Re: UKNM: AOL Going Free

[jim smith]

At 4:05 pm +0100 on 10/5/99 you said:

>On Mon, May 10, 1999 at 07:15:51AM -0400, azeem azhar, lists wrote:

>

>> screaming doesn't really have very many positive connotations. with fear

>> about unsuitable material the number one worry of new internet users (and

>> the disconnected), screaming.net is hardly a good choice for a service

>> launching in 1999.

>

>Screaming to me in a net context could suggest "screaming fast" or

>"screaming along" which is positive.

>

>One drawback of the name is that "screaming" is too common a word to

>search for on the net.  Maybe net companies should name themselves with

>unique names that aren't common words in order to make web searches

>easier.


how about numbers? that's nice and neutral (with the obvious exceptions).

then UK websites in central london could have an 0171 prefix instead of

that pesky .co.uk that doesn't tell you anything you really need for a

highly targetted local media campaign of tandoori house banners.


course, we'd probably have to change it every now and then. maybe the

governement should set up a committee or something. ofweb?


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