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.AI? .SI? More Like .Distraction

Elliot Silver
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You’ve all seen the news already. President Trump signed an executive order directing the executive branch of the US government to use the terms “Super Intelligence” and “SI” instead of “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI.” This, in turn, has led to quite a bit of interest in the .SI domain name.

In the startup and tech space, there has been a great deal of talk about also changing the terminology to match. Some of those people have even talked about .SI domain names. In fact, even the Polymarket X account commented about a .SI domain name over the weekend:

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.com/.net Pending Delete Backorder Time Changed Today

Elliot Silver
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The time has changed for placing backorders on pending delete .com and .net domain names. If you’re accustomed to placing backorders in the morning, the deadline is now earlier than it was. The change went into effect today at backorder platforms.

DropCatch posted an article about the update a few weeks ago with full details. NameJet also has information about the time change on its website. Each platform may have its own backorder deadline, but the changes were dictated by a change at Verisign, the registry for .com and .net domain names.

In short, the backorder deadline for deleting .com and .net domain names is earlier than it was by a few hours, and if you didn’t note the change before, you probably missed the backorder deadline today.

Spaceship Hits 10 Million Domains Under Management

Elliot Silver
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Pardon the pun, but Spaceship is flying through milestones as it hits the 10 million Domains Under Management (DUM) mark. It was less than a year ago that Spaceship hit the 5 million DUM milestone. Spaceship is the three year old sister company of Namecheap, which is also one of the largest domain registrars in existence.

According to the company’s announcement this morning (posted below), Spaceship hit this “milestone faster than any domain registrar in history.” According to Domain Name Stat, which has Spaceship’s DUM above 11 million, the company is closing in on becoming one of the top 5 largest domain registrars. If it continues its growth trajectory, I think that will be within reach next year. You can track Spaceship’s DUM count on its website.

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Leaves.com Launched with Help from Claude

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I bought Leaves.com in 2019. Shortly thereafter, I received and declined a $100,000 offer for the domain name. Depending on who you ask, perhaps I should have taken the offer. I’ve had numerous inquiries and offers since then, but $100k was the highest offer.

Last week, I received an offer for Leaves.com, but it wasn’t enough to get a deal done. The offer put the domain name at the top of my mind, and I thought it could be a great platform for a website that tracks fall foliage across the US. Living in New England, I have always loved the fall season as the leaves slowly change color before eventually falling as winter hits.

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Domain Investing Tools I Use Daily

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I use a handful of domain investing tools on a daily basis. The primary purpose is evaluating domain names I want to buy in auction, but I also use some of these tools to price my own domain names and submit educated offers on domain names I want to buy. I also use some of these tools to do background research for domain name related articles on my blog.

About half of the tools I use every day are available for anyone to use for free. Some offer paid account options as well, but have free versions that come with limits on searches and functionality. Other tools are paid and have different fee structures, primarily based on usage and the tools that are used on the platform. One tool I use is paid, but I have been given a journalist account that allows me to use it for research at no cost.

Here is a list of the domain tools I use just about every day:

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‘Look for a less valuable domain name’

Elliot Silver
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I receive many lowball offers. I’ve done some things on my landing pages and inquiry forms to try and reduce the tire kickers and silly offers, but I still get them on a regular basis. These days, my standard response to someone who submitted a lowball offers is along these lines:

“You should look for a less valuable domain name.”

Succinct and to the point without the “thanks for your interest” niceties that sort of run counter to my abridged reply.

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