The .ly TLD is
uniquely suited for domain
hacks because “ly” is a common ending for many English adverbs. I looked into the saturation of .ly domains
suitable for domain hacks by comparing a list of common English words ending in
“ly” against the Libyan ccTLD registry. Then I analyzed the prevalence of these words
in Google Books Ngram data to see
how the frequency of a word in writing impacts its probably of being registered
for a domain hack.
Almost every popular adverb that can make a domain hack on “.ly” has already been registered. Essentially all common words that remain unregistered fall into one of three undesirable categories: 1) short words that can only be registered by Libyans, 2) words with negative connotations, and 3) words not permitted by the Libyan registrar.
Almost every popular adverb that can make a domain hack on “.ly” has already been registered. Essentially all common words that remain unregistered fall into one of three undesirable categories: 1) short words that can only be registered by Libyans, 2) words with negative connotations, and 3) words not permitted by the Libyan registrar.
