Namechk scours 84 sites to find open usernames

Namechk is a new service launching on Wednesday that helps you find open usernames at 84 different Web sites. Like UsernameCheck, a service we covered last year that has since shut down, it takes only a few seconds to come up with the results and provides a link to the page for each user at the sites where it's taken.

What's really impressive about this service is the speed. In a few sample searches, it averaged about 8 seconds from start to finish. And you don't even have to wait to see all the results because they stream in as it does its business.

Combine this with a domain checker like Domize or BustAName, and you could create a name-squatting empire in short order.

Namechk scours 84 different sites to let you know where usernames have been taken or are still available.

(Credit: CNET)

[hellomad]

84-35 is left for me. i am depressed to know i am not uniquely cool and i am just unique like everyone else. :-(

[Josh.Lowensohn]

Now you have a weekend project!

[doctrina]

this don't work.

i searched for "saqib" and it showed skyrock as available. but when i went to skyrock to sign-up, it says name already in use :(

[DWdrum]

Cool idea, but I have about 20 of these sites registered as dwdrum, and they show available. Not a very good engine

[socialmediaweb]

another tool available is http://webidenter.com