Happy Birthday, Dear Domain Name

Cake Domain names turn 25

It’s tough being in your twenties. You may still be young enough to party like a rock star, but no one yet respects you. (Try pulling up your pants and getting a hair cut. Maybe that will help.) Today domain names turned 25 years old. The first .com domain name, “Symbolics.com,” was registered by a Massachusetts computer company on March 15, 1985.

The first ten domains:

Symbolics.com – March 15, 1985
BBN.com – April 24, 1985
Think.com – May 24, 1985
MCC.com – July 11, 1985
DEC.com – Sept. 30, 1985
Northrop.com – Nov. 7, 1985
Serox.com – Jan. 9, 1986
SRI.com – Jan. 17, 1986
HP.com – March 3, 1986
Bellcore.com – March 5, 1986

“Yahoo.com”—you’ve heard of them—was registered Jan. 18, 1995. For more, read Benny Evangelista’s piece on SFGate.com.

— The Team

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1. Fabian Ahmadi | March 16th, 2010 at 12:01 pm

The 25th birthday of the first domain name ever registered is indeed a noteworthy anniversary. It is not a surprise that symbolics.com is currently owned by one of the leading domainers, Aron Meystedt. Domains have become an often underestimated piece in the global puzzle that makes up global communications.
As a legal marketing professional advising law firms and lawyers on the best web strategies, I sometimes have to help my clients find and acquire domain names. From an SEO perspective, the right domain name can make a huge difference. It is therefore no surprise that virtual real estate can now command prices in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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15. Deepak garg | March 31st, 2010 at 10:14 pm

happy birthday to preety
16. Dave | April 21st, 2010 at 8:33 am

Happy birthday Symbolics! Such a strange choice for the first ever domain name, nevertheless!
17. Domains | May 13th, 2010 at 10:06 pm

This is one of the coolest blog posts. Where on earth did you do your research. I have never come across the “First Top Ten Domain Names” registered.

Very cool.

Daniel.
18. luciyahelan | May 16th, 2010 at 10:51 pm

Hat’s off. Well done, as we know that “hard work always pays off”, after a long struggle with sincere effort it’s done.
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What company is the best Domain Registrar? i’ve heard that Godaddy and Moniker are the best.;`”
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