Comments on: About That Name… http://www.ysearchblog.com/2004/08/30/about-that-name/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:49:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.ysearchblog.com/2004/08/30/about-that-name/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Anonymous Sat, 11 Sep 2004 00:29:49 +0000 http://ysearchblog.com/blog/2004/08/30/about-that-name/#comment-123 Jeremy was too critical of our creativity :-). We have products named Jackie and Oswald. When Oswald was obsolete and "killed", the next product was named Ruby. Isn't that creative? Nam Jeremy was too critical of our creativity :-). We have products named Jackie and Oswald. When Oswald was obsolete and “killed”, the next product was named Ruby. Isn’t that creative?

Nam

]]> By: gzkou http://www.ysearchblog.com/2004/08/30/about-that-name/comment-page-1/#comment-122 gzkou Sun, 05 Sep 2004 01:02:12 +0000 http://ysearchblog.com/blog/2004/08/30/about-that-name/#comment-122 In my opinion, "blog.yahoo.com",it's easier to remember. Once i heard yahoo launched blog, "blog.yahoo.com" would be this site I think.But why not? It redirect to "groups"? In my opinion, “blog.yahoo.com”,it’s easier to remember.
Once i heard yahoo launched blog, “blog.yahoo.com” would be this site I think.But why not? It redirect to “groups”?

]]> By: SR McGough http://www.ysearchblog.com/2004/08/30/about-that-name/comment-page-1/#comment-121 SR McGough Thu, 02 Sep 2004 14:16:35 +0000 http://ysearchblog.com/blog/2004/08/30/about-that-name/#comment-121 See, this whole time I thought you were just ripping off John Batelle's 'Searchblog' name. I suppose imitation is the sincerest... See, this whole time I thought you were just ripping off John Batelle’s ‘Searchblog’ name.

I suppose imitation is the sincerest…

]]> By: The Mad Dater http://www.ysearchblog.com/2004/08/30/about-that-name/comment-page-1/#comment-120 The Mad Dater Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:53:01 +0000 http://ysearchblog.com/blog/2004/08/30/about-that-name/#comment-120 I'm not supposed to laugh in my office, JR. But thanks, much. And yes, you can call me "Mad". Thanks for the laughs... and they say those Search Cats have no sense of humor... I’m not supposed to laugh in my office, JR. But thanks, much. And yes, you can call me “Mad”. Thanks for the laughs… and they say those Search Cats have no sense of humor…

]]> By: jr http://www.ysearchblog.com/2004/08/30/about-that-name/comment-page-1/#comment-119 jr Tue, 31 Aug 2004 16:32:46 +0000 http://ysearchblog.com/blog/2004/08/30/about-that-name/#comment-119 Conspiracy theories, you say? You mean that everyone doesn't know that all of the product names were secretly picked by a group of Illuminati trained Sasquatch we got from some aliens back in '47. We keep them in a boat just south of Bermuda. Unfortunately the story was leaked to the Weeky World News two years ago and we lost them to a group of black helicopters sent by the U.N. Now we use sheep Ouija. Conspiracy theories, you say?

You mean that everyone doesn’t know that all of the product names were secretly picked by a group of Illuminati trained Sasquatch we got from some aliens back in ‘47. We keep them in a boat just south of Bermuda. Unfortunately the story was leaked to the Weeky World News two years ago and we lost them to a group of black helicopters sent by the U.N.

Now we use sheep Ouija.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.ysearchblog.com/2004/08/30/about-that-name/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Ryan Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:21:23 +0000 http://ysearchblog.com/blog/2004/08/30/about-that-name/#comment-118 I really like the Private Idaho name it sounds sneeky like...muwhahahaha I really like the Private Idaho name it sounds sneeky like…muwhahahaha

]]> By: The Mad Dater http://www.ysearchblog.com/2004/08/30/about-that-name/comment-page-1/#comment-117 The Mad Dater Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:49:26 +0000 http://ysearchblog.com/blog/2004/08/30/about-that-name/#comment-117 Thanks for the explanation. Now all those conspiracy theories can be squashed. You'd be amazed by all the theories on the internet about the name... and I thought I had too much time onmy hands! "Because There's a Bastard In All of Us" The Mad Dater - A Dating Blog <a href="http://themaddater.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://themaddater.blogspot.com</a> Thanks for the explanation. Now all those conspiracy theories can be squashed. You’d be amazed by all the theories on the internet about the name… and I thought I had too much time onmy hands!

“Because There’s a Bastard In All of Us”
The Mad Dater – A Dating Blog
http://themaddater.blogspot.com

]]> By: Samuel Lame http://www.ysearchblog.com/2004/08/30/about-that-name/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Samuel Lame Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:37:08 +0000 http://ysearchblog.com/blog/2004/08/30/about-that-name/#comment-116 Some suggestions: YAskY - Syndicated Mad Magazine content YRULooking@Me? - Not sure. Perhaps an anti-social networking site? YLive - Suicide Provention Website Yeah. The whole joke seemed funnier in my head. Sorry about that. Some suggestions:

YAskY – Syndicated Mad Magazine content

YRULooking@Me? – Not sure. Perhaps an anti-social networking site?

YLive – Suicide Provention Website

Yeah. The whole joke seemed funnier in my head. Sorry about that.

]]> By: Scott Niven http://www.ysearchblog.com/2004/08/30/about-that-name/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Scott Niven Tue, 31 Aug 2004 12:42:12 +0000 http://ysearchblog.com/blog/2004/08/30/about-that-name/#comment-115 Why not combine the two methods into one: The Method: Be Creatively Lazy Pick something you like, then just add a y in front of it. By combining the two methods into one, you can cut down on the number of keystrokes it takes to explain the methods. :-) Why not combine the two methods into one:

The Method: Be Creatively Lazy
Pick something you like, then just add a y in front of it.

By combining the two methods into one, you can cut down on the number of keystrokes it takes to explain the methods. :-)

]]> By: Sid Yadav http://www.ysearchblog.com/2004/08/30/about-that-name/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Sid Yadav Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:10:11 +0000 http://ysearchblog.com/blog/2004/08/30/about-that-name/#comment-114 I think it would've been much more simpler if you sticked with the bunch (e.g. mail.yahoo.com, finance.yahoo.com, calendar.yahoo.com, games.yahoo.com, messenger.yahoo.com) and made the blog's default address to <a href="http://blog.yahoo.com." rel="nofollow">http://blog.yahoo.com.</a> Because to be honest, when I first heard the news that Yahoo! has launched a blog, I did think it was available on blog.yahoo.com. Not until I read the whole post (through John Battelle) did I realize it was actually on its own domain, ysearchblog.com. Also, I see that blog.yahoo.com redirects to groups.yahoo.com, why is that? I think it would’ve been much more simpler if you sticked with the bunch (e.g. mail.yahoo.com, finance.yahoo.com, calendar.yahoo.com, games.yahoo.com, messenger.yahoo.com) and made the blog’s default address to http://blog.yahoo.com.

Because to be honest, when I first heard the news that Yahoo! has launched a blog, I did think it was available on blog.yahoo.com. Not until I read the whole post (through John Battelle) did I realize it was actually on its own domain, ysearchblog.com.

Also, I see that blog.yahoo.com redirects to groups.yahoo.com, why is that?

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