Niall Kennedy, known for his previous role in Technorati (and for a short while at Microsoft) has launched a new site: StartupSearch. Don’t bother clicking through: the site is down. It did not even get TechCrunched: Niall’s own blog post, VentureBeat, Mashable! and a TechMeme placement seems to have been enough to kill it.
And what’s with the name? Startup Search is clearly a good name, but you have to remember to use the .org domain, since startupsearch.com is taken by someone else. I thought it was fundamental to get a .com domain… but wait, isn’t Niall the expert in all this? 
Hi Zoli,
I know the owner of the .com address but in this case the TLD communicates intent.
Yes, a lot of attention this morning requiring some changes to the server hardware and cache structure. We’ll see how things play out, and how much horsepower is needed for long-term usage.
It can’t be as bad as Zoomr’s situation just a day ago…
On a positive note, this shows power – you don’t even need TechCrunch 🙂