Re: [bc-gnso] interesting beta site from Verisign -- info on dropping domain-names

["Mike O'Connor" <mike@xxxxxxxxxx>]

doh!

i had the logic exactly backward -- you're right, of course.

mikey

On Dec 9, 2011, at 12:42 PM, Susan Kawaguchi wrote:

> Hi Mike, 
> 
> Interesting site.  I wish there were more Facebook domain names on the list.  
> These are all registered by third parties.  
> 
> Susan 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Mike O'Connor
> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 5:17 AM
> To: Bc GNSO list
> Subject: [bc-gnso] interesting beta site from Verisign -- info on dropping 
> domain-names
> 
> 
> hi all,
> 
> came across this through Mike Berkins' blog this morning
> 
>       http://domaincountdown.verisignlabs.com/index.htm
> 
> DomainCountdown has a listing of about 300,000 domains that are going to 
> expire in the next few days, with all kinds of statistics associated with 
> them.
> 
> several observations;
> 
> -- if you just let the site do its thing, you get a ranked list of names that 
> have preexisting activity -- some of it quite substantial.  there might be an 
> indication that some of these domains are unintended expirations.  the 
> problem that PEDNR was working on solving.  
> 
> -- i typed a few of our member brands into the list (Verizon, Facebook, 
> Paypal, etc.).  Verizon fared the best, no domains contained the string.  
> Paypal was in the middle of the pack with 3.  Facebook had 8.  
> 
> -- i tried my super-generic terms (bar, grill, pub, place, corp) and was 
> surprised at how few names contained those terms.  "bar" had the most -- 
> around 15.
> 
> thought some of you might be interested...  your interest, and point of view, 
> may vary.  :-)
> 
> 
> mikey
> 
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