After I think of a business idea, one of the first thing I do is I check for available domain names. For me, finding a great domain name is one of the most fun parts of starting a project.

Lately I have been using NameWidget (or instant domain search) to do all my searches. These new AJAX search tools are by far the fastest and simplest way to check to see if a domain is available. They are also really really fun to play around with. You enter in a search term and you get immediate feedback.

Did you know that flanface.com is available? Can you believe that?