Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?
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Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?
#282tumblelogs.com debatist.com influencetree.com listlearn.com skatetrends.com vacationite.com weshould.com I also have tumblelog.com which could definitely be put to better use.
Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?
#283tumblelogs.com debatist.com influencetree.com listlearn.com skatetrends.com vacationite.com weshould.com I also have tumblelog.com which could definitely be put to better use.
weshould.com is a pretty promising name. I'd squat that for decades, considering but never implementing the many possibilities.
Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?
#284Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?
#285Earlier quoted context omitted.
any suggestions on the best scripts to set something like this up? I have a similar "ornot" site that I would love to get off the ground but not sure which platform to choose
Scripts? It's a database table with images with scores that are randomly accessed and presented to the user. When the user clicks on a photo, + to score, and reload the page with new photos. All the rest is just candy, really. Point being either it is trival to create this yourself, or you could google it. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=hot+or+not+scripts
Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?
#286That this is the best start-up idea I've ever had would explain my current day job...
Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?
#287stupidsiteforjerks.com: I thought it would be funny if you could upload pictures of people and let them know you think they're a jerk. It would also be funny (to me...) to sell merchandise from "The Jerk Store". That this is the best start-up idea I've ever had would explain my current day job...
Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?
#288I've been holding on to irtue.com/irtue.net. It's supposed to mean "I refuse to use Evite".
Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?
#289Earlier quoted context omitted.
Scripts? It's a database table with images with scores that are randomly accessed and presented to the user. When the user clicks on a photo, + to score, and reload the page with new photos. All the rest is just candy, really. Point being either it is trival to create this yourself, or you could google it. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=hot+or+not+scripts
In the face of the current economic conditions (i.e., US is at a terrible consuming/producing imbalance, and, well.. the only future in light of this is grim), these quick-buck strategies that seem to appeal only to the lowest common denominator start to seem alluring, indeed, only for the quick bucks. Wouldn't it be a better idea to allocate your time and resources elsewhere? Perhaps at something that may prove to b…
Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?
#290Earlier quoted context omitted.
Scripts? It's a database table with images with scores that are randomly accessed and presented to the user. When the user clicks on a photo, + to score, and reload the page with new photos. All the rest is just candy, really. Point being either it is trival to create this yourself, or you could google it. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=hot+or+not+scripts
Point well taken. I usually use a simple request to show interest in a new category, and hope someone interested gets involved. My interest is in something slightly more complicated than the turnkey sites that are out there, as well as more of a helpful tool to entrepreneurs and advertisers - the thesis of the idea is best represented by an "ornot script" but it goes beyond another "me too" site that already exists.…
Now, you can approach that by dedicating a lot of time and effort into building something unique, as you would like to do, or you can just realize that the market is pretty bare and launch something that will make some pocket change at worst.
Given that he's considering giving the domain away for free, I simply suggested he do the latter.