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America.com Falls Short At Auction

America.com, thought to be one of the most valuable domain names, has frustrated its owner by failing to sell at auction.Last week bidding reached just $1.7 million, far short of the seller's expectations. Before the auction there was speculation that America.com would surpass the $12.5 million paid for Sex.com.The record price paid for a domain was last year's sale of Business.com to a phone directory publisher for $350 million.

Secondary Domain name Sales Total GBP37 Million in 2007

According to SEDO, internet domain name sales in the secondary market totaled GBP37 Million. Sedo, the leading online market place for buying and selling Internet domain names and websites, has launched its annual report on the growth of the secondary Internet domain name market in 2007. The report, which has tracked the state of the secondary Internet domain market annually since 2004, unveils the latest figures for 2007.