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- dpknc84, on 03/13/2009, -3/+52I wish there was a domain search tool that outputted "This domain is registered by a squatter who has no intention of using it for anything productive. Click here and we'll send someone to their house and kick them in the balls."
- NormanEinstein, on 03/13/2009, -1/+29Wasn't there something a while ago about some of these domain sites registering the names that people check for? E.g. You check for a name, decide to think on it overnight, and then mysteriously the next morning it's taken but available for an inflated price.
- VictoryGin, on 03/13/2009, -0/+20because apparently there are enough idiots out there actually buying domains from them at the inflated rates to keep it lucrative. Kind of like spam.
- MrChunks, on 03/13/2009, -1/+15I like how all the domain names I search for in those tools are already registered by squatters. Literally every domain name I tried. Why can't domain squatting be stopped?
- Talphin, on 03/13/2009, -0/+13No... Which is why you are browsing digWithTwoGs.com instead of dig.com...
- dpknc84, on 03/13/2009, -0/+10That's actually happened to me before, so to this day I now compile a list of "possibles" for a new project in order of what I'd like most. Then I go in and try to register from the top and work my way down until I get one right then and there.
- xythian, on 03/13/2009, -4/+14Domainr is an excellent tool, glad to see it in the list.
- MillionsLivio, on 03/13/2009, -0/+7Happened to me as well, I searched for a domain and compared it to other ideas over the next few days, came back to find it was taken. Didn't mention the name to anyone and it was rather obscure, so obviously some shenanigans going on.
- BigPixel, on 03/13/2009, -0/+7I believe it was happening with NetworkSolutions. They wouldn't outright register the domains you searched, but they would sort of..."reserve" them for a week or two, so that if you didn't order it right when you searched for it, it was unavailable to purchase the next day, or the day after. I'm not sure if this problem was solved or stopped or anything, however.
- aside, on 03/13/2009, -1/+7Domize is a little too close to soDomize in my opinion... They should take their own advice
- brainnovate, on 03/13/2009, -3/+8No instant domain search! Oh the horror...
- InetRoadkill, on 03/13/2009, -0/+5That used to be true, but there is so much squatting going on now that it's become a challenge to get a decent name registered.
- mamboboy, on 03/13/2009, -0/+51337 H4x0r
- tsornin, on 03/13/2009, -0/+4I'm the creator of Dot-o-mator and can assure you I don't do that on my site. Too many of them anyway, and my pockets aren't that deep. :)
Of course I can't speak for the registrars themselves. I've seen some unscrupulous registrars steal names... best to just avoid them. I'm using Dotster for the back-end lookups for Dot-o-mator though, and in my experience they don't steal names. - HonoredMule, on 03/13/2009, -0/+4That's what REALLY started web2.0...running out of domain names that were actually English words or phrases.
The rest of the marketing strategy was forced to match that eccentricity.
Then shortly after AJAX came to the forefront and we decided that was what it was all about, since at least it brought meaningful usefulness. - HonoredMule, on 03/13/2009, -0/+4a whois lookup would make more sense
- PrettyBoyFloyd, on 03/14/2009, -0/+4No, a whois lookup is the root of the problem. Clearly, what Network Solutions and other registrars were doing was caching whois lookup strings and if the searcher didn't register them right away, then the registrar would reserve the names they searched for and jack up the prices. So if the searcher waited a few days before reserving the name, the next time they tried, it would already have been taken by a squatter, who would then raise the price he wanted to charge for the name. This happened to me when I tried to register my own .com name. I just registered the .net equivalent and have been using that one, but two years later, when the .com name registration expired, the squatter sent me an email, offering to sell me my own .com name for a special discounted low, low price of $3,500 (for a .com name I could have had for $75 if they hadn't squatted it). I told him to ***** off.
- MrChunks, on 03/13/2009, -0/+4I'm sure you're right.
- Rixta, on 03/13/2009, -0/+3I use my brain to pick a domain name.
- FredFredrickson, on 03/13/2009, -0/+3When I have a good idea for a domain name, I don't like to type it into a bunch of sites like this - surely, someone on the back end looks at the queries now and then and probably buys up the good ideas if they aren't taken almost immediately. I can't imagine domain registration providers not doing that, at least, some of them anyway.
- MavRevMatt, on 03/13/2009, -0/+3Some web 2.0 names aren't that bad, and are somewhat catchy. Digg and Flickr are great examples, but may be that's because they were the first to remove a letter or repeat a letter...
- sloppychris, on 03/13/2009, -0/+3Thinking of a name is the easy part. Finding out what is available is where you need one of these services.
- ZigVicious, on 03/14/2009, -0/+3I use my finger to pick my nose.
- BellaOxmyxx, on 03/13/2009, -0/+3I've used domaintools.com (listed #4 in the article) for a couple years now and have never had a problem with them swiping domains. They have an excellent reputation for staying out of your bidness.
- wendall911, on 03/14/2009, -0/+2@NormanEinstein Yep, this has been happening for a very long time. It was way more fun back when domains were 75/yr. A perl script running random dictionary lookups of domain names for days put and end to that stupid *****. Domain squatting should be banned. Give someone six months to actually use a domain or it just evaporates. Typo squatters suck.
- inactive, on 03/13/2009, -0/+2I use a tool that has a toolbox interface with all of those sites linked to it:
http://www.finding-domains.com
It makes it easier.
Pretty good that one of those gets the $6.99 discount on dot-coms from Godaddy. I used to go to Google and enter: domains godaddy
Then it would be the first paid result link. :) Otherwise, you would pay $9.99 - MtheoryX, on 03/14/2009, -0/+2No, but you can get com.info, com.tv, and com.web for only $1.99, but you have to act now!
- FredFredrickson, on 03/13/2009, -0/+2I usually use Verio, and I never seem to have that problem either - still, that's good to know. Thanks for the information, I'll have to check out Dot-o-mator sometime. :)
- InetRoadkill, on 03/13/2009, -1/+2Linux FTW. Example:
from command line:> host isthisdomainavail.com
See what comes back. - rajini88, on 08/25/2009, -0/+1Surely you can get godaddy domain coupons here http://www.ecopear.com godaddy domain coupons
- emt1451, on 03/14/2009, -0/+1Just make sure the domains are available by submitting all of your ideas to a site like godaddy.com!!!!
- FuzzplugJones, on 03/13/2009, -2/+3A few years ago a friend of mine ran across an offer for free .info domains so he registered imnakedandtouchingmyselfforthegreatergoodofbangladesh.info. Sadly that's about the limit of his creativity and he never did anything with it.
- mogebier, on 03/13/2009, -0/+1Touche
- m00nmaster, on 03/13/2009, -1/+2They should have a tool to keep people from picking ridiculously long domain names. You DON'T need to put your WHOLE company name there. Shorten it to save us all a few keystrokes.
- yashicak, on 03/25/2009, -0/+1Excellent tools...
- spiderbaby138, on 03/13/2009, -3/+4Is com.com available (my 8 year old asked me!)
- Bamboolemur, on 03/13/2009, -0/+1Some nice tools, but as has been mentionned already, almost all good domain names are taken.
Good luck trying to start a new company and finding a good matching .com domain name. - findhostcoupons, on 03/21/2009, -0/+1"There are plenty of tools out there that can help you ease the burden of checking available domains and suggesting similar names" but DomainTools seem to be the best one!
- tolerant, on 03/13/2009, -0/+1http://www.bustaname.com/ is safe. I have used them a lot. I believe that they do not make inquiries elsewhere (e.g. Network Solutions), but download the database every night then use that cached copy. See their FAQ.
- sockpuppets, on 03/13/2009, -0/+1If you had a clue you'd be able to see it was a joke. There is no fart tld.
- Mipit, on 03/14/2009, -0/+1Who else here tried to go there and see if it actually worked?
I did. - jhuik, on 03/14/2009, -0/+1Why do you need 12 tools? I mean, other than to get lots of diggs for your "top list" article? Nameboy is often outdated by a few weeks and is one of several on this list that are not excellent.
- inactive, on 03/14/2009, -0/+1I actually could tell it was a joke by 'sockpuppets' before I noticed the .fart... the URL kinda gets blurred as spam when its just sittin there though
- solidcube, on 03/14/2009, -1/+1Much thanking you, I buy many many domain with.
- findhostcoupons, on 03/14/2009, -1/+1I think that the most important things which should be taken into account first of all when selecting a domain are key phrases!
- synapsis9, on 03/14/2009, -0/+0There's a lot of tools nowadays to help fish out problems. All depending on what your looking for though they could be hard to find. Here's one thats huge: http://www.squidoo.com/domainresources
- theutopian, on 03/13/2009, -1/+1I also recommend Suso safe domain checker. Pretty barebones, but your guaranteed they won't steal your domain ideas. Unlike other certain domain registrars.
- borellus, on 03/13/2009, -1/+1Nice!
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