The man who owns the first domain ever registered 🌐 We sat down with Aron Meystedt, the owner of https://t.co/pxDXGixE8J, the first .com in history, to talk about digital real estate, domain liquidity & what happens when Web3 gives domains real financial rails. Read on 👇

Gals and guys. Quick reminder: You never know what people are going through. Most people are dealing with something huge. Some sort of a crisis. They need lifted up and cared for, not torn down. If you are fortunate enough to *NOT* be going through something heavy,

We turned https://t.co/QLF1XlYSiK into a fun internet history explorer, with a retro 80s feel. The best part is the command prompt where you can type in suggested commands or... explore your own. In fact, we've hidden 30 easter eggs on this site, for curious explorers. Most

Wait… what?! 🤯 The first domain name ever was https://t.co/QLF1XlYktc. It belonged to a company making Lisp machines... purpose-built for AI before AI was cool. They powered early breakthroughs in robotics, language, and logic. Now AI is everywhere. The internet literally

aww thanks man! some neat things to discover if you search ... perhaps people will start sharing when they find something :)

Check out the https://t.co/QLF1XlYktc update. A new interactive way to explore Internet history and milestones. And, *ahem*, a few hidden things. All in a retro feel - with a command prompt that does a bunch of things if you take enough time to explore. Thoughts? #domains

8: 📄 The Supreme Court case: https://t.co/SyDzrjjrBc 📘 My original article: https://t.co/HKYrqO2e8T #domains #startups #branding #IP #entrepreneurship

7: The lesson? You’re an expert in something. Start sharing. You never know where it might lead. 😉

6: In the end, https://t.co/vMrhMHQhzz won. The Court ruled that generic domains can be trademarked if consumers see them as distinct brands. Big win for names like https://t.co/UvbrZes7NP, https://t.co/FSaMrkUU5S, and beyond.

5: The Supreme Court cited my article as part of their analysis of how domains are perceived and valued. Pretty neat, right?

4: The USPTO argued no — that " https://t.co/vMrhMHQhzz" was too generic to protect. https://t.co/vMrhMHQhzz argued yes — that people saw it as a brand.

3: Five years later… it showed up in a Supreme Court case. 👀 The case? U.S. Patent & Trademark Office v. https://t.co/vMrhMHQhzz The big question: Can a generic domain like “ https://t.co/vMrhMHQhzz” be trademarked?

2: A decade ago, I wrote a journal article on how to value premium domain names. I just wanted to help people think through valuing their IP.

1: 5 years ago, the Supreme Court quoted something I wrote about domain names. Wait, what? 😂 Here’s the story 🧵

Excellent write up about the history and significance of https://t.co/QLF1XlYktc by @rob of @snagged He did a great job of giving the Symbolics Computer Corporation credit for their pioneering spirit, while explaining how this 'original digital asset' has a significant place in

Thinking about auctioning a domain. Let's say it's a three letter .com. Where should I do it?

All the photos from #CloudFest 2025 are now live! 📸 👉 Browse the full album: https://t.co/yQqyDFR1mz

Had a great time @cloudfest in Germany. Brought my wife and two kids along - because there was so much to do. Enjoyed speaking about the 40th anniversary of #domainnames and the #domain industry. The appreciation of https://t.co/QLF1XlYktc was, well, appreciated. :) Vint Cerf

👍 Excellent write up about the history of https://t.co/QLF1XlYSiK and ✅ how domains were registered in the early days (hint... NO tech involved!) and ✅ what we're up to with the domain name today (a little bit of AI). https://t.co/ZE3eOZClr4 📄 QUIZ: HOW MANY domain

Today, 40 years ago on March 15, 1985, the first dot com domain name was registered. The first domain name ever registered was https://t.co/o4hJ83xZTC, registered on by Symbolics Inc., a computer systems firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts. So far 664 Million domain names