On Stompstart by 23 July 2019 · Istanbul · Türkiye
Dofo.com.
An Istanbul search engine for hundreds of millions of registered domain names, retired in 2023; its address now points to Deepinfo, the security firm its founder runs.
Commerce and marketplacesData and analytics
Timeline
- Directory page saved
The Wayback Machine saved a directory page showing this listing.
- On record
Dofo's blog interviewed 'our co-founder and CEO Macit Tuna', who said the company was founded in 2016 and bought the dofo.com domain for $33,000 from a domain investor after raising funds.
On record · Announced - On record
Domain Name Wire interviewed Dofo founder Macit Tuna; Dofo then indexed about 360 million registered domains and 30 million-plus domains for sale from 16 marketplaces.
On record · Announced - Closed
A NamePros member started a thread reporting a banner on dofo.com that read 'We will be retiring dofo.com in February 2023'.
Closure · Announced - Closed
Replying in that thread, Dofo's founder (posting as Macit) said Dofo was being deprecated, citing five-figure monthly server costs, bot abuse, affiliate revenue lost when users bought directly from marketplaces, and marketplace data accuracy; he said talks with 'industry players' about a takeover had not removed the technical burden.
Closure · Announced - Domain changed
TheDomains reported that Dofo.com now forwards to DeepInfo.com, whose CEO appears to be Dofo's creator Macit Tuna.
Domain change · Announced - Site checked
The domain showed something unrelated.
- Listed on Stompstart
“Discover more than 330 million domain names: quick, easy and free!”
As listed on Stompstart
“Discover more than 330 million domain names: quick, easy and free!”
- Search more than 330 million registered domain names in seconds - Use 15+ magical filters to find what you look for - Explore curiously every registered domain name on it’s special page. - Find 40 million domain names on sale with power of 15+ marketplace partners -...
- Topics
- Big data
- Location
- Istanbul · Türkiye
In our words: Only a 2019 directory card survives. It described Dofo.com as a free way to search more than 330 million registered domain names in seconds, with 15+ filters, a page for every registered domain, and 40 million domains for sale drawn from 15+ marketplace partners. It was listed as a public beta from Istanbul, Turkey.
Stories
ShortDofo's founder explained exactly why he switched it offRead the storySources
Publication record
- Release
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