Last month we wrote about seeing a nice uptick in domain sales to small business end users. The new issue of Time Magazine confirmed that something is going on in an article titled “The New Internet Start-Up Boom.” Many who have lost jobs in the recession are starting businesses of their own on the web.

DN Journal’s new Cover Story profiles domain attorney & T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Co-Founder Howard Neu. As a talented singer, actor and interviewer Neu has appeared on radio, TV, stage & in movies. He has also been a judge, mayor and political campaign manager! So how did he wind up in this industry?

Physicians.com changes hands for $250,000. Plus, hot water continues to rise around ICANN’s plan to flood the Internet with an unlimited number of new extensions. The International Olympic Committee tells ICANN they may sue for damages & public commentary indicates an Internet community backlash is brewing.

A new study underscores the value of generic domain names, especially with respect to using them to improve results from search engine advertising campaigns. It shows that ads featuring a generic domain name produce up to 105% more clicks than identical ads using non-generic domains.

The 2009 Associated Cities GeoDomain Expo will be staged in San Diego April 23-25. To get the inside scoop on what will be happening at this month’s show, we hooked up with AC Executive Director Patrick Carleton and Acting Chairman of the Board, AC Co-Founder Dan Pulcrano, for an exclusive interview.

ICANN’s plan to flood the Internet with an unlimited number of new global domain extensions continues to be a hot topic. Following Tuesday’s piece in USA Today, the Industry Standard weighed in Wednesday with an article headlined “Latest Plan for Domain Names is as Doomed as .coop and .mobi.”

The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. For the first time since early February, no 6-figure domain sales were reported. However there were hundreds of four & five figure sales, the range favored by the small business end users that are the most active buyers in today’s aftermarket.

A new USA Today article was published today about ICANN’s plans to roll out an unlimited number of new global TLD’s within the next year. DN Journal’s Ron Jackson was interviewed for that story and he comments on why he shares the serious reservations the global business community has about the plan to flood the Internet with new extensions.

Australia’s Ed Keay-Smith has released a new interview in his popular podcast series at OzDomainer.com. DN Journal Editor & Publisher Ron Jackson was Ed’s guest for a wide ranging show that touched on today’s best domain investment opportunities, best places to sell names, ccTLDs & other timely topics.