Registering cool ideas and names as domain name was a thing in 2000s. I used to do it often. When ever I think of a new idea i instantly visit bustaname or godaddy or google domains to check for domain availability. Just like that I owned a domain called “dstream.app” and even listed it for sale in Flippa by paying some fees. Unfortunately it never sold and I forgot to renew the domain. Boom. Now someone registered that exact domain and launched a startup. Looks like they have waited a long to get the domain go expired and they are lucky that I forgot to renew as well.
I still own some cool (for me) names and just enabled “auto renew” for all. Lets hope either I launch those ideas or atleast sell them.
I just figured I forgot to renew an another domain before a year. Luckily it is available to register again. and also godaddy temporarily renewed another cool domain of mine. Just paid for that too. All happened today while Im typing this post. 🙂