"Large sums are also involved. The market for domain
            names is projected to be worth more than $2 billion
            annually by 2002 and grow at least twentyfold over the
            next four years, according to register.com, one of the
            new registrars. Moreover registrars will be able to sell
            additional services to their customers, creating special
            e-mail addresses and yellow-pages services. "
Information assets are always interesting.
Greg
http://www.economist.com/editorial/freeforall/31-7-99/index_wb9460.html