Jabberwocky!

"Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe."

OK…

So what the fuck is up with the recent "trend" of all the weird & funky names for social networking websites, IM/chat, video conferencing, search engines and various other web services, web communities, websites & software lately…???

I would imagine in an effort to be “noticed”… these “geniuses” who create these things figured…
“The weirder the name… the more we’ll get remembered”.

Now these names are thought up by people who are "supposed" to be a LOT smarter than the average Joe on the street. Folks who have all sorts of college degrees in computer science, marketing and whatnot.
Actual smart, intelligent, "grownups" who not only are smart...
but pull down extremely lucrative salaries.

But in an effort to dream up these “catchy, kitschy, whacky & unforgettable” names (mostly in a copycat effort to mimic the largest & most successful search engine on the web)…
I dunno… most seem pretty stupid, annoying, insipid and downright GOOFY if ya ask me.

And after awhile… most become extremely… FORGETABLE.

In no particular order… here are just some of them that are out there…

Google
Froogle
Yahoo
Twitter
Reddit
Digg
Diigo
Friendster
Skype
Flickr
Blist
Blog
(I have one, but dat don't mean I'm happy wit da dumb name for it.)
Mozilla
Ubuntu
Kubuntu
Edbuntu
Wikipedia
(“Wiki” anything for that matter. There are lots of these.
Wiki this, wiki that.
Wut da fuck iz a "wiki"... and who da fuck cares anyhoo...?)

Stumpedia
Spurl
Furl
Simpy
Jaiku
Kaioo
Kaboodle
iMeem
Italki
Habbo
Bebo
Badoo
Bahu
Biip
Cloob
Oovoo
Meebo
Zeebo
Zebo
Uzoom
Xanga
Zaza
Zytu
Zoho

and...

Plurk...?


Who ARE these muppets working at bigtime IT companies that are dreaming up these imbecilic, jibberishy names...
and what kind of spacemonkey crackweed are they smoking in the break rooms...???

C’mon guys… my 3 yr. old granddaughter or a possessed televangelist minister “speaking in tongues” could think up better, more crerative & memorable names for stuff than this…!


Stop it!

These dumb names aren’t “cute, whacky or whimsical",
or MEMORABLE for that matter…
they’re just plain DUMB.

Just stop it right now!

Grow up & stop it before you make me puke!

[Kicking feet, pounding keyboard & banging head against desk]



Also... while on the subject of internet names, etc.

As a website designer & owner myself, some webmasters out there oughta give a little more thought into what they use as their website domain names…

Here is a small list that I “borrowed” (stole) from a forum on the web, of some actual website domain names that the designers gave very little pondering to…


1. A site called 'Who Represents' where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity:
www.whorepresents.com

2. Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views:
www.expertsexchange.com

3. Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island:
www.penisland.net

4. Need a therapist? Try Therapist Finder:
www.therapistfinder.com

5. Then of course, there's the Italian Power Generator company:
www.powergenitalia.com

6. And now, we have the Mole Station Native Nursery, based in
New South Wales:
www.molestationnursery.com

7. If you're looking for computer software:
www.ipanywhere.com

8. Welcome to the First Cumming Methodist Church:
www.cummingfirst.com

9. Want to holiday in Lake Tahoe?
www.gotahoe.com

10. Then, of course, there's these brainless art designers:
www.speedofart.com


Think guys… think…