Speculators see gold in them there domains

One day a 'Google' might be a form of currency, but in the meantime those without Google shares have to make do with registering all manner of Google domain names in the hope that either Google will buy them back or another speculator will buy them at a higher price.

The web search giant raised the stakes this week when it registered four new names suggesting that it will have need for other Google related domains in the not too distant future.

It has registered
GoogleMagazines.com,
GooglePapers.org,
GoogleMicrofilm.com and GoogleLibrary.org.

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