I always thought there was something really strange about the WHOIS searches done at Registrars. Specifically the searches would have to be done on their website, a normal "whois" lookup through Linux wouldn't show up registered the next day.

A story is developing regarding domain name registrar Network Solutions front running domains. According to multiple sources on DomainState.com, it appears that domains searched via NSI are being purchased by the registrar thereby preventing a registrant from purchasing it at any other registrar other than NSI. As an example, a random domain which DNN searches such as HowDoesThisDomainTasteTaste.com can be seen in this whois search to now be unavailable to register at other registrars but at NSI it can be purchased

Full article at domainnamenews.com

You can find the list of 100 of the first domain names ever registered at http://www.thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com

Which has the full list, and what rolls in at number one? Well its SYMBOLICS.COM!

You can check out the full list here.

This is a very interesting application, if you have lots of domain names that you're looking to sell. This application can do everything for you.

Domain Name Portfolio 0.6.2 (Default branch) -
Domain Name Portfolio is a Web based application to help domain owners better organize their portfolio. It allows you to list your domains with their expiry date, registrar, price, status, and category. It also allows visitors to your portfolio to contact you about a given domain.
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Changes:
A bug in the emailer class which caused a parse
error was fixed.
[FreshMeat]

I got this link from a friend over MSN, interesting read, almost over a million dollars spent on domains.

You can read the full article here at http://www.dnjournal.com