Born in 2005
Instant Domain Search
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hulu.com
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mint.com
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path.com
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ning.com
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bebo.com
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zoho.com
The gold rush
for dot coms
By 2008, all 4 letter .com combinations (456,976) were taken.
Scarcity on the internet finally started to feel real.
The gold rush
for dot coms ⛏️
By 2008, all 4 letter .com combinations (456,976) were taken. Scarcity on the internet finally started to feel real.
Taken
hulu.com
Taken
mint.com
Taken
etsy.com
The rise of the
Wild Wild Web
ICANN launched the new gTLD program, expanding to over 1,000 domain extensions by 2015. Can you guess which ones are real and fake?
2015
WHOIS goes dark with GDPR
In 2018, the lights went out on WHOIS.
GDPR hid public data that once lit up
the web 💡In 2018, the lights went out on WHOIS. GDPR hid
public data that once lit up the web 💡
TLDs become
part of the brand
TLDs like .ai, .app, and .dev redefine naming.
A web address became a statement of purpose.
.ai
.app
.dev
2025
The internet wouldn’t be the same without you.
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