Comments on: Trends in Web 2.0 Names http://www.robmanuel.com/2006/05/10/trends-in-web-20-names/ Bloggy bits I want online that don't fit on B3ta.com Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:46:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Laughing Bot http://www.robmanuel.com/2006/05/10/trends-in-web-20-names/#comment-164 Tue, 01 Aug 2006 19:05:10 +0000 http://www.robmanuel.com/2006/05/10/trends-in-web-20-names/#comment-164 I've got www.youtw.at I’ve got www.youtw.at

]]> by: Cooper http://www.robmanuel.com/2006/05/10/trends-in-web-20-names/#comment-119 Fri, 19 May 2006 13:56:57 +0000 http://www.robmanuel.com/2006/05/10/trends-in-web-20-names/#comment-119 I went for the colour and animal route, hence NEONDOG. Nowadays I'd be tempted for d0gsh1tt3r or b3anfl1ck3r. I went for the colour and animal route, hence NEONDOG.

Nowadays I’d be tempted for d0gsh1tt3r or b3anfl1ck3r.

]]> by: Doug http://www.robmanuel.com/2006/05/10/trends-in-web-20-names/#comment-117 Wed, 17 May 2006 12:21:50 +0000 http://www.robmanuel.com/2006/05/10/trends-in-web-20-names/#comment-117 Like your suggestion for abused TLDs, a few years ago I registered 'ug' in Italy's Bologna district: ug.bo.it WTF??? I here you say. Well, my name is Doug Boit so I thought having my e-mail address as d@ug.bo.it might be cool. It wasn't. Faxes to chambers of commerce, spam, email delayed by 2 days... Bah!. You were right, it was sh.it. Like your suggestion for abused TLDs, a few years ago I registered ‘ug’ in Italy’s Bologna district: ug.bo.it

WTF??? I here you say.

Well, my name is Doug Boit so I thought having my e-mail address as d@ug.bo.it might be cool. It wasn’t. Faxes to chambers of commerce, spam, email delayed by 2 days… Bah!. You were right, it was sh.it.

]]> by: Martin http://www.robmanuel.com/2006/05/10/trends-in-web-20-names/#comment-110 Mon, 15 May 2006 02:00:51 +0000 http://www.robmanuel.com/2006/05/10/trends-in-web-20-names/#comment-110 You missed a trend: if the word ends in a vowel, just leave it off... e.g. weeble becomes weebl You missed a trend: if the word ends in a vowel, just leave it off… e.g. weeble becomes weebl

]]> by: Michiel http://www.robmanuel.com/2006/05/10/trends-in-web-20-names/#comment-106 Sat, 13 May 2006 00:07:21 +0000 http://www.robmanuel.com/2006/05/10/trends-in-web-20-names/#comment-106 You will probably enjoy this: http://www.cerado.com/web20quiz.htm a test to see if you can tell the difference between web 2.0 company names and star wars characters. It's fun! You will probably enjoy this:
http://www.cerado.com/web20quiz.htm

a test to see if you can tell the difference between web 2.0 company names and star wars characters. It’s fun!

]]> by: Iananan http://www.robmanuel.com/2006/05/10/trends-in-web-20-names/#comment-101 Fri, 12 May 2006 20:56:47 +0000 http://www.robmanuel.com/2006/05/10/trends-in-web-20-names/#comment-101 How about a filter that looks for possible suffixes, say if the word ends in net, conveniently have a 'net site or something (i know you havent done this cause i typed in "cocknet" to check, cockn3tr is my new website btw) How about a filter that looks for possible suffixes, say if the word ends in net, conveniently have a ‘net site

or something (i know you havent done this cause i typed in “cocknet” to check, cockn3tr is my new website btw)

]]> by: DividableFiend http://www.robmanuel.com/2006/05/10/trends-in-web-20-names/#comment-97 Thu, 11 May 2006 19:57:00 +0000 http://www.robmanuel.com/2006/05/10/trends-in-web-20-names/#comment-97 Who wants rights on "purpl3test1cle.c0m"? Who wants rights on “purpl3test1cle.c0m”?

]]> by: DiyJoe http://www.robmanuel.com/2006/05/10/trends-in-web-20-names/#comment-94 Thu, 11 May 2006 11:15:58 +0000 http://www.robmanuel.com/2006/05/10/trends-in-web-20-names/#comment-94 I know you're taking the piss but that's actually a really useful tool. No, really. How about a similar tool which takes a random colour and links it with a random noun? "pinkoctopus", "purpletesticle", "aquataxi", etc. I know you’re taking the piss but that’s actually a really useful tool. No, really.

How about a similar tool which takes a random colour and links it with a random noun? “pinkoctopus”, “purpletesticle”, “aquataxi”, etc.

]]> by: j2 http://www.robmanuel.com/2006/05/10/trends-in-web-20-names/#comment-91 Thu, 11 May 2006 03:09:23 +0000 http://www.robmanuel.com/2006/05/10/trends-in-web-20-names/#comment-91 You've inspired me. A new personal goal is to make everyone I know call Flickr 'Fliqueur'. You’ve inspired me. A new personal goal is to make everyone I know call Flickr ‘Fliqueur’.

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