Domain name share-advertising

It's like renting out e-property for a while. If a site has huge traffic and recognition it can do the following to make shit loads of money. When users type the domain name to visit the site the landing page will be similar to Google's Chrome tabs, clicking on a tab will take you to that site. Example. You type famousSite.com to visit your favorite site. You land on a page with 2 screenshots, on the left is your normal site and on the right is the advertised site which will open in a new tab/window if you click on it.

The advertiser will pay top dollars for displaying his site's clickable screenshot or other image on a famous site. Actually the advertiser will buy a limited number of displays, so not all users of the famous site will get to see it. Maybe the famous site can ask some of its users to opt-in for such kind of advertising once in a while.

Imagine the instant advertising impact for a new site if it appeared side by side on Google, eBay, CNN etc landing page. If a company has a couple of millions to spend on advertising why not?

http://www.thinkaloo.com

Untitled = Default Title

Generally, an untitled work is the result of a conscious choice by the artist or creator not to apply a title. If the artist is sincere about the choice of leaving the work without a title, then the title should be left blank. Filling it up with the word 'Untitled' makes it titled. If you leave it blank, can't I see there is no title? Why do you have to explain it to me? Just a thought!

http://www.thinkaloo.com

what the web says about you

the first keyword to use on google alerts should be your name, be notified when someone writes anything about you anywhere on the web or uses your name without your permission on a blog or other site.

http://www.thinkaloo.com

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

In Wales (UK) there is a village called Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (58 letters), which in English means "Saint Mary's Church in the hollow of white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of Saint Tysilio near the red cave." The locals call it Llanfairpwll. Llanfai.....gogogoch.com is the longest single word domain name in the world. If you don't believe me, copy and paste it on your browser to visit. If a tourist memorizes the whole name and pronounces it accurately, don't they deserve to receive free holidays there? After all, how many people in the world know about this place and how many of them who will ever visit can pronounce it right? Come on, free holidays to Llanfairpwll...#$%^**$% lol

http://www.thinkaloo.com

Where to, everybody, where to?

I have the perverse habit, or morbid curiosity if you like, to read obituaries. They are our dead, found each day on the back page of the newspaper. There they are, all gathered, a squad of fresh explorers, heading into the great unknown. New faces, names and personal histories come and go on the obits every single day. Unlike a cemetery, where stones never change, the obits get restocked daily. They remind me of the evanescent quality and fleeting image of our lives. A minute browsing through the obits can be just as educational, if not more, than a visit to the church or local cemetery. Where to, everybody, where to?

http://www.thinkaloo.com

Searching for meaning in Madoff's name...

Once upon a time, it used to be that people acquired their last names after the work they did. If you made bread you were Mr Baker. If you made things from wood you were Mr Carpenter and if you made barrels you were called Mr Cooper. And if, once upon a time, you made off with $50bn of investors' money you took the name Madoff! (pronounced Made-off) Named after the work you do makes sense, doesn't it? :)

http://www.thinkaloo.com

Alien currency name brainstorm

If we could trade products and services with aliens, in what currency should the transactions be made? Can you suggest a cool name for the new currency?

www.thinkaloo.com

Is it illegal to name your child Anonymous?

This thought was posted on Thinkaloo on 17 February 2008 by member goliath

Visit www.thinkaloo.com, our new online community where you can share your thoughts and knowledge, discuss your ideas, ask questions and meet smart people
--------------------

Some names have a meaning, some don't! Last names can reveal place of origin, profession, ancestry etc But what about first names? If there are names that don't mean anything other than just being a name, then I think it should not be illegal to name your child anonymous. I am sure no parent would ever want to do this to their child, but I am fascinated by this, is it illegal to do so? If not, why? If yes, why is it? What's your reasoning?