three.io

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SHOW HN2011

59points
59comments
#214of 1,097 in 2011
Top 20%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

8 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score +0.19.

Idea: 6 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Useful, fun utility for finding short .io names

    From 3 comments
    • Cool utility. Surprised at how many three letter domains are still left. Guess they'll be going away more quickly now...
      uahal on HN
    • Perfect! I'm tired of explaining my goofy email address to people. Thank you for the solution!
      mkent on HN
    • spy.io -- Thanks!
      Multiplayer on HN

Objections

  • Site errors and slow performance under load

    From 2 comments
    • Ended up here: http://three.io/three_letter_words?page=3, and got an error. Might want to check your rails' production log :P
      EricR9 on HN
    • Yep, we're working on it. Sorry for the problems. Update Site performance should be much better again. Now having an issue with our domain search due to too many connections.
      treitnauer on HN
  • Availability data may be stale or wrong for registered domains

    From 1 comment
    • How long does it take nic.io to update their DNS Servers? I just checked a bunch of the ones listed here and they are all unresolved...
      andrenotgiant on HN

Requests

  • Check matching .com availability

    From 2 comments
    • This would be awesome if you could combine the list with availability of <xxx>io.com -- to know when you could get both the shorter <xxx>.io and the traditional .com
      bobf on HN
    • Excellent! Could you add a check for the name as a .com? For example, next to ace.io display "+.com" for available or "x .com" for unavailable. [Edit: I noticed these are checked…
      fourhourstartup on HN
  • Add realtime search or letter navigation

    From 1 comment
    • Some feature requests: 1) add a realtime search function OR a way to navigate by letter 2) add an input that allows me to choose 3,4,5,6 letter domains.i know that's not the…
      lurchpop on HN
  • Support 4 to 6 letter domains

    From 1 comment
    • Some feature requests: 1) add a realtime search function OR a way to navigate by letter 2) add an input that allows me to choose 3,4,5,6 letter domains.i know that's not the…
      lurchpop on HN

Questions

  • Which registrars sell .io domains

    From 2 comments
  • Is .io too technical for non-tech users

    From 1 comment
    • Isn't the .io TLD too technical of a term for a non-tech site ?
      ck2 on HN

Alternatives named

  • iwantmyname.com domain search

    From 2 comments
    • There are quite a few TLDs offering 2-letter domains. These are the ones that can be registered without any restrictions: .AG .CX .GD .GS .GL .HT .LC .MS .MU .PE .TC .TL .VG Also…
      treitnauer on HN
    • That's a good point, I may be able to implement that this evening. Edit: Right now iwantmyname.com is too bogged down for me to get the data... :) I'll have to wait a bit
      Gertig on HN
  • domaingroovy.com

    From 1 comment

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