What do you do when your preferred domain with a .com extension isn’t available to register? You may contemplate switching to other extensions such as .net or maybe even something less cooler such as .info or .biz. Instead use a ‘domain hack’ to register a cool domain such as del.icio.us
If you have noticed domains such as del.icio.us and blo.gs, then you are already familiar with domain hacks.
A domain hack is an unconventional domain name that combines domain levels, especially the top-level domain (TLD), to spell out the full name or title of the domain.
A simple implementation of a top level domain hack is blo.gs and ma.tt
Then there are some like del.icio.us which make use of a sub-domain, also known as a second level domain (SLD), in conjunction with a TLD to spell out their name. For example, del.icio.us is created using a sub-domain del, and the US ccTLD .us = del + icio + us.
Click here for a comprehensive list of famous and active domain hacks.
Want to come up with such tricky domain names? Simply use services such as Xona or Domainfinder to find a domain hack for your website or blog.
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