The Internet Dictionary Project is an idea I have been toying with for a few months and finally got around to implementing. Dictionary-word URLs are some of the most highly-prized World Wide Web addresses. They are familiar and easy for visitors to remember. They were also among the first URLs to be snapped up by domain squatters hoping to sell them at a profit during the Internet boom. Now that the speeding freight train of Internet expansion has slowed to a cautious trot, it's time to see what's being done with these online commodities.

I've searched for a Web resource that would show at a glance who owns these desirable URLs and what is being done with them; however, aside from visiting each one individually or searching on Google, there is no such place. So, I've created a repository for this information and structured it for public viewing.

There are only a few entries so far, yet many sites contain only the blank pages of domain squatters or generic search pages. Like a seedy New York neighborhood, does the premier Internet real estate consist of vacant lots and pornographic shops? Where have all the 'good names' gone? That's what I aim to find out.

The Internet Dictionary Project