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Be Mindful of TMs on .AI Expiry Auctions

Elliot Silver
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Namecheap is now running the .AI expiry auctions following a deal with Identity Digital. It looks like the first swath of expired .AI domain names is hitting the auction block in the next few days.

There are some very good descriptive / generic .AI domain names coming up for auction. Among them are Server.ai, Point.ai, Food.ai, Rock.ai, Drill.ai, Shipping.ai and many more. These are empty vessel domain names, and I think they could each be turned into brands in multiple verticals.

In my opinion, these descriptive domain names are investible assets. In fact, I will probably be bidding on some of the descriptive terms, despite having a higher than usual annual renewal cost.

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First.com and Fancy.com Domain Names Sold

Elliot Silver
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Andrew Miller of Hilco Digital has been publishing a weekly update on LinkedIn for the last three years. In his Random Sunday Thoughts posts, he often shares insights and advice for domain name buyers and sellers. Occasionally, he mentions completed deals that may not have been discovered by others.

This morning on X, Yinan Wang shared that he sold two domain names in deals that were overseen and managed by Andrew Miller. First.com and Fancy.com were both sold for undisclosed sums:

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Backpage.com in Pending Delete Status (Update)

Elliot Silver
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Backpage.com was once one of the most popular classified advertising websites online. According to Wikipedia, “Backpage let users post ads to categories such as personals, automotive, rentals, jobs and adult services. It soon became the second largest online classified site in the United States.” It was also apparently a hub for illicit activities.

In 2018, the US Department of Justice seized the website and Backpage.com domain name. At that time, the USDOJ issued a press release announcing the domain name seizure with a link to the indictment. A screenshot of the landing page from Screenshots.com can be seen below with law enforcement seals and seizure notification:

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Spaceship Seeking Beta Testers for Seller Hub

Elliot Silver
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Spaceship is looking for people interested in beta testing its new seller hub. Spaceship Founder (and Namecheap CEO) Richard Kirkendall announced this in a post on X this morning:

Within Rick’s post, you can get a glance at how the back-end of the website looks with a negotiation in progress.

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3 Hour Afternic Masterclass Session on February 21 and 26

Elliot Silver
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Afternic will be hosting a free three hour “Masterclass” for members of its Domain Discount Club on February 21 and again on February 26. The live program will be led by GoDaddy’s Joe Styler and other members of the Afternic team.

Afternic published a blog post offering details about this event. In addition, GoDaddy’s James Iles discussed the Masterclass with Joe Styler in a video interview to give people an understanding of what they can expect from the program:

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Zomato Launches Nugget; Acquires Nugget.com

Elliot Silver
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Last week, James Booth announced that he sold the Nugget.com domain name, which was listed for sale via Atom.com. He was unable to share the sale price due to a non-disclosure agreement, but he speculated it was bought by a casino or something similar.

It turns out, Nugget.com was acquired by Zomato, an India-based food delivery platform. The company already launched its offering, and it forwards Nugget.com to a Zomato subdomain – Nugget.Zomato.com. Nugget

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