using real vs. fake words in domains - WebmasterForums.NET

zandyne · 02-14-2006, 01:29 AM

Do you think that it is good to use an actual word for a domain name or try to make up one?

For common things, like food/clothing/movies, those names are already taken. So I'm wondering if a made up name would be good?

a1whs.com · 02-14-2006, 03:41 AM

What you mean made up name give example of what your trying to ask, cause i dont know what made up name is.

zandyne · 02-14-2006, 06:49 AM

For a made up name, I was thinking something like vozle.com or wizier.com, those that aren't real words.

a1whs.com · 02-15-2006, 07:24 AM

Well if you can find any that arent registered and think are easy to remember i doubt that there is anything wrong with that.

John D · 02-15-2006, 08:46 PM

As long as the are brandable theres no problem

A lot of companies do it.

What does google mean

a1whs.com · 02-15-2006, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by John D

What does google mean

To reply to that found this after doing some googling :

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Googol is the mathematical term for a 1 followed by 100 zeros. The term was coined by Milton Sirotta, nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner, and was popularized in the book, "Mathematics and the Imagination" by Kasner and James Newman. Google's play on the term reflects the company's mission to organize the immense amount of information available on the web.

quoted from : http://pchere.blogspot.com/2005/05/m...llowed-by.html

John D · 02-15-2006, 09:38 PM

Haha wonder how many people know that.

I think yahoo is just the name of someone shouting out...how to describe but their logo used to be a man shouting I think....

a1whs.com · 02-15-2006, 09:49 PM

Well to be exact here is something on word Yahoo itself :

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Definition:

[noun] not very intelligent or interested in culture
Synonyms: yokel, rube, hick, hayseed, bumpkin, chawbacon
[noun] one of a race of brutes resembling men but subject to the Houyhnhnms in a novel by Jonathan Swift
Synonyms: Yahoo

From : http://www.elook.org/dictionary/yahoo.html

John D · 02-15-2006, 09:53 PM

Ah right, got that one totally wrong, think I read it on a forum.

JuggernautH · 02-16-2006, 11:58 AM

If you find a brandable name, that you can use for something or develop it it could be useful to just make up words.
But if you want to get taken serious by some people you should get yourself a nice name that is not taken, dont think it matters what extention it is.