tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105071.post6022814342229680075..comments2024-02-28T07:16:54.004-08:00Comments on Joseph Morin: Start Up Tips #1: Picking the Right Domain NameJoseph Morinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194492764364015315noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105071.post-85832020972476550692011-01-09T05:35:15.764-08:002011-01-09T05:35:15.764-08:00These are pretty fabulous and a great reminder of ...These are pretty fabulous and a great reminder of why you really need to think through what you name your company and how that name might be used in social media platforms. Thanks for sharing!samantha janneyhttp://samontherun.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105071.post-90440136305548365752010-06-15T17:07:15.245-07:002010-06-15T17:07:15.245-07:00Joseph,
Eye popping information! Great advice to...Joseph, <br />Eye popping information! Great advice to have a 2nd set of eyes to look at a potential domain name...<br /><br />Thank you!Shannon Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09922887953845343462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105071.post-36646412306422307552009-07-02T05:00:16.297-07:002009-07-02T05:00:16.297-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105071.post-52097565699294946092009-05-08T17:56:00.000-07:002009-05-08T17:56:00.000-07:00And when you want a proper logo to go along with t...And when you want a proper logo to go along with that great domain: http://www.davidairey.com/is-your-logo-design-phallic/<br /><br />Sheesh....Joseph Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194492764364015315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105071.post-87610873581663405922009-05-04T02:01:00.000-07:002009-05-04T02:01:00.000-07:00Nice one, Joseph. These were domain names that wou...Nice one, Joseph. These were domain names that would surely stick to the minds of people who try to visit it. While its true that some of these sites were not on the net this time am glad the ferrethandjobs.com were still up and running.Mark Resshttp://badboysofim.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105071.post-85853263791768470982009-04-17T05:07:00.000-07:002009-04-17T05:07:00.000-07:00You would have thought that at least one person wo...You would have thought that at least one person would have had alarm bells ringing when discussing the domain name at planning stages. Still they are very amusing to say the least.Khaledhttp://www.quadrantvehicles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105071.post-1740020278190587502009-04-16T11:34:00.000-07:002009-04-16T11:34:00.000-07:00There was another one for a law firm called Ferret...There was another one for a law firm called Ferreth & Jobs - the domain was ferrethandjobs.com<br /><br />They had a sense of humor about it and directed all the asenine comments to their webmaster, who suggested the name. LOL.JSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105071.post-64543697756135556312009-04-14T09:25:00.000-07:002009-04-14T09:25:00.000-07:00Some of these other ones are just as funny too, pe...Some of these other ones are just as funny too, perhaps its time for a new updated list since clearly some of these people got a clue when this first went around the Internet because they now re-direct to a better url or just don't work at all. Still the obvious benefit at the time was all of the link juice they got from being on that list in the first place. ;)Joseph Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194492764364015315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105071.post-90455737688180146432009-04-13T10:57:00.000-07:002009-04-13T10:57:00.000-07:00Just like when Seattle names their new transit Sou...Just like when Seattle names their new transit South Lake Union Transit and wanted to shorten it like the SF bay area BART - but, huh, SLUT! Unfortunately t-shirts were quickly out saying: "I ride the SLUT!"<BR/><BR/>Ann Evanston<BR/>www.zenawomen.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105071.post-55860366516178089112009-04-13T08:48:00.000-07:002009-04-13T08:48:00.000-07:00ha ha ha ... oh man ... thats great ... I gotta po...ha ha ha ... oh man ... thats great ... I gotta post this one on my blog!Darin Carterhttp://www.darin.ccnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105071.post-34860665514399245362009-04-13T07:35:00.000-07:002009-04-13T07:35:00.000-07:00Coil.com has a list of 4-letter .com domain names ...Coil.com has a list of 4-letter .com domain names which have sold for over $100,000, the most recent being Toys.com for $5.1 Million last month.<BR/><BR/>The founders of Alice.com, recognized the value of starting off with the right name and acquired the Alice.com domain name for $250,000 which represented almost 5% of their initial funding.<BR/><BR/>Start-ups would be wise to follow the Alice.com example by thoughtfully choosing a premium domain name to begin building their company on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105071.post-75708078668899621092009-04-10T23:12:00.000-07:002009-04-10T23:12:00.000-07:00Hey Joseph,Nice list, I love the Freudian slippery...Hey Joseph,<BR/><BR/>Nice list, I love the Freudian slipperyness of No.1. <BR/><BR/>NB: sadly, not all of them are still operating.Simonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105071.post-50689802828526628862009-04-10T20:41:00.000-07:002009-04-10T20:41:00.000-07:00another one is numbers versus written out numbers....another one is numbers versus written out numbers. A great burger joint is Five Guy's - their website is www.fiveguys.com but if you go to number 5 guys dot com, you end up on a porn site.Lee Gientkehttp://www.leegientke.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105071.post-87083044187205020672009-04-10T18:03:00.000-07:002009-04-10T18:03:00.000-07:00Don't forget GoogleSEOExpert.com :)Or GuysCryToo.c...Don't forget GoogleSEOExpert.com :)<BR/><BR/>Or GuysCryToo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105071.post-81911026128580197512009-04-10T13:27:00.000-07:002009-04-10T13:27:00.000-07:00Don't forget one near & dear to us, SEM In...Don't forget one near & dear to us, SEM In-House: www.seminhouse.com :)laura lippayhttp://www.lauralippay.com/blognoreply@blogger.com