue through [[domain parking]].  Domain names are the addresses of the web(contracted; show full)'USA Today'' states that known sales of 5,851 domain names generated $29 million in 2005, compared with known sales of 3,813 names for $15 million in 2004.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-05-09-domainers_x.htm?POE=TECISVA </ref> Like the tip of an iceberg, the number of reported sales is estimated to be 5-10% of the broader secondary domain resale market.<ref>http://frankschilling.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/03/the_secondary_m.html </ref>

==See also==

* [[
Internet real estateCybersquatting]]
* [[Domain tasthijacking]]
* [[Domain parking]]
* [[Domain sniping]]
* [[CybersquatDomain tasting]]
* [[Typosquatting]]
* [[Domain hijackInternet real estate]]
* [[Social Parking]]
* [[Typosquatting]]

==References==

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==External links==
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*[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/12/01/8364591/index.htm CNN: Masters of their domains]
*[http://www.circleid.com/tags/domaining Extensive coverage at CircleID]
*[http://www.dnjournal.com Domain Name Journal]
*[http://www.domainfest.com/ Domainfest]
*[http://www.targetedtraffic.com T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Conference]
*[http://www.domainroundtable.com Domain Roundtable Conference]
*[http://www.domainpredator.com Resources and guides for domainers]
*[http://www.domainersgazette.com Domainer's Gazette]
*[http://www.dnhour.com DNHour.com - Domain Name News Portal]
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