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Top Ten Dumb-Ass Web 2.0 Names

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If you didn’t already know, “Web 2.0″ is the term everyone’s using to hide the fact that all the good domain names are taken. Oh, they’ll feed you some line of B.S. about “moving desktop applications to the web,” but the fact remains that a good domain is rarer than soap on a Frenchman. Here’s proof:

  1. Writely
    • What it is: “The Web Word Processor.”
    • What it should be: A ’70s crime-drama featuring a
      British novelist, as in: “By George! Using your literary skills, you
      put all the clues together and solved the case!”
      “Yes, quite Writely [wink]…”
  2. 3bubbles
    • What it is: “Unites chat and blogs to create real-time conversations in the blogosphere.”
    • What it should be: A fan club for almost-flat beer.
  3. Attensa
    • What it is: “Smart RSS Reader for Outlook.”
    • What it should be: A prescription drug for sufferers of Attention Deficit Disorder.
  4. Num Sum
    • What it is: “Easy, Sharable Web Spreadsheets.”
    • What it should be: A Mafia torture service. “You think you’se got big cajones, huh? Maybe putting ‘em on ice will num sum…”
  5. Zvents
    • What it is: “Find events in the San Francisco Bay Area.”
    • What it should be: Find events in France.
  6. meebo
    • What it is: “We?re working to bring your IM buddies to you absolutely anywhere.”
    • What it should be: Alien turds, as in: “Zoltron make meebo on carpet.”
  7. Doostang
    • What it is: “The Trusted Professional Network.”
    • What it should be: A service that removes dog crap from the hood of your Ford Mustang. Hey, it’s happened to me…
  8. Favoor
    • What it is: “Your Personal Startpage.”
    • What it should be: A Dutch charity site. “Caan I aask you a foer aa favoor?”
  9. Obopay
    • What it is: “Go mobile with your money.”
    • What it should be: Own your own woodwind instrument in just twelve easy payments!
  10. Zombo
    • What it is: A whole lotta nuthin’.
    • What it should be: A whole lotta nuthin’.
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