Recent advancements in AI could change the landscape of domain search. For years, name-spinning companies and domain registrars have likely been using various types of artificial intelligence to deliver domain search results. That use could ... Continue Reading4 Comments
GoDaddy gets another domain suggestion patent
· Domain RegistrarsPatent describes way to use training data to create search results. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,539,661 (pdf) to GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY). Using a learning algorithm to suggest domain names is closely related to ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Why are domain searchers submitting fewer queries?
· Domain RegistrarsDomainsBot releases interesting data about domain searches. DomainsBot, a service that powers many registrars' domain search, has published some interesting data about user search behavior. The headline is that people entered fewer search ... Continue Reading3 Comments
It’s now easier to search Sedo domain inventory
· ServicesExpiredDomains.net now has Sedo's full inventory. I've complained a lot about search functions at domain name marketplaces. Domain investors use many metrics to screen expiring domains, but marketplaces offer few (if any) of these metrics for ... Continue Reading5 Comments
One Word Domains site releases version 2.0
· ServicesUpgrades include synonyms, premium tags. A new and popular site for finding one-word domain names has released version 2.0. I interview the site's creator, Steven Tey, on DNW Podcast #287. OneWord.Domains helps you find available one-word ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Interview: Dofo aims to fix domain search
· ServicesDomain search company wants to make it easier to find domains to register or buy. Finding aftermarket domain names is difficult. The two big domain marketplaces, Sedo and Afternic, don't have search functions that help domain investors ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Namecheap adds cool new feature to domain search
· Domain RegistrarsCustomers will understand more about the domain's history. The message domain searchers get when a domain they want is taken is usually just "not available". The customer then needs to move on. Namecheap just launched a nifty feature that adds ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Domain marketplaces should include these search functions
· Domain SalesThese search parameters and features would improve domain discoverability. A couple of marketplaces reached out after I wrote my most recent plea for domain name marketplaces to improve their search functionality. They asked what I would include in ... Continue Reading5 Comments
C’mon domain marketplaces, let’s make search better
· ServicesAnother good search tool is gone, and I hope the domain marketplaces fill the void. I've commented before about how it's frustrating that domain marketplaces such as Sedo and Afternic have horrible search. They are leaving lots of money on the ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Tutorial: How to create a domain name suggestion tool
· Domain RegistrarsAlvin Brown provides a tutorial on how to create a personalized domain name suggestion tool using GoDaddy’s API. It’s been a while since my last tutorial spotlighting the use of GoDaddy’s API to retrieve a list of domains associated with your GoDaddy ... Continue Reading3 Comments