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Ask HN: What do you think of our new domain name generator?

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Re: Ask HN: What do you think of our new domain name generator?

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Post by hessenwolf »

arepb wrote: post #2

It's fast, but a few things I have an issue with: - only shows .com - doesn't show splits or domain hacks (eg del.icio.us) - not clear when I see only orange results if those are unavailable

Not quite in order...

1. Splits & domain hacks. My partner in crime will be happy you said that - we will add. Prob at least a week though.

2. Orange - yes - means that they are unavailable. We can add a comment to make that more clear. If you click on an orange link, you get a 'more like this' effect where we search with the underlying phrase.

3. .com. Valid point - a bit like the domain hacks I didn't think people were that interested in odd domains so it wasn't rolled out at first. It will be added shortly. Thank you :)

Re: Ask HN: What do you think of our new domain name generator?

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Post by renualdo »

hessenwolf wrote: post #3
arepb wrote: post #2

It's fast, but a few things I have an issue with: - only shows .com - doesn't show splits or domain hacks (eg del.icio.us) - not clear when I see only orange results if those are unavailable

Not quite in order... 1. Splits & domain hacks. My partner in crime will be happy you said that - we will add. Prob at least a week though. 2. Orange - yes - means that they are unavailable. We can add a comment to make that more clear. If you click on an orange link, you get a 'more like this' effect where we search with the underlying phrase. 3. .com. Valid point - a bit like the domain hacks I didn't think people…

Told you man, it's all about the domain hacks these days :), seriously though, noone really wants a .net do they?

Re: Ask HN: What do you think of our new domain name generator?

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Post by hessenwolf »

yuvadam wrote: post #5

Lots of domains show up available when they're not. Domain hacks would be great. Otherwise - nice interface, very responsive.

Ouch. Using Verisign's domain files - I will check what went wrong - I assume I misread them.

Thank you :)

Re: Ask HN: What do you think of our new domain name generator?

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Post by renualdo »

hessenwolf wrote: post #7
yuvadam wrote: post #5

Lots of domains show up available when they're not. Domain hacks would be great. Otherwise - nice interface, very responsive.

Bug identified... almost fixed.

fixed, although the availability checks are offline, this is by design, checking the availability inline is just a horrible experience, even using batched Asynchronous lookups. Perhaps we can do something similar to Skyscanner and do the check only if you're interested in a particular domain.
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