Last September we ran a little piece called "Barrel Scrapings" that listed a couple dozen domain names that were still untaken. Since then the domain name business has turned into an e-land rush. At the current rate, several new domains are claimed every second. That's a lot of "brands," all bent on capturing your eyeballs, or whatever it is that e-marketers are after these days.
So we thought we'd step back into the fray to see just how insane this business has become.
First we took a look at some of the names we suggested almost a year ago. "Earwig.com" is taken. So are "stoptalking.com," "toygod.com" and "cashbird.com." But "coaptathetic.com," "bedkill.com," "buttcramp.com," "niethersex.com," "petsurface.com" and "barfwash.com" are all still available. Hope lives.
In fact, hope abounds. Thanks to the good folks at Register.com, we find that many domain names that are already taken, like "feces.com," are blessedly unconfused by a host of derivative names. So Register.com kindly lists a pile of those names, each produced by adding an e-cliché prefix (e.g. "about," "quick' and "cyber") or suffix (e.g. "biz," "search" and "dot"). So, if you're disappointed by missing your chance with "crap.com," you can choose from any or all of the following --
aboutcrap.com
crapdot.com
freshcrap.com
crapmeat.com
crapforge.com
cocrap.com
crapauction.com
crapexchange.com
crapbiz.com
crapbusiness.com
crapfirm.com
crapoffice.com
crapsearch.com
easycrap.com
globalcrap.com
interactivecrap.com
internationalcrap.com
quickcrap.com
sellcrap.com
smartcrap.com
workcrap.com
Sadly, mycrap, cybercrap, ecrap, quickcrap, crapstore, crapsite and b2bcrap -- all .coms -- are taken.
But to prove that there is stillan abundance of untaken names, here are just a few that remain unclaimed.
butthook.com
palmhair.com
hopeloss.com
flyseason.com
celeprosy.com
buttsleeve.com
worsestill.com
palmnoogie.com
deerfillet.com
hackage
stillstupid.org
weaselmeat.com
isobozo.com
bobfromhell
mammaryleak
edgewrangler.com
coloncam.com
spineshavings.com
frogdriver.com
bricktooth.com
smartweasel.com
eyewax.com