Further resources, a few tips for registrants, and things I’ve learned
I’ll probably never register a dot com, org or net again. There are too many cool words to play with, at least if the domain you register is something to play with. Registering a fun domain for a real business may be questionnable :)
Some regional registrars have strict policies on whether the registrant must be a resident of the country. In such case, getting a domain with their TLD will be difficult, if possible. Hopefully, many are open to any netizens, which is a good thing in my opinion since establishing frontiers in the internet, other than the language, is not really relevant. Well, at least that’s what I think :)
Don’t look for a registrar from the ICANN or IANA, their lists are completely outdated. You’d rather search something like “ac domains” in any search engine.
Unfortunately, some top level domains have to be prefixed. For example, you cannot get something.py, but have to chose from this.com.py, this.net.py or this.org.py. This is major suckage and I cannot see any clever reason for such a requirement. Too bad. This also probably makes some of the domain suggestions here impossible to register, but well, I didn’t want to check with every registrar on earth :)
To use a “multi dot” domain such as del.icio.us, you have to register the main domain icio.us. The rest is then a matter of setting up a subdomain, which is either done in your webserver config or in your DNS servers, depending on the situation.
The ideal multi dot domain would be something you could read at different levels, with or without TLD, with or without subdomains, and even with different subdomains.
Consider the following : heart.break.er
Makes sense as heartbreaker, heartbreak, break, and can be re-used with other combination (jaw.break.er etc…)
Keep it short : i.will.hax0r.your.com.put.er looks more like a useless IRC bouncer virtual host than something you really want to type in the location bar of your web browser.
Keep it simple. Remember the first time you wanted to come back to del.icio.us : “de.licio.us ? deli.cio.us ? Damn what was it again ?”
I’m not giving you any registrar link because I have no reason to promote this or that (unless of course someone has an offer to make ;), however I’ll mention that Zone Edit is an awesome and free DNS service. It offers domains and unlimited subdomains DNS and forwarding, mail forwarding and a lots of stuff. I’ve been using it for a couple of years now, and I’m loving it.
By the way, did you know there were domain names to sell on EBay ? Might be something to check if you want something special (3 characters for example)
I played a lot with OneLook, an online dictionnary that allows word searches with wildcards. Extremely useful if you want to brainstorm a bit about a particular top level domain.
There might be a few errors in the flags assigned to each country. Feel free to correct me if I gave your nation or island a wrong one :)
Have a word to say ? You registered something unusual ? You have a wicked idea for your next registration ? Go ahead, comment !
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commented, on 22/Aug/08 at 1:40 pm # :
You forgot the Cook Islands: .co.ck
E.g. monster.co.ck, a recruitment company :-)
replied, on 01/May/08 at 5:02 am # :
Thought of this back in mid-nineties when I was registering my first domain. Ones I thought of then were:
fish.net
torn-fish.net
butterfly.net
full-butterfly.net
hair.net
gar.net <- semi-precious stone
replied, on 14/Apr/08 at 3:05 am # :
I’m right there with you buddy!
I love playing with words and have also come up with some really cool domain names. Some have the coveted dotcom extension, others use various other extensions that make the result into a real word, like
computerpho.be
jetl.ag
dropf.at
I’ve heard this called hacking, but don’t really understand what the problem is. All the above site have some pretty good traffic stats.
Check out my website where you’ll find some other top notch domain names for sale, you can list your own domain names for sale, and pick up my free Special Report “How To Turn Domain Names Into Dollars”
thought, on 30/Dec/07 at 12:50 am # :
I’ve got a page just for this (Delicious Domain Names)
pingback on 14/Oct/07 at 12:47 am # :
[...] of my most popular entries here is Non .com Cool Domain Names, where I go through 249 top level domains (from .ac to .zw) to suggest fun or interesting [...]
said, on 04/Sep/07 at 3:06 pm # :
Looks like mmor.pg is a no-go, as according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.pg these require local presence for Papua New Guinea and registrations are third-level beneath .com.pg, .net.pg, .ac.pg, .gov.pg, .mil.pg, and .org.pg.
Maybe you should tack an -s onto the end of that, which would land you in some completely different country. :)