Is My Website Taken?
Web and SaaS
domain name search
SHOW HN2013
Is My Website Taken?
Checks whether a domain name is already registered, with a bear mascot.AI
ismywebsitetaken.com#domain availability#domain search#check domain name#website name
How HN took it
1 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score -0.27.
Performance: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Likes the UI and angry bear concept
From 2 comments
Disclosure: I made this site explicitly as an alternative to instantdomainsearch. So far, I like my UI better (who doesn't love angry bears?), but they appear to be faster still...
brandonhsiao on HNThe entitlement is for the user to feel! That's what the bear is for. He's angry that someone took his domain name.
brandonhsiao on HN
Great idea
From 2 comments
Great idea, but that name just screams "entitled". It's not my website unless you actually own the name. :)
onion2k on HNLove the overall concept! How is this different from iwantmyname.com? Although it does lag sometimes, it still covers a wide range of TLDs.
sam1r on HN
Objections
Slow autosuggest under load
From 3 comments
I think you may be overloaded so it takes about 7 seconds for me to see the result of the autosuggest. Hence, I think you should at least have an activity indicator :)
riffraff on HNAlso, the funny thing is that now that it's on HN, it is no longer "faster," as the footer proclaims. :(
brandonhsiao on HNDisclosure: I made this site explicitly as an alternative to instantdomainsearch. So far, I like my UI better (who doesn't love angry bears?), but they appear to be faster still...
brandonhsiao on HN
Fear of domain snatching from searches
From 2 comments
Would never use for fear of domain snatching. Yes, I've seen it happen.
nkuttler on HNHow would that happen? Like my server saves your searches and quickly registers them before you? Wouldn't I have to have a load of money for that to be viable on my part?
brandonhsiao on HN
Name sounds entitled
From 1 comment
Great idea, but that name just screams "entitled". It's not my website unless you actually own the name. :)
onion2k on HN
Requests
Add an activity indicator for loading
From 1 comment
I think you may be overloaded so it takes about 7 seconds for me to see the result of the autosuggest. Hence, I think you should at least have an activity indicator :)
riffraff on HN
Questions
How is this different from iwantmyname.com?
From 1 comment
Love the overall concept! How is this different from iwantmyname.com? Although it does lag sometimes, it still covers a wide range of TLDs.
sam1r on HN
Alternatives named
instantdomainsearch
From 1 comment
Disclosure: I made this site explicitly as an alternative to instantdomainsearch. So far, I like my UI better (who doesn't love angry bears?), but they appear to be faster still...
brandonhsiao on HN
iwantmyname.com
From 1 comment
Love the overall concept! How is this different from iwantmyname.com? Although it does lag sometimes, it still covers a wide range of TLDs.
sam1r on HN
bustaname.com
From 1 comment
I'm fond of www.bustaname.com for combining keywords in every combination.
cmwelsh on HN