Paul, Minnesota, man has three online banking accounts, a PayPal account, domain names, Web-hosting accounts, multiple e-mail addresses and many social-networking accounts.

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Perhaps you want to register a domain name or Twitter account, draft a one paragraph business plan, or research a particular resource you may need.

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It is this apocalyptic ambiance that, in part, drives a young broker named Josh Brown to register a WordPress account and a domain name two weeks later as a place to vent and commune with his fellow survivors online.

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There are an average of 1500 domain name system (DNS) requests per person every day, but humans typically account for only three requests.

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