Time to Move
I think it’s time to do move this site to its own domain. I talked about this before when I held the domain name contest, but it has finally got to the point where having Whitespace on the sub-domain really bothers me. Also the name simply implies that this is still solely a design site, which even the casual reader can see it drifted from being strictly about design a long time ago.
As the tagline says the content is geared more towards design, business and web++ (2.0 won’t last forever) so I need a domain that suggests that and if you could offer suggestions I would be more than willing to listen. With redirects traffic won’t decrease so that isn’t a concern, but this is as close to starting from scratch as I can get so I am a bit anxious and excited.
So if you could put your thinking caps on and help me out a bit I would greatly appreciate it.
I humbly submit the following (I own the domains but would “donate” them for this worthy cause):
1. zapeta.com
2. lexono.com
Both are (obviously) made up and that’s not what you may have had in mind. I’ve kept them for future possible startups.
By Dharmesh Shah on May 15, 2006 12:02 pm
What’s funny to me is those seem like they would be some words in some language.
By Scrivs on May 15, 2006 12:20 pm
Scrivspace.com? :P
By Alvin on May 15, 2006 12:31 pm
I like Alvin’s!
Dharmesh - those sound kind of like new drugs… Can’t stand your arthritis pain? Take lexono. ;)
By John Beales on May 15, 2006 12:50 pm
There’s only
1whitespace.com
By Peter on May 15, 2006 1:28 pm
To me oreoceo.com is more of Scrivs’ space and 1whitespace just sticks with the design theme a bit too much.
By Scrivs on May 15, 2006 1:35 pm
Why not move to simpleydone.com? It realy could do with a new life over there.
By Eddie Sowden on May 15, 2006 1:39 pm
Eddie, not a bad idea at all.
By Scrivs on May 15, 2006 1:51 pm
I second “simpleydone.” Of course, I firsted” it back when you intitally brought this up.
For several reasons —
It’s a natural brand transition
By Mark on May 15, 2006 2:23 pm
OK. So that post got all hacked up — sorry.
By Mark on May 15, 2006 2:24 pm
9laws.com
By Jesse on May 15, 2006 2:40 pm
AWolfAmongTheSheep.com
By JC on May 15, 2006 2:44 pm
Yeah, let me type that a couple more times. Silly JC.
By Scrivs on May 15, 2006 3:46 pm
scrivenser.com (that’s a pun on scrivener, in case that’s not clear)
By Josh B. on May 15, 2006 4:04 pm
how about
areallycoolblognotreallyondesignbutkindofondesignbyscrivs.com
believe it or not, that domain is available
By Jesse on May 15, 2006 5:08 pm
http://www.iamscrivshearmeroar.com
:o
By Jamsi on May 15, 2006 7:22 pm
http://www.scrivstalks.com
http://www.webplusplus.com
Whatever you do, do it soon :)
By Montoya on May 16, 2006 12:35 am
Even though posts here are focused on design, business and web 2.0 stuff that is still so broad that I’d go with somthing pretty random and without meaning like: uyjhgjhgjkg.com
By Anthony on May 16, 2006 12:55 am
Another vote for uyjhgjhgjkg.com!
By Olav on May 16, 2006 3:25 am
Hmmmm, someone moved it and I already found the link… wisdump huh? Sounds like what I do after lunch, Scrivs.
By Devin on May 17, 2006 12:47 am
Yep and I love it.
By Scrivs on May 17, 2006 1:10 am
Oh, of course. It’s very “Scrivs” of you to dump on the masses. We appreciate it.
By Devin on May 17, 2006 9:29 am
I always make sure to wipe 17x though.
By scrivs on May 17, 2006 9:34 am