news The Real Story Behind AI.com: A Domain Broker's Inside Account of the Sale

[silentg]

Recent reports claim that ai.com, which just sold for $70 million, was registered 15 years ago for $100, painting a picture of an accidental windfall. The reality is far more complex, and far more interesting.
As the domain broker who brought ai.com to market in 2019, I can tell you the true story behind the biggest domain sale ever.

https://saw.com/blog/en/articles/ai-com-domain-sale-inside-story

 

[Simon SE]

I wonder how many people handed over their card details to secure usernames when it launched without even knowing what the site was about.

unrelated because I'm tired of hearing about ai.com and we all know the real story and the fake news.

 

[katerleonid]

Glad that Jeff shared the story again. There’s been too much fake news on social media about the past owner of ai.com.

 

[silentg]

Glad that Jeff shared the story again. There’s been too much fake news on social media about the past owner of ai.com.

Yeah what i wasn't surprised is DN.com running with the same fake news and didn't delete it when they were told about it.
DN.com & Domain.news is known for stealing content from other domain bloggers and reporting it as their news.