Abstract: Method and apparatus for converting sections of registered absolute domain names (pages or paths or sub-domains) into marketable assets within a legal, technological and operational framework enabled through a web-hosted system. Within the framework, owners of well-established, reputable domain names having a particular web structure can offer to share with third-party licensees selected sections of the domain that are otherwise unused by the domain owner. The result is an expanded domain that facilitates a variety of monetizable ownership structures, including geographical regionalization of the domain, while exploiting for the mutual benefit of all the established public reputation and search engine ranking of the shared domain.