In this article we will cover some services that will provide useful info on web sites. The post shall be updated as and when new resources are discovered.

Find out if a site is down just for you or everyone else

http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ is a straight-forward site in which you enter the domain name and it tells you if the site is not reachable to just your or the entire world.

Find out the web host of a site

The aptly named http://www.whoishostingthis.com/ provides information on the web hosting company that’s hosting the domain entered in the box.

Find out the domain registrar of a site

CoolWhois lets you look up the registration information for any domain name including the generic top level domains (.com, .net, .org, .info and .biz) and the country top level domains (such as .uk, .de, .to, .ws, .at, etc.)

You can also embed domain lookup form on your own site like so:

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