Tom

Lover of #domain names.

[Tom @Tomaining]

@AbdulBasitcom @NamePros Congratulations 🎉

[Tom @Tomaining]

@G33K13765260 @atomHQ Wow... Congratulations 🎉👏🏽👍🏽

[G33K @G33K13765260]

Just SOLD: https://t.co/sHDAFHosMs — $150,000 (via @atomHQ )

Hand-registered on Wed, Jun 22, 2016 — before most people even knew .ai existed. Held for 10 years.

The exact same conviction we had hand-registering one-word .ai in 2016 is why we built a 1,200+ domain .si portfolio for the Super Intelligence era today.

More ultra-premium .ai (https://t.co/cT9bPD5fQ1, https://t.co/RvwyJvKl5i, https://t.co/E38yUG1SC9, https://t.co/W0zdQQ0zF2) & 1,200+ .si names:
https://t.co/F3OzaqZySE

[Tom @Tomaining]

@sidomains @spaceship Congratulations 🎉👏🏽

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

We’re adding long press on like to send someone $1 via 𝕏 Money

[Tom @Tomaining]

@NameBio @spaceship Congratulations 🎉👏🏽🎊🥳

[Tom @Tomaining]

@swethayenugula @spaceship @namecheapceo123 @NamecheapCEO @NameBio Congratulations 🎉👏🏽

[swetha @swethayenugula]

Thanks @spaceship @namecheapceo123 @NamecheapCEO @NameBio

#domain #domains

[Andrew Rosener 🛒 🔁 @andrewrosener]

A thought (or two) on the .si and .ai market:

A beach house on the sand in Malibu is dope… until you wake up and it’s been swept out to sea...

.si was never the next big trend.
It’s the needle that just popped the .ai bubble and sent everyone sprinting back to .com.

Uncertainty is way more dangerous than bad news in any market! You can run pretty far off a cliff… until you look down.

Anguila is one thing...a small Caribbean island whose core business is tourism. Selling .ai domains is now a beloved export!

Slovenia is a whole other bail of wax! This is an industrial European nation and those local businesses are going to revolt against all these foreigners speculating on (or even using) their domain names! Local businesses can no longer get a good domain in their country code. The registry is non-commercial, it's academic & administrative! This will have blow back and rules will change. Mark my words...

Now picture every European AI startup right now:
Slovenia = EU = support them?
But it’s growing because of a Trump mandate = must boycott? Right?
Meanwhile your only real capital sources and customers are American....so...? What a conundrum! Just one of them.

One solution is get on .COM and stop playing the game. Neutral ground. Strong ground. Permanent ground.

Some companies will still brand on .ai or .si. Of course.

Most, however, just relearned the lesson they learn once a decade: .COM is bedrock. Everything else is wet sand in Malibu...sexy as hell until your sea view drowns you.

[Richard Kirkendall @namecheapceo123]

@cultra Just had a .ai sale go through in the last few days for 700k usd.

[NameBio @NameBio]

Yesterday saw $660k in domain name sales, including:

$50,500 Vyra․com
$50,000 OpenRouter․si
$26,016 QDA․com
$16,000 OpenMoney․xyz
$12,505 Guard․co
$7,450 N222․com
$5,788 PowerTower․com
$5,250 Redeem․si
$5,250 Mobilize․si
$5,150 FlashMob․com
$4,999 Rave․si
$4,999 Devoted․co․uk
$4,998 Gradient․now
$4,000 AdsTracker․com
$3,988 Lucky555․com
$3,516 NextAlpha․com
$3,000 Hubs․si
$3,000 GenEdge․com
$3,000 LuxuryBet․com
$2,199 TinyThrive․com

📊 Top 100 Sales: https://t.co/iqCnljKaok
Repeat sales + charts in reply 👇

[Sam Altman @sama]

Wow the new roadster looks quite amazing, good job @elonmusk

[NameBio @NameBio]

Yesterday saw $3.4 Million in domain name sales, including:

$2,000,000 TradingCards․com
$700,000 Nor․com
$28,700 Rebellion․si
$7,500 UAP․si
$4,550 Goldix․com
$4,300 Indy․si
$4,300 Slalom․ai
$4,200 RawFood․org
$4,199 Compatix․com
$4,000 Chips․si
$3,999 AgenticAttorney․com
$3,988 PetMetro․com
$3,595 Longiv․com
$3,501 UpperSeat․com
$3,499 AskTango․com
$3,449 WildKeep․com
$3,407 GreenPress․com
$3,280 EverydayAgents․com
$3,188 GetCapri․com
$3,000 Compliant․si

📊 Top 100 Sales: https://t.co/iqCnljKaok
Repeat sales + charts in reply 👇

[Rick Schwartz 👑 Domain King® 👑 Since 1995 👑 @DomainKing]

What happened with the .SI extension just a little over two weeks ago was a domain industry earthquake. The ground shifted under us without warning.

The game changed. .AI had a cousin and a rival at the same time: .SI.

Most of us didn’t see it coming. Kudos to those who did.

I believe that earthquake is going to have major casualties. Between .AI and .SI, the new gTLDs & the ones coming online just got a gut punch.

Who knew 2 long shots, ccTLD's, could emerge to challenge the alternatives & stand alongside .COM?

For years, I described what was going on as a stampede.1500+ horses in a race where only 3 could finish in the money.

Right now, .COM, .AI and .SI are the 3 I’m watching. Whether .SI earns lasting standing is still an open question.

Here’s what I’ll be looking for: @DNJournal’s next sales report. I want to see what the numbers look like. What is this new shooting star made of?

You can already see the results @NameBio

Nobody can say with certainty how this will unfold. But there are clues. Weigh the evidence. Stay objective. Pay attention to the market cuz the market will decide. None of us gets the deciding vote.

Our job has always been to get ahead of the market. We don’t chase markets. We anticipate them.

That’s what investors do. They get ahead of the tide. They get ahead of the wave. They get ahead of the future.

But let me say this as clearly as I can: marginal domains will not cut it.

Focus on meaningful, 1-word domain names. Why waste your time with silly stuff at the beginning of a gold rush?

A gold rush doesn’t guarantee gold in every shovel. We’ll see how much lasting value emerges when these names get to market. That’s still unknown.

Is there a need? Is there want? Is there desire? Is there use? Is there a benefit?

For the right domain names, I believe the answer is yes. But you still have to pick the right names. That goes for every extension. That IS the game.

I expect this shift to put downward pressure on marginal names in other extensions. To me, we’re watching attention & speculative money consolidate in real time, whether people like it or not.

SURPRISE!

Do you hear that sucking sound?

That’s the sound of money flowing through fewer funnels than it did just days ago.

Many domainers will drop whatever they’re doing &, for better or worse, spend their time digging for .SI. Money & attention redirected there are money & attention unavailable somewhere else.

That’s where I see pressure coming for other extensions.

This happens in every industry. Marketing & business evolve. New alternatives change where people spend their time & money.

Regardless of the long-term outcome, this looks like an immediate & sharp turn.

Will many .SI registrations simply be protection for existing .AI businesses? Of course!!

It was the first thing I did.

I bought Betty .si because I had to protect what I already had in Betty .ai. That was a business decision. Leaving that opening was a risk I wasn’t willing to take.

If I own the .COM, I don’t feel the same need for other extensions. If I’m building a business on .AI, however, I have to consider what a competing name on .SI could mean for my brand.

For my business, owning both made sense.

The headwinds facing other extensions could become stronger than anything they’ve experienced before.

That’s my take. It doesn’t mean I’m right. But that’s what I see unfolding, given the circumstances.

Now we watch what the market actually does.

I speak earl & I speak clearly. I don’t wait for the outcome to show up with an opinion.

Read what I said in 2013 & 2014 about the stampede.

Read what I said in 1996 & 1997.

And perhaps more importantly, read what I wrote last year.

I said 2026 would be a monster of a year & 2027 would be even bigger.

I’ve always taken a strong stand while explaining the pros, the cons & what could change my mind.

30+ years of putting my judgment on the record. That’s how credibility is earned. On the record. For the record.

[Tom @Tomaining]

@cultra Congratulations 🎉🎆

[NameBio @NameBio]

Yesterday saw $721k in domain name sales, including:

$29,000 iGamingTimes․com
$19,277 Immortal․org
$17,250 Flo․co
$11,200 Rephrase․ai
$9,950 TrustX․ai
$7,750 Pet360․com
$7,500 Ideation․si
$6,099 Arbitrage․io
$6,050 M-C․com
$5,880 RocketSI․com
$5,005 AgroSmart․com
$5,000 Counselors․si
$4,999 Things․si
$4,300 Mystic․si
$4,100 PropertyConnect․com
$3,900 PetStyle․com
$3,500 Worlds․si
$2,651 Absence․ai

📊 Top 100 Sales: https://t.co/iqCnljKaok
Repeat sales + charts in reply 👇

[NameBio @NameBio]

Yesterday saw $649k in domain name sales, including:

$10,389 Kep․co
$7,995 Cosmic․si
$7,518 Caffeinate․com
$6,600 WeSwap․com
$6,000 Fischer․org
$5,700 99Poker․com
$5,655 PostX․com
$4,999 Keen․cc
$4,880 Real․markets
$4,000 ProductiveBot․com
$3,874 Cognity․ai
$3,595 AHNA․ai
$3,399 RidgeSpark․com
$3,299 TREH․com
$3,200 Patch․gg

📊 Top 100 Sales: https://t.co/iqCnljKaok
Repeat sales + charts in reply 👇

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

The .si domain name is seeing unprecedented demand after President Trump's super intelligence executive order.
https://t.co/dVM3yYHx4g

[Tom @Tomaining]

@david_nix Congratulations Mr. David 🎉

[Spaceship @spaceship]

When we hit 9 million domains, one of you shared that they had 9,000 domains with Spaceship.
We loved that💙
Now that we've hit 10 million, we want to hear from more of you and give away some gifts :)

Tell us how many domains you have with Spaceship for a chance to win one of three identical Spaceship sets: a backpack + a bottle + a cap.

The highest number wins one set.
And if yours isn't the highest, you're still in: two more winners will be picked at random.

To enter:
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We'll announce the winners in 4 days, on October 6.
Winners will be asked to provide their Spaceship username so we can verify their domain count.