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[ventohost]

While searching for the perfect domain name for my company I've managed to get myself addicted to the whole DN searching, buying & selling process. The hunt to find a memorable, brandeable domain has made me lose countless hours of sleep!

I have a preset pattern I follow when I hop online, and my first stop is WHT, in particular the DN Forum. I'll surf dnforum.com while I'm eating lunch just to get a good grasp on what's up for sale that day. I've also dreamed about owning a 2 letter domain.


Am I the only person who's gotten addicted to domain name searching?

[silhouette]

Originally posted by ventowtf
.....I've also dreamed about owning a 2 letter domain.......

sounds like i always do....
(more precisely... a 2-LETTER.COM )

[ventohost]

I really only want one 2 letter .com , for one reason or another I'd like FU dot com more then anything else. (no offense intended)

[hostjet]

Am I the only person who's gotten addicted to domain name searching?

No, you are not alone....
I used to feel guilty spending too much money registering domains at $7 each a couple of years ago, now when I see some of the ridiculously high prices that good expired domain names sell for, I wish I had registered more back then.....

[eSology]

I know I am an addicted since:

It's been two years since I cleaned my guns.
I haven't changed out a processor or motherboard in six months.
The "honey-do" list is longer than my mortgage contract.
I sit on the can with my wireless laptop (now thats a site to see).
You PM people who beat you to a good sale and wish them the best (but your being sarcastic).
I eat a pack of Tums a day (because of the above).
I check my e-mail everytime I walk by a PC in my house.

Shall I go on?

Oh! I didn't answer your question. I got started in 1998 when a classmate in one of my graduate classes gave a demo on his family website/domain name. Netsol was so expensive back then.

[Bashar]

i've been addicted more and more and the problem i'm a collector i like collecting so far i have an example from each type, except 1 letter domain from CNO but i do have single letter from ccTLD

i usually come here read the threads then surf all known domains forum for sales and wanted.

i really blame myself why i didn't register all possible names back in 1996 like 2 letter or 3 letter when they were available

[silhouette]

Originally posted by Bashar
....but i do have single letter from ccTLD

Wow!!that's great...hope is NOT some kind-of "crappy"(pardon me for using that word, no flame pls) extension that only a few knows

Originally posted by Bashar
i really blame myself why i didn't register all possible names back in 1996 like 2 letter or 3 letter when they were available

where am i then??

[Bashar]

mine is 6.am kinda nice had it for 5 years bo

all other new ccTLDs doesn't allow less than 3 letters

[silhouette]

Originally posted by Bashar
mine is 6.am kinda nice had it for 5 years bo

hmmmm...6.am ...quite a nice name to develope on!!

Originally posted by Bashar

all other new ccTLDs doesn't allow less than 3 letters

.to allows 1 letter too!!, if i remembered correctly
cheers

[kohashi]

676 2 letter .coms. good luck.

[Bashar]

26 * 26 ?

forgot to add letter/char char/letter is also nice to own heh

[dmaven]

Originally posted by ventowtf
Am I the only person who's gotten addicted to domain name searching?

You are not alone

[Bashar]

ever felt whoising EVERY domain you see in TV ad or a sticker on car bumper or something? then you're addicted

[ventohost]

Has anyone even gone as far as having a desktop whois program?

2nd most used program on my machine GeekTools whois program..

[Bashar]

unix prompt all the way

and from my QTEK Pocket PC i use web browser going to personal page running phpwhois's script via GPRS

how geek is that? driving your car and whoising names