Re: bit.ly urls

On 22/07/11 8:28 PM, Warren Kumari wrote:
> On Jul 22, 2011, at 10:15 PM, JC Dill wrote:
>>>> I need to create a bit.ly short URL for my photography biz.  Is there a safe[1] site that will search ALL domains (not just the popular ones)
>> I guess my query wasn't clear.  I'm looking for a site where I can enter a term once, and have it search ALL domains (that are available for anyone to register in, e.g. not locked for use only by companies in that country) for that string.
> I think that you are mostly out of luck -- you can try something like godaddy (or most of the other big registrars) and they will show you some permutations on the name, and in a few of the larger ccTLDs too.

I know - that's typical and easy to find.

> I know of no-one who checks all, but it would be a simple matter of programming to do 'whois $term.tld', 'whois $term.ac.tld', etc…

It's NOT a simple matter, because many of the possible TLDs are not 
available unless you run a business in that country.  Rather than spend 
a lot of time researching each TLDs policies, I was hoping there was a 
registrar that has done this already, and offers a page where you can 
search, and when you find the domain that fits your needs you would then 
likely use that registrar to register it.  My needs are simple - I just 
need to register ONE domain, once I find the right domain.tld combo to 
fit my needs.

> Actually, I lie -- there are lots of companies that will do this for you, but they are brand protection agencies, and they charge a pretty penny for this service...

I was hoping to find a registrar that does it.  It seems like an obvious 
thing for a registrar to do.


jc


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