N-o1 Naming Intelligence · Technology
Last updated: 2026-10-08 · Movement: Initial publication
INTERNET is assessed as a position for software, infrastructure and digital services. Its researched evidence includes documented business / asset-transaction evidence. The strategic, commercial, future, linguistic and N-o1-fit inputs are editorial judgments. Missing sale, registration and search evidence is left unknown rather than invented.
Scarcity: Exact N-o1 names are exclusive under existing namespace terms. Registry delegation or an application does not establish second-level availability or quantified scarcity.
| Factor | Input /100 | Weighted points | Assessment / source basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Historical .COM sale evidence | Unknown | 0 · missing evidence | Unknown: the documented transaction included business / media assets. Its entire price receives no domain-only sale points. |
| .COM / category strategic strength | 98 | 14.70 | Editorial rubric: core category / widely reusable position. This is not a .COM transaction claim. |
| Existing TLD / namespace adoption | Unknown | 0 · missing evidence | Unknown: no adoption measurement is included. Application evidence does not establish a delegated namespace. |
| 2026 ICANN application demand | Unknown | 0 · missing evidence | Unknown: not present in the contention-set source used here. Absence from that file does not prove zero applications; uncontested applications are outside its scope. |
| Search / category demand | Unknown | 0 · missing evidence | Unknown: no search-volume or category-demand measurement was verified; zero contribution. |
| Commercial market strength | 95 | 9.50 | Editorial assessment of monetisation fit for technology; no market-size or revenue estimate is asserted. |
| AI / SI / future relevance | 90 | 9.00 | Editorial relevance to future digital products in technology; not a growth forecast. |
| Brevity and memorability | 70 | 3.50 | Length-based editorial proxy: 8 characters; input=max(35,110−5×length), capped at 100. It does not measure recall in user studies. |
| Global linguistic usability | 80 | 4.00 | Editorial linguistic usability assessment: core category term; no multilingual survey is claimed. |
| N-o1 positioning fit | 100 | 10.00 | Editorial fit between INTERNET and a category-defining N-o1 identity. |
Category strength, commercial strength, future relevance, brevity, global usability and N-o1 fit are editorial assessments. Scores are not valuations.
BUSINESS/ASSET TRANSACTION
Initial contractual consideration was $16 million cash plus a $2 million note. Working-capital adjustments and discounting resulted in a $17.597 million recorded purchase price. The acquired business was broader than the domain.
$18,000,000 · Includes business / other assets
QuinStreet · SEC Form 10-KVerified source · Evidence date: 2009-11-30 · Checked: 2026-10-08
2026 ICANN demand: String-level count not yet verified. Applied-for strings are not necessarily approved or delegated TLDs.
N-o1 position · private namespace
Subject to owner confirmation
Existing indicative SSV · model estimate: $475,000
Long-term strategic value, not an acquisition price or guaranteed proceeds. This uses the existing N-o1 valuation unchanged.
Acquisition: private brokerage, subject to owner approval. Annual acquisition-route renewal: $4,750.
Monthly lease: $1,979.17 · annual total $23,750.00 (5% of existing SSV). Minimum 12 months, renews annually; no separate renewal fee. Subject to confirmation of Authoritative SSV.
View existing domain record and termsExclusive renewable licence within the privately operated N-o1.com namespace. It does not convey ownership of N-o1.com or ICANN registry rights.
internet.COM is a second-level domain in the .COM gTLD; registration and availability are not verified here. internet.N-o1.com is a privately licensed subdomain. Their rights differ.
#125 · Previous: Initial · 50.7/100 · 2026-10-08
Expanded to the complete sourced 500-name research snapshot