Table of Contents

1. Editor's Musings
2. Article: Is Your Domain Name Secure? Interview With a Domain Appraiser by Sarah J. Doyle
3. Recommended
4. Internet Sites Reviewed
5. Freebies and Other Good Deals
6. Joke of the Week

1. Editor's Musings

Remembrance Day wishes to those who are spending this day remembering those who gave their lives so we can have freedom.

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2.Article: Is Your Domain Name Secure? Interview With a Domain Appraiser by Sarah J. Doyle

Denise Hoyle is a certified real estate appraiser and an expert in the field of internet domain names.

For over 13 years, Hoyle has been appraising real estate for lending institutions as well as for estate purposes and financial planning portfolios.

Hoyle is quick to point out, however, that land and homes are not the only things that need to be appraised and included in estate planning. It is not uncommon for individuals to be the owners of one or more domain names. More than 31.5 million domain names have been registered, since they first became available.

Hoyle points out a sobering statistic. Of the 31.5 million registered domain name, nearly 67% registered to date have been deleted for non-renewal. "The frightening thing is the question of how many of those deleted names were money making web sites, or valuable domain names that simply got deleted because the owner forgot to renew the name, or perhaps was sick or in the hospital and unable to get it renewed on time".

Your domain name is YOUR piece of cyber real estate and should be treated the same way as a piece of land or house that you own. Just as you keep up the insurance on your home and provide for it in your will, you should also keep your domain registration information current and include it in your estate.

As the co-owner of over 300 domain names, Hoyle keeps herself current with domain name statistics. She quotes a recent landmark case in which the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has stated that "domain names, despite their virtual nature, should be treated exactly as a 'plot of land'would be".

Hoyle considers this a huge victory for all domain name registrants, not just for Gary Kremen who can now continue his lawsuit against Network Solutions for allowing the theft of his S*x.com domain name. Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI) had argued that domain names are intangible property and therefore they could not be held liable for damages (Kremen vs. Cohen Case #01-15899).

Hoyle says this ruling means that traditional property protections can now be applied legally to domain names. She posed a few timely and provocative questions: "Is your domain name secure? What would happen to it if you should suddenly take ill or pass away? Do you have provisions made in your will as to who will take over the running and management of the website or domain name and insure that it gets renewed each year?"

As a real estate appraiser, domain name appraiser, and author of "The Dot Comment" book, Mrs. Hoyle asks, "Do you know the value of YOUR domain name and/or website? Have you ever had it appraised to see what the actual value is?" A domain name should be part of your estate, just like your house, bank accounts and insurance policies.

"If you've never had your domain name appraised, nor added it to your estate," she continues, "You could be in jeopardy of losing a valuable part of your loved ones' inheritance. Your domain name or web site could be worth several thousand dollars or several hundred thousand dollars. Consider the loss that would be sustained if no one but you knew the particulars of the domain name or web site, and at renewal time it was 'dropped' because you weren't there to renew it!"

Contact Hoyle directly at CEO@GetItAppraised.com with any questions or for further information, visit her site at getitappraised.com

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I used the service to book my airfare and hotel for a London vacation. I was pleased with the results, and have returned many times since. They also offer good deals on rental cars, although I have never rented a car through them personally.

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4. Internet Sites -- reviewed by June Campbell

*** Canada IT
Statistics, news and information about Canada's IT industry

*** IT Management
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6. Joke: A New Mom

Aided by new fertility technology, a 65 year-old woman gave birth to a baby. Her relatives came to visit. "May we see the new baby?" one asked.

"Not yet," said the 65 year-old mother, "Soon."

Thirty minutes had passed, and another relative asked, "May we see the new baby now?"

"Not yet," said the mother.

After another few minutes had elapsed, they asked again, "May we see the baby now?"

"No," replied the mother.

Growing very impatient, they asked, "Well, when can we see the baby?"

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"When it cries?" they demanded. "Why do we have to wait until it cries?"

""Because, I forgot where I put it."

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