Comments on: What’s In A Name? Web 2.0 Domain Naming Disasters http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/ Small Business Consultant Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:45:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Poesía 2.0 | COOKIEFACE - Blog de diseño y actualidad. Diseñador de blogs. http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/comment-page-1/#comment-10241 Poesía 2.0 | COOKIEFACE - Blog de diseño y actualidad. Diseñador de blogs. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:35:34 +0000 http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/#comment-10241 [...] Links: Nombres 2.0: el auge de los nuevos portales web, Origin of the name flickr: flicker.com was taken (dconstruct 07), Name 2.0 Name Generator, Cliche logos, What’s in a name? In Web 2.0, confusion (mathewingran), What’s In A Name? Web 2.0 Domain Naming Disasters (Jim Kukral) [...] [...] Links: Nombres 2.0: el auge de los nuevos portales web, Origin of the name flickr: flicker.com was taken (dconstruct 07), Name 2.0 Name Generator, Cliche logos, What’s in a name? In Web 2.0, confusion (mathewingran), What’s In A Name? Web 2.0 Domain Naming Disasters (Jim Kukral) [...]

]]> By: Dakbid Directory http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/comment-page-1/#comment-9919 Dakbid Directory Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:34:44 +0000 http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/#comment-9919 I have found a good web 2.0 domain thats already memorable I have found a good web 2.0 domain thats already memorable

]]> By: BriskShare Link Directory http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/comment-page-1/#comment-9918 BriskShare Link Directory Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:34:10 +0000 http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/#comment-9918 You can get a web 2.0 domain thats easy to remember. I don't know why people aren't doing it You can get a web 2.0 domain thats easy to remember. I don’t know why people aren’t doing it

]]> By: Raymond Loesch http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/comment-page-1/#comment-7424 Raymond Loesch Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:39:43 +0000 http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/#comment-7424 I would have to agree with you when coming up with ideas for naming my blog I decided that just using my name was good enough. If you write well and keep your reader or user interested in what you are saying or selling they will come back and remember your site name what ever it is. I would have to agree with you when coming up with ideas for naming my blog I decided that just using my name was good enough. If you write well and keep your reader or user interested in what you are saying or selling they will come back and remember your site name what ever it is.

]]> By: Sam Harrelson http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/comment-page-1/#comment-7307 Sam Harrelson Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:53:47 +0000 http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/#comment-7307 No worries, RO. I just have a thing for truthiness. No worries, RO. I just have a thing for truthiness.

]]> By: RO http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/comment-page-1/#comment-7306 RO Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:48:13 +0000 http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/#comment-7306 You got me, Sam, Google is a made up word. But it does evoke googol, just like kleenex evokes clean. With my fact-checking skills, I should get a job at the Times! You got me, Sam, Google is a made up word. But it does evoke googol, just like kleenex evokes clean.

With my fact-checking skills, I should get a job at the Times!

]]> By: Sam Harrelson http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/comment-page-1/#comment-7288 Sam Harrelson Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:14:41 +0000 http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/#comment-7288 Actually, Google is a made up (and mis-spelled) name. The intention was "googol." http://graphics.stanford.edu/~dk/google_name_origin.html Actually, Google is a made up (and mis-spelled) name. The intention was “googol.”

http://graphics.stanford.edu/~dk/google_name_origin.html

]]> By: Ro http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/comment-page-1/#comment-7287 Ro Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:35:07 +0000 http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/#comment-7287 Yeah...there's something about the 'oddball' established brands that is pleasing, or hints of meaning: -Google is an actual word, however obscure and nerdy, that implies massive -scale, as in content indexed -Yahoo is an exclamation of joy -Kleenex evokes "clean" -Yoplait evokes yogurt -Cheerios, cheerfulness or a greeting -Pepsi evokes 'pep', as in rally -Coca and Cola were both known plant names. -Kodak, short for Kodachrome, from Autochrome, an early photography method In comparison, these web 2.0 names are kinda silly, but I agree with Zac; the good domains are taken. I don't blame these companies for going with their zany names, however silly they sound. The only alternative is either a proper name (McRoger's), which sounds weird for an internet company, a 3 or 4 word generic name, and that sucks even worse (FreeCouponSharingSite.com versus Zixxo.com). Nice angle Zac; I think the Grey Lady missed that one. But give The Times credit for arranging all those names together, pretty funny and good linkbait. Yeah…there’s something about the ‘oddball’ established brands that is pleasing, or hints of meaning:

-Google is an actual word, however obscure and nerdy, that implies massive -scale, as in content indexed
-Yahoo is an exclamation of joy
-Kleenex evokes “clean”
-Yoplait evokes yogurt
-Cheerios, cheerfulness or a greeting
-Pepsi evokes ‘pep’, as in rally
-Coca and Cola were both known plant names.
-Kodak, short for Kodachrome, from Autochrome, an early photography method

In comparison, these web 2.0 names are kinda silly, but I agree with Zac; the good domains are taken. I don’t blame these companies for going with their zany names, however silly they sound. The only alternative is either a proper name (McRoger’s), which sounds weird for an internet company, a 3 or 4 word generic name, and that sucks even worse (FreeCouponSharingSite.com versus Zixxo.com). Nice angle Zac; I think the Grey Lady missed that one. But give The Times credit for arranging all those names together, pretty funny and good linkbait.

]]> By: Sam Harrelson http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/comment-page-1/#comment-7253 Sam Harrelson Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:13:04 +0000 http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/#comment-7253 Not to mention crazy names like "Google" or "Yahoo" or "Pepsi." Not to mention crazy names like “Google” or “Yahoo” or “Pepsi.”

]]> By: Jim Kukral http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/comment-page-1/#comment-7247 Jim Kukral Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:12:02 +0000 http://www.jimkukral.com/whats-in-a-name-web-20-domain-naming-disasters/#comment-7247 Zac, yeah, I agree. But I was thinking about it some more, and you know, "Kodak" probably sounded pretty silly way back when? Zac, yeah, I agree. But I was thinking about it some more, and you know, “Kodak” probably sounded pretty silly way back when?

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