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Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain names (Part II)

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Re: Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain names (Part II)

#11
Thanks for this, found a diamond in the rough.

Good on you for restricting people from sending "4" or less for the character count; I'd probably hide that too and use that for my own needs in your position, though it only raises the barrier from opportunistic searchers to people with a mild amount of curl/grep knowledge.

Re: Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain names (Part II)

#13

Useful service, congrats on the launch. Do 4 character domains basically never drop or why is the minimum length 5?

There's at least one 4-character domain in the results (easier to find when you set max to 4), `xuci.org`. So they do drop.

Re: Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain names (Part II)

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post #5

a) Really awesomely cool! b) Kinda sad to read all those names and think that someone once thought, 'hey, this could be my baby.' Sure, I imagine a bunch of them were just hoovered up by domain squatters, but at least a few of them are failed sites, right? … right?

Certainly a bit sad. I cannot read those domains without imagining what the story behind them was.

Justinandsam.com is just heartbreaking.

Re: Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain names (Part II)

#15
post #11

Thanks for this, found a diamond in the rough. Good on you for restricting people from sending "4" or less for the character count; I'd probably hide that too and use that for my own needs in your position, though it only raises the barrier from opportunistic searchers to people with a mild amount of curl/grep knowledge.

I don't own a single one nore have tried but I understand many would. Honestly I did that 100% because they're simply always taken by bots on the spot. It'd be a waste of space on the site/cluttering the feeds. Our process is muchhhh slower around the clock as we check all domains and delete any no longer avail, again to keep the lists tidy, it'd only get everyone's hopes up just to have them let down. I can guarantee it

Re: Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain names (Part II)

#17
post #4

This is neat. After browsing for several pages, I'm yet to find something that is a decent name. In a similar space, I really like https://park.io

Surprising. I just purchased couple that I found there. My rule for a domain is that needs to be easy to pronounce, preferably it's not a real word, doesn't have many Google results for the name, doesn't contain w/v, i/y and h.

So for instance snuno doesn't mean anything, 5 letters, easy to pronounce in all language, people don't get confused when you pronounce it. The name eventually becomes associated with whatever you put in.

After I saw Mt.Gox taking off, I realized, that the name is challenge only initially. People will figure it out once they think there is value.

Re: Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain names (Part II)

#18

Is it possible to add a column with the Page Rank or Domain Authority of the particular domain?

You know I briefly looked in to it because I'm not dumb I understand it'd make this unstoppable, but there's very few options with very high prices. You never know with what the future holds but yeah, not cheap. Definitely doable though.

The good thing about 'our' filtering is that it would take down the number of daily requests to their API, but still...a. lot. I wouldn't say it's out of the question even remotely, I have the funds but am cautious with my finances/investments. But you're right and I should definitely give it some serious though..

Re: Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain names (Part II)

#20
post #11

Thanks for this, found a diamond in the rough. Good on you for restricting people from sending "4" or less for the character count; I'd probably hide that too and use that for my own needs in your position, though it only raises the barrier from opportunistic searchers to people with a mild amount of curl/grep knowledge.

I don't own a single one nore have tried but I understand many would. Honestly I did that 100% because they're simply always taken by bots on the spot. It'd be a waste of space on the site/cluttering the feeds. Our process is muchhhh slower around the clock as we check all domains and delete any no longer avail, again to keep the lists tidy, it'd only get everyone's hopes up just to have them let down. I can guarante…

If I did want a 4 letter domain, how would I get one? Is the best way to pony up a few grand for one? I plugged a few into a domain-name service and some were available for as little as $3k...

5 letters, however, $8.99!

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