AIDomainSearch
Web and SaaS
domain name search
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 3 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score -0.20.
Idea: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 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
Good suggestion engine and nice-looking site
From 2 comments
Pro: Great suggestion engine. Nice work. Con: Lackluster .com availability checks. Several suggested domains are taken. I'd personally send visitors to Porkbun [1] for…
ryancodes on HNI don't mean to be negative, it's a great looking site and works well, but there are a lot of these kind of tools popping up on show hn that don't really provide that much value.…
ackbar03 on HN
Objections
AI involvement is unclear; results look like simple prefixes, suffixes and letter combinations
From 3 comments
May I ask how AI is involved and being used? I put in a word and it just added various prefixes and suffixes like bay and log.
mtnGoat on HNWhere is the ai in that? The results are just the letter "z" postfixed with random letters.
ToFab123 on HNThis isn't AI; it adds letters and words...
x13 on HN
.com availability checks are unreliable; suggested domains are taken
From 1 comment
Pro: Great suggestion engine. Nice work. Con: Lackluster .com availability checks. Several suggested domains are taken. I'd personally send visitors to Porkbun [1] for…
ryancodes on HN
Many similar domain tools already exist on Show HN, offering little value
From 1 comment
I don't mean to be negative, it's a great looking site and works well, but there are a lot of these kind of tools popping up on show hn that don't really provide that much value.…
ackbar03 on HN
Background animation drains CPU, even after removal
From 2 comments
Awesome suggestions, but the background animation is making my CPU run at nearly 100%.
rarestblog on HNIt's still making my macbook pro go crazy
1ste on HN
Suggestions are hard to read in their current display
From 1 comment
Liked some of the suggestions, but the way they're displayed is not very easy to read. My suggestion is having the domains divided in columns with more spacing, much like…
slig on HN
Requests
Fix .com availability checks
From 1 comment
Pro: Great suggestion engine. Nice work. Con: Lackluster .com availability checks. Several suggested domains are taken. I'd personally send visitors to Porkbun [1] for…
ryancodes on HN
Display domains in columns with more spacing
From 1 comment
Liked some of the suggestions, but the way they're displayed is not very easy to read. My suggestion is having the domains divided in columns with more spacing, much like…
slig on HN
Add a registrar selection option
From 1 comment
Thanks for the feedback. We are working on the .com checks. Didn't knew about porkbun. Will add an option to select registrar.
mohit_agg on HN
Questions
How is AI actually used in the suggestions?
From 2 comments
May I ask how AI is involved and being used? I put in a word and it just added various prefixes and suffixes like bay and log.
mtnGoat on HNWhere is the ai in that? The results are just the letter "z" postfixed with random letters.
ToFab123 on HN
Alternatives named
Porkbun domain search
From 1 comment
Pro: Great suggestion engine. Nice work. Con: Lackluster .com availability checks. Several suggested domains are taken. I'd personally send visitors to Porkbun [1] for…
ryancodes on HN
leandomainsearch.com
From 1 comment
Liked some of the suggestions, but the way they're displayed is not very easy to read. My suggestion is having the domains divided in columns with more spacing, much like…
slig on HN