Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain names (Part II)

Re:Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain na... by wtracy on Thursday July 02, 2020 @12:17AM (#23709969)

You know, someone needs to make an Iron Chef styled reality TV show where teams of web developers are each handed a random recently-expired domain name and challenged to make a viable service that fits that domain.

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Re:Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain na... by pryce on Thursday July 02, 2020 @01:33AM (#23710319)

You joke, but I know people who hunt to acquire domain names first, and then come up with business ideas based on them. Putting it bluntly, I feel that this is an astoundingly misguided way to operate business ventures, and, so far, the market seems to agree.

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Re:Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain na... by lethologica on Thursday July 02, 2020 @03:01AM (#23710689)

Sounds like this article. https://www.deepsouthventures.com/i-sell-onions-on-the-inter...

Which seems to be successful.

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Re:Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain na... by kube-system on Thursday July 02, 2020 @02:51AM (#23710648)

Sounds like it could be an entertaining hobby though

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Re:Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain na... by quickthrower2 on Friday July 03, 2020 @07:24PM (#23728518)

Well shitlab.com seems to be available, so let’s see what I can do with it! Maybe rectal pathology?

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Re:Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain na... by sbmthakur on Thursday July 02, 2020 @05:53AM (#23711591)

> business ideas based on them.

Were any of those converted into an actual business?

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Re:Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain na... by calg on Friday July 03, 2020 @09:59PM (#23729374)

I believe VidaliaOnions.com was born from buying the domain first.

@searchbound on twitter is the owner. It's his thing to acquire a premium domain first then develop it.

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Re:Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain na... by sbmthakur on Saturday July 04, 2020 @11:09AM (#23732752)

> I believe VidaliaOnions.com was born from buying the domain first.

I had come across the Vidalia onions post on HN but missed that bit. Thanks.

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Re:Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain na... by petters on Thursday July 02, 2020 @03:45AM (#23710899)

nitpy.com could be a new Python linter.

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Re:Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain na... by raxxorrax on Thursday July 02, 2020 @07:09AM (#23711964)

I have an idea for superhempy.com.

edit: Oh no! It could mean they have caught superhempy.

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Re:Show HN: Browse recently expired, pronounceable domain na... by mvind on Friday July 03, 2020 @06:56AM (#23722914)

That would be a fun concept for a hackathon!

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