People enjoy random online encounters, if they didn’t, chat rooms wouldn’t have been so huge, and neither would ChatRoulette (though the naked dude thing killed it). The two gentlemen that started the revolutionary music sharing service Napster are looking to capitalize on this apparently inherent human trait.

Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning have taken a concept inspired by ChatRoulette, eliminated the dicks that ruined the experience, and fine tuned the match-making process to connect people worldwide in ways we never imagined. Networking and meeting new people is huge in the 21st century; instead of chance encounters out in public or going to events, Parker and Fanning hope you’ll hop on AirTime to connect with friends of friends, or random people with one of your tens, hundreds or thousands of similar interests.

The Sedo.com .Me week-long auction ended today with over $150,000 in sales. Here is a list of all of the domains that sold, and their final selling price. Although everyone would like to think they got a bargain for a particular domain, time will show that there were a fair number of both reaches and steals. It will be interesting to see how many of these premium names went to end-users (people who will build a website on them) and how many went to investors.

Want a chance to own a premium one word domain name, but can’t afford a .com? The world’s largest domain name sales marketplace, Sedo, kicked off a week long auction today for some of the most amazing dot me (.me) domains in existence! .Me is the fastest selling top level domain (TLD) in history. Rick Schwartz, investor, entrepreneur and consensus King of the domain industry, believes that there are currently only three TLD’s worth investing in: dot com, dot tv and dot me. Rick would certainly know, he was part of a group of investors that sold the domain ‘Meet.Me’ for $450,000 in late 2011.

While apps and alarm clocks that predict the weather and help you prepare for a trip are convenient, who really likes guessing what that means to the body? Wouldn’t you rather just feel for yourself?

A young prodigy engineer and designer named Robb Godshaw is heading a project that changes the way we see, err feel, weather forecasts. Robb has a history of thinking outside the box, and his latest endeavor is no different. Godshaw has created an aluminum box with a metal haptic (touch) senor on top that is capable of duplicating temperatures in “the most extreme climates on Earth.” He is calling it the Cryoscope, and it can let you feel temperatures ranging from freezing to 108° fahrenheit.

As you may or may not be aware, ICANN the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has opted to open the floodgates, and expand the number of potential web addresses available to us online. While mainstays such as .com, .net, and .org will not be directly affected, we’re about to be introduced to a whole new world of domain names. You’ve probably already seen some new TLD’s or top level domains (the word or letters to the right of the dot) such as .Biz, .TV, .XXX and .Me. If you are still unfamiliar with the basics, you can learn a bit about them here. The norm is about to change, prepare to be subjected to hundreds and potentially thousands of new gTLD’s starting within a year.

Long distance communication has come a long way in the last 150 years. In 1860, the first pony express sent a hand-written message 200 miles per day on horseback. Not even two years later, the foundation was laid for the telegraph to send long distance messages seemingly instantaneously. While it must’ve seemed amazing at the time, it was still a very impersonal form of communication; we still weren’t able to use any of our five senses to communicate.

The telegraph led to the telephone, which amazingly opened our ears and let us hear a loved one’s voice from an incredible distance. Phone lines eventually enabled us to connect to the internet, and we can now not only hear each other, but see eachother in real time from anywhere in the world. The ongoing evolution continues to make long distance communication as personal as ever. The next natural step is to implement another one of the five senses into the equation; in this case, the ability to touch or feel someone via the internet. That possibility is closer than you think.

Carlos Slim Helú has been atop the list of the world’s richest men for the last several years. He keeps a low profile, so not a whole lot is really known about him. Astounde did a little research and uncovered some of the lesser known facts about Carlos Slim Helú, the richest man in the world.

He doesn't always make investments, but when he does, he prefers to earn exorbitant profits.

A group of successful and distinguished individuals are starting a company to capitalize on assets floating around in space. The company is called Planetary Resources. They held a press conference describing their aspirations this afternoon. While this won’t happen overnight, the company has an incredible staff with immense experience and desire to succeed, and they are committed to success. Here’s some of the revolutionary ideas from their plan.

Forbes covered a story this week about a dream team of billionaires looking to space for the next gold rush, and potentially trillions of dollars in untapped resources. The group is headlined by Google mainstays Larry Page and Eric Schmidt, along with James Cameron (fresh off his journey to the center of the Earth) and space enthusiast and entrepreneur Peter Diamandis.

Author Brian Caulfield speculates that this group has come together to mine asteroids, looking for precious metals that are essential to the electronics that have come to dominate our world. NASA has already demonstrated the ability to land a probe on an asteroid. A formal announcement of the groups intentions is expected on Tuesday of next week, and you can expect it to be major news.

Mark Cuban is a computer and software magnate. He is the founder of Microsolutions, Broadcast.com, HD Net (the worlds first HDTV network) and 2929 Entertainment. Mark is now one of the sharks on the hit show Shark Tank. He’s one of the most well-known and likeable billionaires out there. Here’s some little known facts about Mr. Cuban!