Reglikedomain industry desk

Oldest .com starts accepting advertising

Oldest .com starts accepting advertising

Symbolics lets you buy a “circle” of history.

SymbolicsOver the years Symbolics.com has received a lot of press since it was the first ever .com domain name registered.

But how do you turn a lot of press into a business model for a domain that, on its own, doesn’t really have a meaning?

Domain investor and developer Aron Meystedt, who bought Symbolics.com in 2009, has a plan.

Symbolics.com now offers advertising on the domain. You can buy a “circle” on the site starting at $50 a month.

It reminds me a little bit of the Million Dollar Homepage with a couple differences: people can actually see/read your ad, and the ads aren’t permanent.

So far most of the advertisers are from the domain industry. It will be interesting to see how this works.

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