Owning a rare two-letter domain name (KF.com) means that I get offers to buy the domain fairly regularly. I suppose if someone offered more than a million dollars, I might consider selling it, but probably not. For all intents and purposes, the domain is not for sale at any price.
What I enjoy most is the absurd ways the offers come in. Apart from one email from the Knight Foundation, these offers generally come from people who never really identify themselves properly or clearly say why they want the domain. While some offers have been as high as five figures, the offers usually are laughably low (as little as $50). Perhaps they're hoping that I'm just too ignorant to realize the long-term value of any two-letter domain name.
Maybe the Internet market will crash. Maybe the world will go to hell in a handbasket. Barring calamities, however, as the worldwide Internet grows exponentially over the coming decades, I figure a two-letter domain name will become increasingly rare and valuable. Maybe I'm wrong about this trend. Maybe I'm foolish in imagining a positive future. But there you go. I'm going to wait and see what happens.
This blog will be a space where I can tell you about some of the fun and games of owning a sought-after domain name. This blog also will be a space where I can express my expertise as a media trade journalist to talk about the future of the Internet and such public issues as Internet governance and net neutrality.
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