... and thus everything has begun!
To connect the Nordic countries with each other the domain "nordu.net" was registered on the 01st of January, 1985. One calls this the "oldest" domain.
To 3 months later in 1985 the domain "symbolics.com" was registered by US-American computer companies of Symbolics . Nearly one year later domain has registered itself Hewlett Packard first two-digit "hp.com" . In Germany and many other countries is to be registered only from three letters or figures allowed.
Not long could be serviced also other computer giants like Intel, IBM, Microsoft or SUN. To 10 years later in 1995 names were registered first commercial Domain like "sex.com" or "porn.com" .
Only starting from 1999 one can properly talk from new commercial domain business.

Domains names as a capital investment or X - column?
In principle one can compare Domain business quite simply to real estates business. A small listing of common characteristics:

1. Domain name = real estates property
2. Domaindealer = real estate agent
3. Domain auctions = real estates auctions
4. Domain TLD’s (more value has „name.com“ than „complicated-name.co.nz“) = Property situation (more value has in Las Vegas build than in Chernobyl)
5. Domain rent / purchase / sales = real estates property rent / purchase / sales
6. Relatively small purchase investments for Domain names and real estates property.
7. For a successful project one needs a good web master or architect.
8. Good project Quality protects high market value and profit.
9. Thanks to Internet you can worldwide sell your Domains or real estate properties.
10. Special knowledge is not necessarily needful, except a little of sales mind, feeling and luck.
So, like one can see, it gives there many common characteristics.

How do I acquire the best Domain Name?
Though it is already 10 years which booms domain business and one certainly thinks this all good names are taken for a long ago. Yes! This is right!
But one may not forget that computer and server also becomes from day to day more and more and web pages - to domain also follows name. Today has to offer everybody - also private people and not only to companies - the possibility its commodities or services via Internet. Many domains are not taken yet or booked. Moreover, daily are parked worldwide between 40'000 and 80'000 domains or are discontinued!
An example: a company or organisation is liquidated (or goes bankrupt - what is nowadays not seldom) and then its domain name is sold or simply deleted from the register. And thus one can purchase of course with a lot of luck a good domain name or invent a good name with creativity a little and register himself.
So, hold to your ears stiffly, coach your brain and register your favoriten name.

Domain rights and injury:
Care on copyright and injury of the rights of third parties. In perfectly you keep on so-called 7 golden rules:
1. no brands, no names of company.
2. no names of public figures.
3. no titles of magazines, films, software, hardware.
4. no geographical names - towns, rivers, constructions, mountains, post(zip) code, etc.
5. no terms of state institutions.
6. no typing errors in domain.
7. no "dangerous" domains.
Read more about domain right and legal injury with Domain right .