If anyone's wondering why the results started looking a tad more strange (and higher rate of unavailable domains on the list), it's because todays list was just processed over the course of the past. ~20min. Have some jobs spread out a little to be nice to the server and inconsistencies.
For the next who knows maybe hour or so, from this minute actually, you'll probably notice a few more than average domains one the list are already taken. Don't worry i've got my best robot people on it
Hello, very cool site. Nicely done. I have a few questions for you about some domains I've had for a long time. Please contact me via email at my username on gmail if you have a moment. Thanks!
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..
You could just pull number of google results as a proxy. You have the link to the google search now, being able to sort or filter by that would weed out a lot of junk.
Would also be nice to sort/filter by Wayback hits.
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
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...
Check out Dropcatch.com, Namejet and GoDaddy Auctions. You can get a decent 4L com for under $1000 if you're patient. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but generally speaking you're going to get a much, much better name by spending $100-1000 at auction then by handregging. There are bots and people trawling through pending delete lists catching anything good before it becomes available.
Ha. So here it goes I guess, I’ve been working on this pretty consistently for too long now (backend mainly).
Inspiration for the project was based off one I made over half a decade ago. And I gratefully got recognized on HN for it! I saw (my) username that posted it, tried a few of my go-to password ’s, and boom, I still got it :)
And the new one is called DecentDrops.com - Would have totally used DomainInferno again but looks like some squatter had it, hey that’s what I get for neglecting I guess. Still not sure why.. Updated daily. Sorry I’m bad about rambling and don’t want to do a (bigger) wall of text but if you’ve got questions shoot em!
Ha. I've been working on a project [1] for wayy too long, but the backend utilizes things like this, negative strings/words like many first & last names, word identification, basic ML, a decent pronounceability algorithm to filter junk and score what's left, etc.
The back end.... is not the prettiest, but it works. Every day 's deleted domains are refined then you can search through our list. The idea is to save people a wholeee bunch of time and ideally find some hidden gems.
Thanks for sharing op. bookmarked.
[1] https://decentdrops.com - Please be kind! First time i've mentioned it.. I'm ready. I procrastinate too much. Haven't done a Show HN thread, want to tweak/touch up things a bit more first.
This is cool, great work. You should add some SEO metrics (perhaps as a paid upgrade) like Moz Domain Authority, or SEMrush traffic or # of keywords the domain ranks for. Something to determine if the domain has any existing SEO value on top of being a good sounding domain.
Would agree on that. I've ran a DB of over half a billion domains from past and present, 95% of them have no "SEO value" according to the metric tools. Anything gTLD getting dropped is mostly getting ran through an auction and/or dropcatch process which means anything available an hour after expiration is either a ccTLD that others didn't have in their DB, or for some or reason wasn't attractive to other prospectors using zone files.
Thank you for this, I use (well-known registrar tool with similar/same functionality), you've incorporated the exact tasks I perform (Insights) and have surpassed that registrar's tooling in usability. Kudos.
"You may not use the Uber API in any manner that is competitive to Uber or the Uber Services, including in connection with any application, website or other product or service that also includes, features, endorses, or otherwise supports in any way a third party that provides services competitive to Uber’s products and services, as determined in our sole discretion."
Here's one angle. If this app becomes popular and Uber sends a C&D, then Uber results will no longer show up in this app, meaning Lyft would get all the bookings from people who use it.
IMO that kind of term is anti-competitive and should not be legal. Uber markets itself as a free market alternative to the old cab monopolies, so why are they doing things like this?
I get the impression from the site that they have the fare rates, but are calculating distance and drive time using google maps and estimating the cost of the service. If this is true, they wouldn't need to use the API to run the site.
For the next who knows maybe hour or so, from this minute actually, you'll probably notice a few more than average domains one the list are already taken. Don't worry i've got my best robot people on it