Brian Jarcho retweeted
Lately, people have been asking what happens to a domain name when the owner dies.
Given that Halloween is near, it’s time to let a few skeletons out of the closet.
Death comes with a lot of paperwork. Apparently, so does keeping your domain names.
When you die, your domain uce themselves to your family. Somebody has to work out what you own, where it's registered, how to keep paying for it, and which device receives the two-factor code. This can become a fairly expensive scavenger hunt.
One family described exactly that after a webmaster died suddenly.
They got into his laptop, password manager and email, then hit a registrar account protected by a phone number his widow didn't recognize after fifty years of marriage.
The domains were nearing expiration, and the plan was to let them lapse and buy them back, (which is roughly like letting your house go into foreclosure because you want to take your chances at getting it back through an auction).
Then there are the domains valuable enough to end up in federal court. After Uzi Nissan died, Nissan.com was taken from his registrar account, and his estate sued to recover it.
A judge ordered it returned in 2024. AIR.com was the subject of another estate recovery order in 2025, directing Verisign and GoDaddy to return the name.
GoDaddy has a deceased-account recovery process, complete with legal documents, a death certificate and photo ID. Turns out "over my dead body" isn't much of a domain security policy.
Read Full Story 👇
snagged.com/post/what-happ…
Given that Halloween is near, it’s time to let a few skeletons out of the closet.
Death comes with a lot of paperwork. Apparently, so does keeping your domain names.
When you die, your domain uce themselves to your family. Somebody has to work out what you own, where it's registered, how to keep paying for it, and which device receives the two-factor code. This can become a fairly expensive scavenger hunt.
One family described exactly that after a webmaster died suddenly.
They got into his laptop, password manager and email, then hit a registrar account protected by a phone number his widow didn't recognize after fifty years of marriage.
The domains were nearing expiration, and the plan was to let them lapse and buy them back, (which is roughly like letting your house go into foreclosure because you want to take your chances at getting it back through an auction).
Then there are the domains valuable enough to end up in federal court. After Uzi Nissan died, Nissan.com was taken from his registrar account, and his estate sued to recover it.
A judge ordered it returned in 2024. AIR.com was the subject of another estate recovery order in 2025, directing Verisign and GoDaddy to return the name.
GoDaddy has a deceased-account recovery process, complete with legal documents, a death certificate and photo ID. Turns out "over my dead body" isn't much of a domain security policy.
Read Full Story 👇
snagged.com/post/what-happ…
2
3
23
1,789
Brian Jarcho retweeted
Mike O'Connor helped popularize the internet in Minnesota, and in the mid-90s he registered a handful of one-word .coms.
One he tucked away and never built on: corp.com.
While it sat there, @Microsoft shipped Windows 2000 with "Corp" as the example name for an housands of IT departments kept the default.
Those laptops spent years knocking on corp.com's door, sending passwords and emails to whoever held the domain.
When @briankrebs wrote about it in 2020, Mike decided to sell, mostly because he didn't want his kids inheriting a domain that passively collected Fortune 500 credentials.
Microsoft agreed to buy it, and corp.com now sits in their portfolio…doing nothing.
After 26 years of leaking secrets by default, corp.com is finally taking a long, overdue time-out.
Read Full Story 👇
snagged.com/post/corp-com-…
One he tucked away and never built on: corp.com.
While it sat there, @Microsoft shipped Windows 2000 with "Corp" as the example name for an housands of IT departments kept the default.
Those laptops spent years knocking on corp.com's door, sending passwords and emails to whoever held the domain.
When @briankrebs wrote about it in 2020, Mike decided to sell, mostly because he didn't want his kids inheriting a domain that passively collected Fortune 500 credentials.
Microsoft agreed to buy it, and corp.com now sits in their portfolio…doing nothing.
After 26 years of leaking secrets by default, corp.com is finally taking a long, overdue time-out.
Read Full Story 👇
snagged.com/post/corp-com-…
4
1
41
1,559
Brian Jarcho retweeted
April Domain Spotlight 🌧️
Rain Check? Not on These Domains.
April is a strange month.
One day it’s sunny, the next day it’s raining, and @jarcho is marching around declaring it “rebrand season.”
@rob told him that’s not a real thing. He said neither are April showers, yet here we are.
Still, this time of year always seems to bring new ideas.
Companies rethink their positioning, and suddenly, a better domain starts to sound like a very good move.
We’ve been working with a handful of fresh names lately – clean, flexible, and ready for what’s next. Brian keeps calling them “spring ready.”
We're still not sure what that means, but agree they’re good.
If a refresh has been on your mind, April might be the perfect excuse.
Blame the season. Brian certainly is.
.COM
🧪 Try.com
💎 Luxe.com
🔥 Flare.com
🎮 Playmaker.com
🔧 Piston.com
🌗 Semicircle.com
🌫️ Foggy.com
.AI
🔁 Workflow.ai
🏗️ Foreman.ai
🎯 Cue.ai
🧠 LLM.ai
📟 Beeper.ai
🧵 Concatenate.ai
👀 Conspicuous.ai
.IO
🐭 Squeak.io
Scoop up a new domain before somebody else makes it rain 🪝
mailchi.mp/e320f5f40389/d…
Rain Check? Not on These Domains.
April is a strange month.
One day it’s sunny, the next day it’s raining, and @jarcho is marching around declaring it “rebrand season.”
@rob told him that’s not a real thing. He said neither are April showers, yet here we are.
Still, this time of year always seems to bring new ideas.
Companies rethink their positioning, and suddenly, a better domain starts to sound like a very good move.
We’ve been working with a handful of fresh names lately – clean, flexible, and ready for what’s next. Brian keeps calling them “spring ready.”
We're still not sure what that means, but agree they’re good.
If a refresh has been on your mind, April might be the perfect excuse.
Blame the season. Brian certainly is.
.COM
🧪 Try.com
💎 Luxe.com
🔥 Flare.com
🎮 Playmaker.com
🔧 Piston.com
🌗 Semicircle.com
🌫️ Foggy.com
.AI
🔁 Workflow.ai
🏗️ Foreman.ai
🎯 Cue.ai
🧠 LLM.ai
📟 Beeper.ai
🧵 Concatenate.ai
👀 Conspicuous.ai
.IO
🐭 Squeak.io
Scoop up a new domain before somebody else makes it rain 🪝
mailchi.mp/e320f5f40389/d…
2
2
7
1,159
Brian Jarcho retweeted
When Jeff Lawson (@jeffiel) stepped down as CEO of Twilio in 2024, he walked away from one of the most important infrastructure companies in tech.
@twilio helped turn telecom infra into software, allowing developers to add messaging, voice, and authentication to products with e. Over time the platform became deeply embedded in the architecture of the web.
Many founders who step away from companies at that stage move toward investing, board roles, or advisory work.
Lawson decided to start a fusion energy company instead.
His new startup is called Inertia, and it has already raised roughly $450 million to pursue one of the most difficult engineering challenges humanity has attempted: building machines capable of generating electricity using controlled nuclear fusion.
Fusion is the reaction that powers the sun. Scientists have understood the physics for decades, but turning that reaction into a practical source of energy on Earth has remained one of the hardest problems in modern science.
Inertia is now working on the engineering systems required to make those reactions repeatable and economically viable.
Before the company launched publicly, the team also secured Inertia.com to anchor the brand, and we were lucky enough to work with them on the deal.
The technical hurdles for Inertia remain substantial, and fusion has historically proven difficult to commercialize. If Lawson and his team succeed, they could unlock an entirely new way to produce energy for the world.
Read Full Story 👇
snagged.com/post/inside-in…
@twilio helped turn telecom infra into software, allowing developers to add messaging, voice, and authentication to products with e. Over time the platform became deeply embedded in the architecture of the web.
Many founders who step away from companies at that stage move toward investing, board roles, or advisory work.
Lawson decided to start a fusion energy company instead.
His new startup is called Inertia, and it has already raised roughly $450 million to pursue one of the most difficult engineering challenges humanity has attempted: building machines capable of generating electricity using controlled nuclear fusion.
Fusion is the reaction that powers the sun. Scientists have understood the physics for decades, but turning that reaction into a practical source of energy on Earth has remained one of the hardest problems in modern science.
Inertia is now working on the engineering systems required to make those reactions repeatable and economically viable.
Before the company launched publicly, the team also secured Inertia.com to anchor the brand, and we were lucky enough to work with them on the deal.
The technical hurdles for Inertia remain substantial, and fusion has historically proven difficult to commercialize. If Lawson and his team succeed, they could unlock an entirely new way to produce energy for the world.
Read Full Story 👇
snagged.com/post/inside-in…
1
1
16
2,246
Brian Jarcho retweeted
February Domain Spotlight
Champions are built long before the spotlight 🥇🥈🥉
The Winter Olympics remind us that performance is never accidental. It is preparation, precision, and fundamentals done right when nobody is watching.
The same is true for brands.
The ones that win big invest early in the foundation, starting with the domain.
.COM
🔧 Piston.com
🌍 Everybody.com
🎯 Center.com
🎮 Playmaker.com
🌀 Labyrinth.com
📉 Bearish.com
⚖️ LegalConsulting.com
🧬 Antibiotics.com
⚖️ WeightControl.com
.AI
🧠 LLM.ai
🔁 Workflow.ai
🎱 Cue.ai
Train like a champion and build like one too.
DM to get in the game before the podium fills up 🏆
mailchi.mp/c0184918b3ad/d…
Champions are built long before the spotlight 🥇🥈🥉
The Winter Olympics remind us that performance is never accidental. It is preparation, precision, and fundamentals done right when nobody is watching.
The same is true for brands.
The ones that win big invest early in the foundation, starting with the domain.
.COM
🔧 Piston.com
🌍 Everybody.com
🎯 Center.com
🎮 Playmaker.com
🌀 Labyrinth.com
📉 Bearish.com
⚖️ LegalConsulting.com
🧬 Antibiotics.com
⚖️ WeightControl.com
.AI
🧠 LLM.ai
🔁 Workflow.ai
🎱 Cue.ai
Train like a champion and build like one too.
DM to get in the game before the podium fills up 🏆
mailchi.mp/c0184918b3ad/d…
1
2
23
3,876
Domain of the day: Bearish.com… Sheesh… 📉
Because sometimes, you can still win, even when you’re losing.
DM me if interested!
Because sometimes, you can still win, even when you’re losing.
DM me if interested!
0
1
15
1,272
Brian Jarcho retweeted
Announcement:
trmnl.com/blog/trmnl-dot…
Huge thanks to Rob and the @snagged team for making this possible.
trmnl.com/blog/trmnl-dot…
Huge thanks to Rob and the @snagged team for making this possible.
1
1
11
4,515
🔥 Premium .coms available. Seller is motivated and ready to move! 🚀
• Confidentiality.com • TreasuryBonds.com • WellnessTravel.com • WalletAddress.com
Category-defining names with serious upside. DM for details.
• Confidentiality.com • TreasuryBonds.com • WellnessTravel.com • WalletAddress.com
Category-defining names with serious upside. DM for details.
1
2
10
1,323
Brian Jarcho retweeted
@rob here (founder of Snagged). This is a WILD story about one of the strangest domain deals I’ve ever done…
In early 2025, an AI company we’d worked with before came back with one request: “We need the .com now.”
Their brand name was a person’s first name which, in the domain he matching one-word .com…pretty challenging.
For the sake of this story (and for buyer and seller privacy), I’ll call the domain Geoff.com.
The person who owned it wasn’t an investor. His actual name was Geoff, and he’d owned it for a loooonng time, so yeah, he was emotionally attached.
When I first contacted him, he wasn’t interested in selling.
Eventually he came around, but only if the deal was seven figures…paid in cash.
After months of irrational messages back and forth, he finally agreed to sell it on one condition.
He wanted to be paid in person, all in gold coins.
Yep. Gold frigging coins.
Some days he was “relatively” easy to deal with.
Other days, he’d go completely off the rails.
I learned quickly how to navigate negotiations with him because he warned me not to message him after 4pm…since he’d be drunk.
At one point he said that “if” we met in person, I should bring a gun.
He’d bring his too.
Somehow, after months of this, we got to a real agreement.
Six figures, all gold coins, paid in-person, at EXACTLY the spot price when we’d meet.
Not gonna lie, it was already a sweaty situation, so adding this level of complexity made it even more challenging.
So, I ordered the gold, packed it into my wife’s Lululemon fanny pack, and my partner @Jarcho and I drove 13 hours from New Jersey to rural West Virginia.
We rented a hotel conference room, hired an off-duty cop to sit in the room, and prayed this wasn’t the world’s weirdest catfish.
The next morning, I called an Uber to bring the seller to the hotel.
And the guy who walked in was calm, polite, sober, and weirdly…normal.
We talked about hummingbirds, Costa Rica, and surfing.
Then he handed me an iPad already logged into GoDaddy.
I tried to push the domain and the transfer button didn’t show up, so I manually edited the URL on the iPad.
The transfer page loaded and, after about 500 refreshes, Geoff.com finally hit my account.
I handed him the gold, he stood up, thanked us, and walked out.
It was pretty weird (but oddly satisfying) to think that a deal which took almost a year to get done was finally over…in a matter of minutes.
A day later, the buyer had the domain and the deal was “officially” closed.
Sometimes the only way to buy a domain is patience, persistence…and driving across state lines with six figures in gold coins.
See the CRAZY DMs in the full story 👇
snagged.com/post/six-figur…
In early 2025, an AI company we’d worked with before came back with one request: “We need the .com now.”
Their brand name was a person’s first name which, in the domain he matching one-word .com…pretty challenging.
For the sake of this story (and for buyer and seller privacy), I’ll call the domain Geoff.com.
The person who owned it wasn’t an investor. His actual name was Geoff, and he’d owned it for a loooonng time, so yeah, he was emotionally attached.
When I first contacted him, he wasn’t interested in selling.
Eventually he came around, but only if the deal was seven figures…paid in cash.
After months of irrational messages back and forth, he finally agreed to sell it on one condition.
He wanted to be paid in person, all in gold coins.
Yep. Gold frigging coins.
Some days he was “relatively” easy to deal with.
Other days, he’d go completely off the rails.
I learned quickly how to navigate negotiations with him because he warned me not to message him after 4pm…since he’d be drunk.
At one point he said that “if” we met in person, I should bring a gun.
He’d bring his too.
Somehow, after months of this, we got to a real agreement.
Six figures, all gold coins, paid in-person, at EXACTLY the spot price when we’d meet.
Not gonna lie, it was already a sweaty situation, so adding this level of complexity made it even more challenging.
So, I ordered the gold, packed it into my wife’s Lululemon fanny pack, and my partner @Jarcho and I drove 13 hours from New Jersey to rural West Virginia.
We rented a hotel conference room, hired an off-duty cop to sit in the room, and prayed this wasn’t the world’s weirdest catfish.
The next morning, I called an Uber to bring the seller to the hotel.
And the guy who walked in was calm, polite, sober, and weirdly…normal.
We talked about hummingbirds, Costa Rica, and surfing.
Then he handed me an iPad already logged into GoDaddy.
I tried to push the domain and the transfer button didn’t show up, so I manually edited the URL on the iPad.
The transfer page loaded and, after about 500 refreshes, Geoff.com finally hit my account.
I handed him the gold, he stood up, thanked us, and walked out.
It was pretty weird (but oddly satisfying) to think that a deal which took almost a year to get done was finally over…in a matter of minutes.
A day later, the buyer had the domain and the deal was “officially” closed.
Sometimes the only way to buy a domain is patience, persistence…and driving across state lines with six figures in gold coins.
See the CRAZY DMs in the full story 👇
snagged.com/post/six-figur…
16
14
80
4,632
Brian Jarcho retweeted
In 1996, WarnerBros. launched a website for a goofy movie where Michael Jordan teamed up with Bugs Bunny.
It should’ve disappeared after the box office run.
Instead, SpaceJam.com became one of the longest-living sites on the internet, and outlasted cultural relics For years it just sat there, untouched, until the internet rediscovered it in the 2010s.
What was once throwaway marketing had become a fossil…just like a cave painting on digital wall.
And, it didn’t survive by accident….quiet caretakers at Warner were patching code, fixing breakage, and keeping the lights on.
In 2021, a SpaceJam sequel finally replaced it.
Fans panicked, until the studio revealed the original site had been preserved at spacejam.com/1996.
Just like Back to The Future and Shakepeare, SpaceJam ended up being a prime example of the Lindy Effect: the longer something survives, the more likely it is to keep surviving.
SpaceJam.com outlasted the internet’s fads until survival itself became the punchline.
Read Full Story 👇
snagged.com/post/spacejam-…
It should’ve disappeared after the box office run.
Instead, SpaceJam.com became one of the longest-living sites on the internet, and outlasted cultural relics For years it just sat there, untouched, until the internet rediscovered it in the 2010s.
What was once throwaway marketing had become a fossil…just like a cave painting on digital wall.
And, it didn’t survive by accident….quiet caretakers at Warner were patching code, fixing breakage, and keeping the lights on.
In 2021, a SpaceJam sequel finally replaced it.
Fans panicked, until the studio revealed the original site had been preserved at spacejam.com/1996.
Just like Back to The Future and Shakepeare, SpaceJam ended up being a prime example of the Lindy Effect: the longer something survives, the more likely it is to keep surviving.
SpaceJam.com outlasted the internet’s fads until survival itself became the punchline.
Read Full Story 👇
snagged.com/post/spacejam-…
1
2
18
1,359
Brian Jarcho retweeted
2025 marked year two for the Snagged Domain Brokerage — and what a ride it's been!
467 deals, $24M+ in sales.
8 deals over $1M, with names like Slash·com, Monarch·com & Scribe·com.
Gold Coins in Appalachia, $$$ in Moscow and @Jarcho joined @Rob as Partner.
Here’s to 2026! 🪝
467 deals, $24M+ in sales.
8 deals over $1M, with names like Slash·com, Monarch·com & Scribe·com.
Gold Coins in Appalachia, $$$ in Moscow and @Jarcho joined @Rob as Partner.
Here’s to 2026! 🪝
6
14
68
747,494
Brian Jarcho retweeted
🎄 December Domain Spotlight
Santa’s not the only one delivering the good stuff.
This month’s spotlight is stacked with premium domains worth unwrapping. If one feels like the perfect present for your next big idea, grab it before someone else slides down the chimney first.
.COM
• 👤 Personal.com: identity made iconic
• 💰 CashMoney.com: loud, fast, unforgettable
• 📄 Application.com: built for simplicity and scale
• 🎮 Playmaker.com: the move that changes everything
.AI
• 🔤 OF.ai: short, sharp, category ready
• 🎯 Optimal.ai: the best choice every time
• 🔋 Lithium.ai: energy for the modern machine
.GG / .IO
• ❌ X.gg: compact power for gamers
• ⭐ Fan.io: passion and community in one place
Holiday gifts come and go, but the right domain lasts long after the lights come down.
If you are ready to unwrap something special, reach out or explore the full list of available names. 🎁
mailchi.mp/812036aef66a/d…
Santa’s not the only one delivering the good stuff.
This month’s spotlight is stacked with premium domains worth unwrapping. If one feels like the perfect present for your next big idea, grab it before someone else slides down the chimney first.
.COM
• 👤 Personal.com: identity made iconic
• 💰 CashMoney.com: loud, fast, unforgettable
• 📄 Application.com: built for simplicity and scale
• 🎮 Playmaker.com: the move that changes everything
.AI
• 🔤 OF.ai: short, sharp, category ready
• 🎯 Optimal.ai: the best choice every time
• 🔋 Lithium.ai: energy for the modern machine
.GG / .IO
• ❌ X.gg: compact power for gamers
• ⭐ Fan.io: passion and community in one place
Holiday gifts come and go, but the right domain lasts long after the lights come down.
If you are ready to unwrap something special, reach out or explore the full list of available names. 🎁
mailchi.mp/812036aef66a/d…
1
3
7
1,344
Brian Jarcho retweeted
We landed a name that’s pure treasure.
Mined.com is now under exclusive representation at Snagged.
The domain that turns discovery into value.
Whether it’s crypto, data, or insights, this is the name that strikes gold.
Reel it in before it’s gone 🪝
Mined.com is now under exclusive representation at Snagged.
The domain that turns discovery into value.
Whether it’s crypto, data, or insights, this is the name that strikes gold.
Reel it in before it’s gone 🪝
1
1
17
808
Brian Jarcho retweeted
One of the best parts about representing Clown*com has been the messages we get from prospective clients.
If you’re looking to make a few extra bucks and don’t mind wearing big red shoes and face paint, we have an opportunity for you. 🤡
If you’re looking to make a few extra bucks and don’t mind wearing big red shoes and face paint, we have an opportunity for you. 🤡
1
1
18
840
Exploration.ai - Great name with a ton of potential. 🚀 🚀
We’re looking to move the name soon and are open to offers well below ask. DM if interested!
We’re looking to move the name soon and are open to offers well below ask. DM if interested!
2
1
8
460
Brian Jarcho retweeted
Hooked a name that makes every shot count.
Layup.com is now under exclusive representation at Snagged.
The domain that makes success look simple.
Whether it’s sports, startups, or creative launches, this is the name that sets you up to score.
DM to make the catch yours 🪝
Layup.com is now under exclusive representation at Snagged.
The domain that makes success look simple.
Whether it’s sports, startups, or creative launches, this is the name that sets you up to score.
DM to make the catch yours 🪝
0
1
22
812