Lot of .si cry babies because they heavily invested in .ai👇

Random Sunday Thoughts #236 1. Recently,  I reposted a quote stating that in the next several years, domain names will be the most valuable asset on corporate balance sheets. My point, and I believe my friend who said it, was to drive home the actuality that exact match brand and category defining .com domain names are growing in strategic importance and appreciating in asset value as AI reshapes search, discovery, and brand authority. One comment regarding the above came from an incredibly smart and successful college buddy. He wrote, " I read your post this week. You’ve been dead right about domains for decades.  But… having them be the single most valuable asset on balance sheets of most companies in 5-10 years would mean we are in an EXTENDED global depression multiple times larger and longer than we have ever seen.  I’m not even sure how this could occur to this scale, it would have to be caused by some sort of gravity plague or something that stops all factory production, innovation ,services, food shipments etc. making all other assets essentially useless. And this would have to start  soon. If domains are the most valuable assets then we are in real real trouble and I’m not even sure holding cash, bonds, let alone equity, would be smart!  Maybe gold?" My conclusion from this was twofold; he acknowledged how valuable the best .com domains have been for decades, while questioning the hyperbole, and for that he is likely correct as well. Although, it is ironic that some of his remarks preceded the scariest week since the birth of the Internet, with major online security breaches, and some pretty dire warnings from the most respected tech leaders and even the UK government. Maybe Gold is a good idea, which would be music to the ears of my friends at market leader Gold .com, a domain which I sold to them. As always, the reality or actuality likely lies somewhere in between (cont 👇)

Tech companies are paying $227,000 just to APPLY for new domain extensions. Meanwhile, founders are still debating whether $5,000 is too much for a .com.

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The first wave of .si is over. Domain investors showed up. Startups and end users? Not so much. It’s still early, but unless real-world adoption accelerates, I expect wholesale prices to begin a gradual decline. Speculation fueled wave one. Adoption will have to fuel wave two.

LemonLime․com has been acquired! The AI platform that runs sales and marketing for small businesses just secured the matching .com. Congrats to the team at @lemonlime! Pretty amazing stuff. We're pumped to have been a part of this! #Lumis #FairMarketPrices

Learned the hard way that the #Brand is the singular, not the plural. Picked up SmartLoafer•com* and several #streetwear related #domains HeavyweightTee•com** and HeavyweightHoodie•com (Plural taken) also reg'd Boxywear•com Reg'd plural for #BrandProtection *Loafers **Tees

Yesterday saw $536k in domain name sales, including: $11,800 SICoding․com $10,500 PracticePortal․com $9,200 Parcata․com $5,879 Timeout․ai $5,000 OkayComputer․com $4,052 DeepCo․com $4,000 DomaHealth․com $3,827 WishMap․com $3,600 FractionalMarket․com $3,600 DiamondSpine․com $3,386 Regular․org $2,995 SeaCloud․si $2,799 BitcoinPower․com $2,171 ClubOutreach․com $2,000 TravelHedge․com $1,900 Trustified․si $1,649 FinchBooks․com $1,300 Cinema․co 📊 Top 100 Sales: namebio.com/daily Repeat sales + charts in reply 👇

One underrated domain test is imagining the name in an email address. Does [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) look credible? Would you want that address printed on a sales proposal?

Yesterday saw $708k in domain name sales, including: $25,000 Speech․si $25,000 WorkWellbeing․com $21,500 FourSun․com $21,500 33567․com $19,995 XRIO․com $15,500 Arturo․com $12,000 Bit․bot $10,000 Amore․net $9,138 SafeTrack․com $7,000 Hyrax․si $5,600 BEM․si $5,000 Photonics․si $4,649 KimBet․com $4,301 TraderGo․com $4,197 DrSkincare․com $3,333 RiotGear․com $3,000 Crash․si $2,250 Reviot․com 📊 Top 100 Sales: namebio.com/daily Repeat sales + charts in reply 👇

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Misspelling risk matters too. A company shouldn’t have to repeatedly spell its own domain during phone calls.

Packed․com has been acquired! Simple name. Strong .com. Congrats to our client and everyone involved. Justin brought this one home! #Lumis #FairMarketPrices

At what point does your domain stop being background noise and become the only conversation in the room? therecursive.com/your-domain…