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Help me register a domain for URL shortening

  • How can I discover a short URL that is available to register? I would like to register a domain that can be used as a URL shortening service (I want to roll my own). Obviously, the obvious ones and cool ones don't seem to be available. I want 6 or less characters. I want a stable TLD, so no .ly domains (besides, they have cut off the short domains to non-Liberians). I've spent the last hour or so entering in ideas and having them all be taken. Seriously, at this point I'll take a nonsense URL as long as it's short. My biggest issue isn't coming up with ideas, but rather a search strategy. Every time I enter in an idea I get back, "We're sorry, jl.me is taken. Would you like to register reallylongurl.com?" I would like to get back suggestions on only short domains. I'd take suggestions on open ones in memail. Or suggestions on how to find them here (my bigger concern). Bonus if the domain can be registered at pairing.com. Double bonus if the domain doesn't cost more than your average domain. Triple bonus is I don't end contributing to global unrest by funding terrorists.

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    not an answer to your question but FYI .ly is Libya not Liberia.

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Just get the shortest, most stable one you can afford, regardless of phonetics. It's just a shortener, an ephemeral click target, so it doesn't matter if it's x5pn.do or whatever. Everything else is taken.

rhizome

http://domai.nr/ ya go. "When you want a short URL or something big, Domainr will find it, fast. Some of our favorites: appsto.re, generalassemb.ly, and placehold.it."

TheNewWazoo

Domainr isn't finding open domains. When it does I get "Can't register." Same boat. Even in the examples none are short.

cjorgensen

http://dyyo.com/ used to find 4-letter domain names, but now their website says, "4 letter dotcom domains, also commonly referred to as LLLL.com, were bought out in November 2007. That means all of them are continuously registered all the time. Or sort of."

bentley

Yeah, basically three-letter domains were sold out a decade or more ago, four-letter domains have been gone for years, and I suspect five-letter domains are close if not gone. There's no single clearinghouse of registered domains that are available for purchase, so suggestion engines can't suggest those. As a result, you can only reasonably expect suggestions that are not yet registered. Domainr flags domains that are (or likely are) available with a little green box. A half-green box means it may be for sale, but they can't (programmatically) determine that.

TheNewWazoo

Try https://domize.com/, it has a powerful search (Options) with meta variables. Lots of domains available if you look beyond the .com TLD.

Foci for Analysis

I've had pretty good success with a number and two letters on .us.

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug

.net domains are run by Verisign. Arguably the most stable registry operator out there. Nice nad generic, etc. Available, somewhat easy to remember 4 letter .net domains: gnwc.net disx.net eedz.net If those get registered by another Mefite drop me an email and I'll generate more. Sorry, I have to protect my few remaining resources. Same if you'd prefer something in .com, but they you have to bump up to at minimum of 5 letter.

FlamingBore

If you're talking six characters including the TLD extension I did find some 3 letter .us and .me domains. Let me know if you'd rather see those.

FlamingBore

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