I found this site recently - instantdomainsearch.com
It seems pretty smart - you type in a domain and it tells you instantly whether it's available. I assumed since it produces such quick results that it's not saving your searches...
WRONG!!!
I found a great domain I wanted and it said it was available. So I went to my registrar to register it, and it said it was taken! I checked the whois, and surprise surprise it said the domain had been registered... today. So basically whoever is behind instantdomainsearch, be it man or machine, steals any good domains you find - and fast!
The morale of this story is, do NOT use instantdomainsearch.com
It seems pretty smart - you type in a domain and it tells you instantly whether it's available. I assumed since it produces such quick results that it's not saving your searches...
WRONG!!!
I found a great domain I wanted and it said it was available. So I went to my registrar to register it, and it said it was taken! I checked the whois, and surprise surprise it said the domain had been registered... today. So basically whoever is behind instantdomainsearch, be it man or machine, steals any good domains you find - and fast!
The morale of this story is, do NOT use instantdomainsearch.com