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Bad choices of domain names

Gregory — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:20:44 +0000

A while back I posted about the worst URL on the internet. If you thought therapistinabox.com was bad, check these bad domain’s out:

Who Represents is where you can find the name of the agent that represents any celebrity. Their Web site is
www.whorepresents.com/
Experts Exchange is a knowledge base where programmers can exchange Advice and views at
www.expertsexchange.com/
Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island at
www.penisland.net/
Need a therapist? Try Therapist Finder at
www.therapistfinder.com/
There’s the Italian Power Generator company,
www.powergenitalia.com/
And don’t forget the Mole Station Native Nursery in New South Wales,
www.molestationnursery.com/
If you’re looking for IP computer software, there?s always
www.ipanywhere.com/
The First Cumming Methodist Church Web site is
www.cummingfirst.com/
And the designers at Speed of Art await you at their wacky Web site,
www.speedofart.com/

If you read some of these domains with a dirty mind, you can see why they were bad choices for domain names.

From CosmoBC.com Jokes: Bad Domain Names

Facebook to Allow Aliases

Gregory — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:15:07 +0000

Facebook has always been strict to make sure people don’t create profiles with silly names, or even names of businesses or groups, and that will remain the same. But moving forward as of June 13th People will be allowed to use aliases.

Your alias will have to be alpha-numeric (plus periods) and it can be used as a direct method to access your Facebook profile page. That is, you will no longer need that 9-digit id in your Facebook web address.

For more information visit the Facebook Blog.

From eWeek: Facebook to Allow User Names Beginning June 13

The Worst URL Ever

Gregory — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:46:40 +0000

GREG is sitting at his desk working on a database integration when all of a sudden he notices a long and tongue-twisting URL.

GREG: Hey Jason, you know what the worst URL on the internet is?

JASON (Casually and immediately responds): TherapistFinder.com.

GREG returns a blank stare as he thinks to himself "That’s not a real website."

JASON (continues): TherapistInABox.com? TherapistForHire.com?

GREG: You win.