Internet
property buyers and sellers fall into the following
major categories:
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Negotiation
Sophistication
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Flexibility
of Name Choice
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Acquisition
Timeframe
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Growth
Trend
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Startups seeking new names,
for a new company or because the prior name is
mediocre
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Dependent on the extent of
venture capital backing
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Medium
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Short
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High: the Internet greatly
facilitates the development of new companies,
each of which needs a good name
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Established
corporations seeking names for potential products,
subsidiaries, etc.
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High
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium: some products and brands
will need their own website, while others will
not
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Individual investors/ speculators
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Low
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Very high. Restricted to the
languages they understand
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Long
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High: just as the Internet
has greatly facilitated individual stock investing,
GoldNames expects name investment and trading
to become extremely popular
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Professional
Internet property investors
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Very high
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Very high
|
Long
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Medium: because of the high
requirements for capital and skill, growth of
professional investors will be significantly slower
than growth by individuals
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