by jothan | Sep 8, 2010 | Domain Aftermarket
I just stumbled across a dropping domain name tool called dropday.com that can accelerate the discovery and action on obtaining domain names that are soon dropping. I liked it so much I really struggled with sharing it or not.
I decided to write about it and share about its existence, because I’d imagine that it probably costs money to keep the lights on and servers whirring there, so I hope that this article helps people who are looking for a comprehensive drop intelligence tool.
The interface is a bit busy, but in a good way, and it’s all good from there… Dropday is well organized, with intuitively placed links and a minimum of jargon/acronyms. It turns out that by doing this, one can immediately filter, find and action the specific domains and quickly get what they want.
The developer bypassed the lure of the shiny web 2.0 distractions and went right for pure functionality. This site is to drop catching and expiring inventory as the BFG was in Doom.
The site is a mash-up of nearly every interesting attribute of information on the domain names, which saves the user from having to use a variety of systems to track their intelligence and make smart decisions about their purchases.
I have used other sites, and some have helpful elements beyond dropday, but I really was enthralled by how the information was organized and accessible.
TOP NAVIGATION BAR
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| The top navigation, to start with, has a few, simple elements, including one for ‘online support’, which is high-lighted in blue so it pops out and is easy to find. VERY refreshing. |
You’ll find as a user that you will intuitively spend the majority of your time in “All Expiring Domains”, so it is up and to the left, as most site heat maps would indicate is the wisest thing to do.
This is also the default page when one arrives to the site. Another nod to intelligent User Interface in the development.
QUICK FILTERED DOMAIN SEARCH
For the ADD crowd who wants to get right to what they need, the site comes with some pretty comprehensive quick link / filtration in the first five columns of the display. This ‘Quick Filters’ region of the page, has some top-line informational stats, and their titles link you right to those specific results in a single click. It looks like the developer is both firmly clued into what people would look for, and how to organize and present it.
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| First column contains a quick link to all the names in the system, plus totals and quick links to the next four days’ worth of information. As you’d expect, you click on the date and you get the domains just for that day. |
Second Column isolates the domains with Traffic stats on various sites, using a variety of metrics, and of course, links you to each of those results, pre-filtered. You can immediately click to see only domains with Traffic, or specifically those with Google Page Rank, Links, or SERP, Yahoo Links or SERP, or Bing SERP.
The SERP filtration, that is the good stuff. |
Column three are some basic directory listings, DMOZ, Google, Yahoo,those with Alexa ranking or appearance in Archive.org and age, as well as a fairly well done measurement of inbound links, AND some quick-filtered typo and keyword domains. |
In column 4 you can filter right in on the list you want to, and show domains by source. They include non-exclusive domains (raw drop) and also more predictable outcome inventory within the SnapNames Exclusive domains, NameJet Prerelease domains, and GoDaddy Exclusive and Closeout domains.
The ability to filter by TLD is very helpful as well. Dropday has pre-filtered COM/NET/ORG/INFO and BIZ, as well as a good selection of other TLDs. |
Column 5 is the dream filters. Visits per Day, Google Page Rank, number of Letters, Age of domain, how much history data, and what type of key searches, broken out into logical and intuitive filtered groups, easily found and clearly labeled.
I love this part because before even hitting the search box, I can drill right to the good stuff that I am looking for. |
THE STANDARD DOMAIN SEARCH
| Having the search term anchored to the start or end of the word as well as being contained within is a very good method. The Standard search packs some power and some impressive and much needed ability to search beyond just gTLD domains. ccTLD and gTLD entries are present and they are all accessible in the screen, along with the ability to search by assembling a schema ‘pattern’ for what you want. This comes in handy if you’re looking for a particular profile of name or pattern within a string. |
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THE ADVANCED DOMAIN SEARCH
OK, so you really want to roll up your sleeves? To start with, this functionality may be seldom used because of all the many pre-configured search filters in the first five columns. That said, fasten your seatbelts when you click on the link to switch into advanced search mode.
If those powerful preset filters didn’t have exactly what you wanted, you can configure down to the specifics by combining parameters and then save the search so you can easily recall it and run it another day.
You can search on everything but the favorite color of the previous registrant. A very nice feature for domain entrepreneurs is the CPC $ search and the ability to seed out fake PR and Alexa info. The searches have gotten a lot better about weeding out fluffed / bogus rank data.
SITE PERFORMANCE
The results of search appear quickly.
Continuing on in the tradition of smart user interface, the columns are all sortable by clicking on them, and clicking a second time reverses the order. Standard stuff, but you’d be amazed how many other sites fail at that simple capability.
Having a great search and tools is one thing, but if the site is not operating intuitively and quickly, it can get frustrating. Dropday.com had solid, fast performance of the search and filtration. No significant delays in loading the result pages.
Overall positive experience.
UPCOMING FEATURES I’D LIKE TO SEE
The ability to export CSV or XML would be nice, but I typically want that in order to pull together data from many sources to do my analysis. This site has a lot of that already applied.
CONCLUSION
Its all good.  Smart interface, packed with quick-click filters and it lets you access all the search capability. This really resonated with my inner nerd.
Dropday is my current pick for tool to divine out the domains in the drop. Worth every penny.
Nice job!
by jothan | Aug 16, 2010 | Reccomended Reading
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Firstable, I would like to state that if you plan to use this book on Windows-based network, you better think it over. Although TCP/IP concept applies to any network that complies to TCP/IP (like Windows and UNIX), this book is better be used on UNIX-based network. If you use Windows for your network, I think you better get the author’s Windows version: “Windows NT TCP/IP Network Administration”.For command examples in this book, author used Linux and Sun Solaris. But this book should apply on any UNIX operating system (including HP-UX, BSD, Mac OS X, and AIX). There might be a little command adjustment needed for specific UNIX operating system, which should be not causing trouble at all.As said by other reviewers, this book explains a complete aspects of what any UNIX system administration should concern about. Even if you are only an end user; this book I think is also important to you, especially when the system administrator is not available.The book gives a comprehensive idea of TCP/IP system. It starts on TCP/IP overview, IP addressing, IP routing (routing table and ARP), DNS, server configuration, and file and print server (chapter 1, 2, and 3). Chapter 4 to 5 concerns on how UNIX operating system configure the network.Chapter 6 to 9 are the next step on configuration. They prepare you how to make every network component internetwork to each other. Chapter 10 to 12 are overview on more advanced topics. Finally, chapter 13 presents you how to get more info on TCP/IP specification.I would like to point out that this book assumes some conditions. The author expected that the audiances have a fair knowledge of TCP/IP. If you think that you have a little or no prior knowledge, I suggest that you read the following books on TCP/IP. You should first read “Internetworking with TCP/IP Vol. 1: Principles, Protocols, and Architectures” by Douglas Comer, “TCP/IP Addressing” by Buck Graham, and “IP Addressing and Subnetting” by J.D. Wegner.If you are a more advanced reader who needs to know more about certain topics, here are my suggestion. For those who need to take a closer look on ARP frames and packets, you should read “TCP/IP Illustrated Vol. 1: The Protocols” by Richard Stevens. Need more troubleshooting tips? Read “Network Analysis and Troubleshooting” J. Scott Haugdahl. Prefer on network security? Have “Building Internet Firewalls” by Elizabeth Zwicky and “Intrusion Signatures and Analysis” by Mark Cooper.As a network administration, I personally love this book. Together with “UNIX System Administration Handbook” by Evi Nemeth and “UNIX Powertools” by Jerry Peek; they make a sufficient reference for any UNIX system administrators and end users, especially if you are new to the subjects. The coverages are step by step and thorough. You should have no worries using or administrating UNIX network with this book and all other I mentioned before.
Review by Richard Bejtlich:
I am responsible for a 50+ person intrusion detection mission, and I read this book in February 2000 to supplement my knowledge of TCP/IP. Like other great technical books, this volume manages to educate the reader on subjects related to TCP/IP, while still covering the main material thoroughly. (I place Rod Smith’s “Multi-Boot Configuration Handbook in this category as well.) This is the type of book that tempts you to highlight chunks of text on every page. Keep in mind the audience is a system administrator, so theory is supplemented by suggested best practices and configuration options. I’m looking forward to an updated version of the Windows version of TCP/IP Network Administration — any publication dates available, Craig?
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If you do systems administration work of any kind, you have to deal with the growing complexity of your environment and increasing demands on your time. Automating System Administration with Perl, Second Edition, not only offers you the right tools for your job, but also suggests the best way to approach specific problems and to securely automate recurring tasks.Updated and expanded to cover the latest operating systems, technologies, and Perl modules, this edition of the “Otter Book” will help you:Manage user accountsMonitor filesystems and processesWork with configuration files in important formats such as XML and YAMLAdminister databases, including MySQL, MS-SQL, and Oracle with DBIWork with directory services like LDAP and Active DirectoryScript email protocols and spam controlEffectively create, handle, and analyze log filesAdminister network name and configuration services, including NIS, DNS and DHCPMaintain, monitor, and map network services, using technologies and tools such as SNMP, nmap, libpcap, GraphViz and RRDtoolImprove filesystem, process, and network securityThis edition includes additional appendixes to get you up to speed on technologies such as XML/XPath, LDAP, SNMP, and SQL. With this book in hand and Perl in your toolbox, you can do more with less — fewer resources, less effort, and far less hassle.
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Review by W. D. Freeman:
Perl occupies the sweet spot between shell scripting and C programming, with the ability to lean as far as you’d like in either direction. As a sysadmin, Perl is better than a tool — its the perfect tool for building tools, and this book is at the top of a very short list of texts which help bring to bear the full power of the best language for cutting down complex tasks down to size.
I’ve read a lot of Perl books and I own most of the O’Reilly books on the topic. The Otter Book, however, is the one which I cart around with me in my laptop bag wherever I go and is the first place I look for hints on how to attack problems that I face at work or home. It’s chocked full of working examples and hints and tips on how to customize them, as well as plenty of context as to why these suggestions work the way they do.
The book is very well written and I highly recommend it to anyone, whether they are a professional admin or just want to cut out some of the repetitive tasks of managing their own workstation.
Review by Tobias Oetiker:
On times I think that having books on Unix or current computing topics in general is an oddity at best. Isn’t all the information we need readily available via Google, some blogs and for Perl CPAN? But then again as I was reviewing the second installment of Davids Otter book I found my self quite often amazed at all the little gotchas and tricks David added in. There are so many tools available today that this book severs as an invaluable guide through the jungle of possibilities in doing efficient System Administration. David does not praise a single solution to all problems. He rather gives detailed advice on succeeding in various scenarios. Yes the book is also about doing sysadmining with perl, but it comes natural and is in no way a language advocacy piece on the finer points of perl programming. It is both wide and deep by providing detailed examples in actual working code. I can highly recommend this book for both seasoned as well aspiring master craftsmen.
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DNS in Action: A detailed and practical guide to DNS implementation, configuration, and administration
A detailed and practical guide to DNS implementation, configuration, and administration Technically detailed with practical solutions Comprehensive guide to configuration and administration of DNS servers Covers DNS Extensions, delegation, and registration In Detail The Domain Name System is one of the foundations of the internet. It is the system that allows the translation of human-readable domain names into machines-readable IP addresses and the reverse translation of IP addresses into domain names. This book describes the basic DNS protocol and its extensions; DNS delegation and registration, including for reverse domains; using DNS servers in networks that are not connected to the internet; and using DNS servers on firewall machines. Many detailed examples are used throughout the book to show perform various configuration and administration tasks. What you will learn from this book? This book covers all the basic as well as advanced uses of DNS:
Chapter 1 introduces basic DNS concepts, such as domains and subdomains, domain naming syntax, reverse domains, zones, queries, resolvers, name servers, forwarder servers.
Chapter 2 explains the DNS protocol, focusing on DNS query. The chapter makes use of several examples of DNS client-server communication. Including an example of a non-existent RR query and its answer, communication with a root server, and TCP and UDP DNS queries.
Chapter 3 describes extension to the DNS protocol, including DNS Update, DNS Notify, Incremental Zone Transfer, Negative caching, DNS IPv6 Extension, DNSsec, and TSIG.
Chapter 4 discusses name server implementations, focusing on Bind, versions 4, 8, and 9. The use and configuration of the program named is explained in detail. The chapter also discusses the Windows 2000 implementation.
Chapter 5 covers DNS tuning and administration and tools, such as named-checkconf, named-checkzone, nslookup, dnswalk,
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DNS in Action: A detailed and practical guide to DNS implementation, configuration, and administration Reviews
Review by Geoffrey Sisson:
According to the title page of this book, it is an English translation
of a Czech book (ISBN 80-722-6675-6) published in 2003, apparently from
a manuscript completed in 2001 (based on the dates used in the
examples).
The content has not been appreciably updated, if it’s been updated at
all. For example, in Section 3.5.1 and 3.5.2, the book discusses AAAA
and A6 resource records, noting “The use of the AAAA record will not
prevail in the future, though”. However, the IETF moved the A6 record
to EXPERIMENTAL status in 2001 (!), effectively deprecating it in favor
of AAAA. In fact, the book is dangerously out-of-date, as it has an
extensive treatment of BIND 4 without anywhere noting that the
ISC — the maintainer of BIND — deprecated BIND 4 in 1997. (BIND 4 is
now widely regarded as unsafe for use in a production environment.)
The woefully dated content isn’t the only problem. The translation
from Czech is sloppy, with many typographical errors and awkward
sentences. There are many artifacts from what was presumably initially
a machine translation. There are also quite a few minor inaccuracies,
and negligible coverage of security issues (other than a section on an
obsoleted version DNSSEC).
In short, I cannot warn strongly enough against this book. It’s
inadequate, even as a primer. I would recommend one of these
immeasurably better books on DNS for anyone at any level
seeking to learn more about DNS:
– Pro DNS and BIND, by Ron Aitchison
(ISBN 1590594940)
– DNS and BIND (5th Edition), by Cricket Liu and Paul Albitz
(ISBN 0596100574)
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by jothan | Jan 28, 2010 | ICANN
Thanks to those who took a moment to comment on the draft Expressions of Interest in new TLDs. If you’re unfamiliar with this, please read on.
Here is a link to the draft of the Expressions of Interest
Comments are listed here.
Some background:
Over a decade has passed since the formation of ICANN with the mandate to establish a process and get new Top Level Domains created to foster competition. New TLDs can offer a lot of benefit to consumers and internet users. They will compliment search as a means to get people to what they are looking for as resource pointers, and they will add semantic relevance to the email addresses and websites that they are used with.
Properly executed, the new TLDs can operate securely and ultimately deliver strong rankings in the search engines as we witness with .GOV or .EDU domains, where a user knows and trusts that the appearance of these TLDs in the results of a search on Yahoo!, Bing, or Google positively impact the overall psychology of the potential visitor so that they trust the relevance behind what their next click will bring.
Despite the promise and reward of new TLDs, there have been things to resolve. There have been proponents and opponents to the introductions of new TLDs, and there’s been a lot of evolution in the technologies, but the overall arguments have stayed the same. Existing registries and many of the attorneys from the Interbrand 100 brands seem to not want new TLDs and have woven tapestries to snare and slow the process of their introductions.
New applicants and groups, communities, and future users of the new TLDs are interested in ending a ten year stalemate in the introductions of new domains.
In the recent Seoul ICANN meeting last October, I had the privilege of speaking on behalf of many interested parties, communities, applicants, businesses, groups, and cities to propose the concept of an Expression of Interest in a new TLD that someone could file as an interested party.
The concept is simple… There had been a process under way to compile an Applicant Guidebook, currently in its third revision. There were a growing number of things to sort out as the drafting continued, and these drafts seem to continue well into this summer 2010. Meanwhile the delays are impacting a number of interested parties and their communities.
Taking an inspiration from a number of the registry service providers, we gathered in Seoul to come up with some ways to get the process under way of a very lightweight ‘Expression of Interest’ process for identifying what TLDs and who would apply for them, so that ICANN would be able to resource and staff accordingly. This could be done, if appropriately executed, in parallel with some of the outstanding issues that were being resolved as the Applicant Guidebook made its transition to becoming finalized.
The net product of that exercise, which took many sleepless nights, conference calls, and involvement from many different stakeholders, was the EoI proposal.
There has been a lot of careful thought put into the EoI, and it is something that the community and general internet users can benefit from.
Thanks again to those who took some time to comment on the Expressions of Interest in new TLDs. We set up the form to work so folks could voice whatever opinion they had.
Thanks for your time, and I appreciate you reading my blog.
-Jothan
by jothan | May 25, 2007 | Jothan
Props to my brother… Page just finished up another movie, the upcoming “Enchanted” starring McDreamy.
He’s been doing computer animation for Tippett Studios since 1997.
Yeah, his name is Page Frakes, as opposed to the new web 2.0 company Page Flakes.
By the way I digg web 2.0, because the term jot keeps popping up.
eyejot, gojot, and jotspot (now Google)
