Here's the purest measure of internet industry inflation: porn.com, one of the most desirable domains for the online adult industry, has changed hands for $9m. That makes it the second most expensive internet domain ever sold, after sex.com, which sold for an estimated $12m in 2004. After the jump, a chart showing the burst of big deals during the last internet bubble, and a new wave since 2003.

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