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Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?

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Has anyone considered changing their parked domains to say: "This domain is free to anyone who will develop it into something. All that is required is that they feature a link to my other project/site %s for the first year."

Once the deal was done, they could shaft you. The only thing you could do was keep ownership and grant technical administration over to the new domain user for a year. Would they want that?

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Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?

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post #85

Has anyone considered changing their parked domains to say: "This domain is free to anyone who will develop it into something. All that is required is that they feature a link to my other project/site %s for the first year."

Once the deal was done, they could shaft you. The only thing you could do was keep ownership and grant technical administration over to the new domain user for a year. Would they want that?

Would they want that?

Well, if I knew the domain holder personally, fine for them to keep the reins, but if I didn't, I prob wouldn't/couldn't take the getting-held-to-ransom risk if things took off. I don't have investors, but I bet people who do would say the same thing, only more emphatically

Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Once the deal was done, they could shaft you. The only thing you could do was keep ownership and grant technical administration over to the new domain user for a year. Would they want that?

Would they want that? Well, if I knew the domain holder personally, fine for them to keep the reins, but if I didn't, I prob wouldn't/couldn't take the getting-held-to-ransom risk if things took off. I don't have investors, but I bet people who do would say the same thing, only more emphatically

I agree with you, but the amusing thing is that all of these problems could be solved with a simple contract. Lease with option to buy at set price, or guarantee to sell unless breached, etc.

Its probably a 1 page contract, even. The real issue is trying to enforce it if someone defaults on that contract - it could get impossible/expensive if they are out of the country.

Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?

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post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

mostly shits and giggles. the combinations of domains lawgician was going to be a digg/reddit type of thing for legal news -- i don't think its gonna happen soon as doing this right would involve more time than I can give right now. poofilter originally was intended to filter political news and somehow assess the bias level of the source from left to right, blue to red. someone else did this recently but I forget the…

You could have an automated site extracting whitehouse photos from here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse and allow users to customize. edit: "The photograph may not be manipulated in any way or used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House." maybe not.

That's what hosting in The Netherlands is for.

Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Would they want that? Well, if I knew the domain holder personally, fine for them to keep the reins, but if I didn't, I prob wouldn't/couldn't take the getting-held-to-ransom risk if things took off. I don't have investors, but I bet people who do would say the same thing, only more emphatically

I agree with you, but the amusing thing is that all of these problems could be solved with a simple contract. Lease with option to buy at set price, or guarantee to sell unless breached, etc. Its probably a 1 page contract, even. The real issue is trying to enforce it if someone defaults on that contract - it could get impossible/expensive if they are out of the country.

You'd need a central provider.

Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?

#118

advertiserblogs.com daddybloggers.com docfu.com friendlywebhelp.com grawgo.com greendevelopmentblog.com informationoperatingsystem.com kill5minutes.com localsearchzone.com misternewhomeowner.com msnewhomeowner.com nooler.com outinpaperback.com papercompanion.com serendipityrow.com thenewsfindsyou.com thewebworksforyou.com workingblogs.com

I have this horrible habit of grabbing domains for every idea I think of for longer than two minutes. It adds up after a while.

Would you consider trading/selling kill5minutes.com?

Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?

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pixaruniversity.com pittsburghfounders.com snappyresume.com careersauce.com colonytech.com allthebigstuff.com findoozle.com getfounding.com fleetheshame.com newmediamonthly.com webkeynote.com thetippingblog.com

Would you give away/sell snappyresume?

Sure. I'd sell or negotiate a fair trade. Shoot me an email:

brianklash at gmail dot com

Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?

#120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You could have an automated site extracting whitehouse photos from here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse and allow users to customize. edit: "The photograph may not be manipulated in any way or used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House." maybe not.

That's what hosting in The Netherlands is for.

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