Domain names are unique identifiers, addresses that direct people to your online presence. The cost of domains have plummeted over the years with anyone able to register their own dot-com domain for less than £10, something that has meant there is a serious rush to grab the best domains before anyone else snaps them up.

Some people buy domains and never have any intention of using them, sitting on the domain hoping that someone would buy it off of them for a much higher price than originally bought for. Others snap up domains that are relevant to their business, nickname or their full name, so that they can ensure other people can’t have their website mistaken for their own. But then again, some just buy domains and completely forget about them, renewing them just in case they decide to use them in the future.

For those people who have bought their domain but have no idea how to use it, we have compiled a list of really cool things you can do with your domain (in some cases needing hosting too) that will enable you to have some fun, become more organised and publicise yourself or your business.

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A few months ago, Facebook went the way of their competitors (Myspace, Bebo et al) and enabled it’s millions of users to personalise their Facebook profile by registering a unique username that could be directed to their personal profile page. These usernames, or what the internet media have dubbed “Vanity URL’s”, were snapped up quickly by internet savvy users but the service is still available for all today.

In a recent Facebook blog post, the company released information stating that users could now use their Vanity URL to log into their Facebook account, removing the need to enter an email address when wanting to access your account. Read after the jump, how to register your own Vanity URL if you don’t already have one and then how to access your account thereafter.

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Have you ever tried to make an account at some website, but are afraid they would spam your email? Most websites require their accounts to be activated through an email account. 10-Minute Mail is the solution. This simple yet effective disposable email service allows you to activate your account(s) through a temporary email account that lasts 10 minutes! 10 minute mail requires no user input and registration.

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There are times online where you want to apply, seek or recruit people or information but also keep a low profile. Maybe you want to filter spam, making sure that if you post your email address on Twitter it isn’t used to bombard you with unsolicited email or you are advertising a potential opening for something but you don’t your company email address to be visible to everyone, whspr allows you receive the replies you need without the problems listed above.

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One of my favourite pastimes is to read, whether it be fictional or factual, I feel there is no better way to imagine a story than picturing it in your own way. That said, these days I hardly have the time to read a book and when I do, I can only grab a few chapters before I’m either fighting sleep or needing to go somewhere or do something.

DailyLit is a website that tries to get you back in the habit of reading but does so in a way that is pretty novel. Books are offered via either email or RSS feed, in convenient small messages that take less than five minutes to read.

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When using email on your iPhone, there is the option to add nearly every email service available except one service that over 270 million people world wide still use: Hotmail. Until recently, you needed a third party application to access your Hotmail email until Microsoft, in a bid to take on Google’s Gmail, enabled POP3 access for it’s users.

What this has allowed users to do is have the opportunity to add Hotmail to their iPhones with just two easy steps. This article aims to show you how to do just that.

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