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What’s the cheapest way to register fancy domains like ma.tt, del.icio.us etc?

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bear in mind that del.icio.us, for example, is actually icio.us. The del. is a subdomain, and making your name like that brings many more possibilities, and probably a lower price (because really, who'd link icio.us with del.icio.us without knowing it?) – Phoshi Sep 6 '09 at 12:36
If you go to del.icio.us, or icio.us, it redirects you to delicious.com – Mk12 Sep 6 '09 at 13:01
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IIRC, they got icio.us first, and only after they became big, they were able to buy delicious.com – Vinko Vrsalovic Sep 6 '09 at 13:24
In fact, only after Yahoo bought them. – Josh Sep 7 '09 at 0:42
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Domai.nr is a good way to look them up, but I think the high prices are set by the TLD Authorities and are pretty much all going to be the same no matter where you shop.

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you are right. Asking price for one of the fancy domains I need is $250/year. – Quintin Par Sep 9 '09 at 13:33
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try http://instantdomainsearch.com

They give Domain hack suggestions for every search you make.

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If you do get a fancy domain (a domain hack as some call), make sure you also get the straight dot-com version. Even del.icio.us decided they needed to operate at delicious.com to minimize confusion among the general public.

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