Davis Freeberg’s Site Of The Week
I love the web 2.0 movement, but I still wince every time I hear a wacky web 2.0 name. I’m not sure how each website or company came up with their name, but it’s fair to say that today’s generation of entrepreneurs, did not get straight A’s in spelling during Elementary school. Whether it’s Joost, Pownce or Zooomr, when it comes to 2.0 names, you can pretty much throw spelling out the window.
Even when you don’t have to worry about spelling though, coming up with a creative name for a business is still not an easy task. This is why I found this week’s winner of the site of the week contest so entertaining. The Web 2.0 company name generator not only semi-randomly suggests fun names for businesses, but they also allow you to check to see if the web domain is available (something that the CW network apparently forgot to do before merging the WB and UPN.)
Over the last week, I’ve played with the site quite a bit, but even though the random button would suggest good names, the domains were always taken. Finally, after my 1,000th attempt, I came across a web 2.0 name, that someone hadn’t already snatched up. Unfortunately though, something about BubbleBridge.com, just didn’t scream Freeberg, so I resisted the urge to register the domain.
Some of the suggestions that I loved, but were already taken, include Yakizio (not sure what it means, but it sounds cool), BlogStorm, Kavu, and Trumba. Unfortunately BlogStorm and Yakizio have been taken by squatters, but it does look like Kavu and Trumba are both being used by legit businesses. I’m not sure if they actually got their names from the 2.0 generator, but it would be pretty funny, if they picked the names for their businesses from the site.
If I was really going to name a business, I’m not sure that I’d depend solely on the web 2.0 generator for ideas, but it’s still a fun site to play with and would be especially helpful, if you wanted to assign code names to your household chores. Doing the dishes may be a drag, but rename them Operation BubbleBridge and start assigning RPG points and who knows, maybe you can con your kids into thinking that chores are fun.
Congratulations to the Web 2.0 Name Generator for winning this week’s site of the week award. The nominees for next week’s contest are listed below, please vote in the sidebar. If you’d like to nominate a site, feel free to contact me and I will be more than happy to look it over.
Posted on July 31st, 2007 by Davis
Filed under: Site Of The Week, Web 2.0