You’ve registered a personal domain name because you thought you’d create a web site and never did. Or maybe you’re just hosting a custom email address and you wish you were doing more. There are plenty of clever ways you can use your domain name to promote yourself, provide yourself with quick information, or just do something cool. Here are our favourites. More »
Although many domain registrars have domain name spinners to suggest new domain names in case of the one you want is taken (a high probability these days), Panabee adds in some additional brainstorming oomph to show you interesting options. More »
A brief note to mark a historic moment: late yesterday, the 2 millionth .au domain name was registered. To put that in context, back in 2002 (when current name policies were introduced), there were 275,000. Now .au is one of the 10 largest country code domains in the world, and we have just slightly less than one .au domain for every 10 people.
When it launched, millions of us grabbed free Gmail addresses, and associated Calendar, Docs and other apps followed. But personal domains are cheap, and claiming an @yourname.com address to use with Google Apps is easier than ever. Here’s why you should. More »
.au domains might cost more than their .com equivalents, but they clearly signal an Australian presence. auDA, which sets Australian domain name rules, is weighing up a number of changes, including possible changes to registration policies and the introduction of single-letter domain names, and it wants your thoughts. More »
Short, sweet and catchy domain names — they’re mostly taken. But if it makes sense to include a number somewhere in the attention-grabbing website you’re setting up, you can break into the four-letter walled garden. More »
Looking for a short, concise URL for yourself or your business? Good luck. LastWordsLeft lists the roughly 35,000 domain names tied to single English phrases left unregistered, so if you’re up for a hunting mission, here’s your shot. More »
Trying to come up with an original domain name for your cool web project, but sick of typing names in to find that they’re taken? Brute Force Naming helps you come up with a unique and available .com domain. More »
New web service Nombray is out to help folks establish their online identity by registering their name-based domain. Enter your name into the Nombray search engine and register the various available combinations of vanity URL available. (For example, a search for my name returns GinaTrapani.name, GinaTrapani.us, GTrapani.com, etc.) Then, register the URLs of your choice for $US20 apiece, and use Nombray’s simple web page designer and hosting service to link to the various social networks and profiles you’ve set up across the web. (See CEO Chris Lunt’s Nombray-powered chrislunt.net site above for an example, where Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are linked from tabs in a top frame.)
Nombray [via Webware]
