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Hey guys, About a year ago I launched Lean Domain Search on HackerNews [1]. For most of its existence it has focused on helping folks find available domain nam

by matt1 14y ago

Hey guys, About a year ago I launched Lean Domain Search on HackerNews [1]. For most of its existence it has focused on helping folks find available domain names for their websites. This new tool is an extension of that: it enables you to view .com domain name registrations for any topic over time. The link I submitted here takes you straight to the search results for "3d print", though you can perform your own search using the field at the top of the page. The examples listed at the top of the page some of the more interesting (and often perplexing) trends that I've found. I'd love to get your feedback. It's a new tool so if you run into any snags just let me know and I'll check it out. Thanks! [1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3470977 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3470977

scoot 14y ago
I like the idea, and if you have topics for which you think trends might exist it's a useful too to validate that, but the "Hot Trends" report doesn't show trends, as there's no time function, it's just a snapshot of popular topics on a particular day, easily skewed by one person bulk-registering a bunch of related domains. Perhaps more interesting would be something that extracts trends from time-series data.
- matt1 14y ago
  Hey, appreciate the feedback. Originally I had planned on launching this tool without the hot topics features but had some free time this weekend so I implemented a quick v1. Long term there's a lot more I want to do with it including showing hot trends by week and by month which will be more interesting than the by day trends.
matt1 14y ago
Heads up for anyone trying it right now: There are a lot of visitors on the site and the load time can be slow (upwards of a minute in some cases). It will eventually load though. I'll work on speeding it up.
- dmak 14y ago
  It's loading something, and I am not sure what. Is this cached?
helloamar 14y ago
That's a nice idea,

by matt1 14y ago

scoot 14y ago

I like the idea, and if you have topics for which you think trends might exist it's a useful too to validate that, but the "Hot Trends" report doesn't show trends, as there's no time function, it's just a snapshot of popular topics on a particular day, easily skewed by one person bulk-registering a bunch of related domains. Perhaps more interesting would be something that extracts trends from time-series data.

matt1 14y ago
Hey, appreciate the feedback. Originally I had planned on launching this tool without the hot topics features but had some free time this weekend so I implemented a quick v1. Long term there's a lot more I want to do with it including showing hot trends by week and by month which will be more interesting than the by day trends.

matt1 14y ago

Heads up for anyone trying it right now: There are a lot of visitors on the site and the load time can be slow (upwards of a minute in some cases). It will eventually load though. I'll work on speeding it up.

dmak 14y ago
It's loading something, and I am not sure what. Is this cached?

helloamar 14y ago

That's a nice idea,