off-topic, but since we're talking about github pages.. i own github.id, and i'm thinking of making "linkedin for github users", do you guys think there's a market for that?
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That's a clear violation of GitHub's trademark so you'd almost certainly receive a C&D (GitHub legally has to protect their trademark or they could lose it).
Legal issues aside, github already offers social features, what features would you offer that would enhance that existing functionality?
I agree with
brandonwamboldt, mellett68, and tsm; the domain name is useless.
If you had a different business name...
I think a site that summarizes someone's github contributions from a recruiter / interviewer's perspective would be very helpful.
Poking around github to research a candidate is time consuming. Perhaps a more useful one page snapshot could be created. X profile views is free and you sell recruiters a per-company subscription fee.
Wouldn't there be huge copyright issues with that?
No. "GitHub" is a trademark, not a copyrightable work.