Badly chosen domain names
Orignally posted on Funtasticus – I’m sure you’ve seen some (if not all) of these before but they still remain funny – enjoy!
- 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
Saturday, 11 October 2008 at 20:03
you know, when i created my own blog, my major decision was what to name it, given that the url is so important. this decision, admittedly, took a number of months to make (to the enjoyment of my “friends”). but, i think that many peeps misunderstand the importance of the url – as evidenced above.
this makes me think though: is the humour in these names only evident to native english speakers? so, if i use english as my linga franca, will i see the humour in the url names?
(I am assuming that none of those companies changed their urls – this extra publicity is great for them!)
Sunday, 12 October 2008 at 10:07
@S – You’re right, I think it’s probably only evident to those who use English as their main language or are at least well versed in it. I doubt that any of them would have changed their domain names as they would get initial hits to their sites, but no follow-through once a visitor arrived, thinking the domain name was funny and then realising it had nothing to do with the humerous way of reading the name.