Domain name owners have long dreamed of a day when it would be possible to affordably develop their names en masse. That day is here, but there are still many questions, #1 being “will mass produced mini-sites produce more revenue than parking does?” DN Journal’s new Cover Story has some answers.

Disagreements among leaders at Associated Cities (operators of the GeoDomain Expo) broke into public view last week and put the status of the show in doubt. Today we learned that a key new agreement between the AC owners has finally put their issues to rest and charted a new path for the influential group.

The past couple of days I’ve talked about improving sales in the domain aftermarket this month. Maybe it is just the coming of spring, nature’s time for rebirth after a long winter, but I feel the buzz of activity in almost every corner of the industry this month (would someone please wake PPC up!). Here’s what I’m talking about….

Is that a ray of light we see at the end of the tunnel or a train coming our way? Things are looking brighter in the aftermarket this month and even 7-figure sales have reappeared (with another reportedly in the works). It could well be a false start, but there are a lot worse places to wait out the recession than here.

The new weekly domain sales report is out at DN Journal (this one actually covers two weeks since we were away on vacation last week). Maybe we should go away more often. The market has boomed in March and even the high end has come back to life. 3 of the year’s 4 biggest sales headline this report.

Six months ago it looked like the financial world was ending. Now I’m having my best month ever and a lot of the revenue is coming from a surprising source. My alternate extension domains (like .us, .biz and .info) are finally enjoying their day in the aftermarket sun.

The decision is in – after several days of uncertainty due to boardroom bickering, Associated Cities confirms the 2009 GeoDomain Expo will go on as scheduled April 23-25 at the Catamaran Resort & Spa in San Diego. We have the first look at the show’s theme and agenda.

Tuesday will be a landmark day in the media world (and an important one for the domain business as well). The Seattle Post-Intelligencer will print its last newspaper before becoming the first daily newspaper in American to print online only. We’ll tell you why this could favorably impact your bottom line.

In an update to a story we posted earlier today, we now expect the remaining board members at Associated Cities to vote Monday to proceed with next month’s show in San Diego. After six board members resigned there were still issues between those who remained, but it appears those have been resolved.