Comments on: Gada be another crappy name http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/06/26/gada-be-another-crappy-name/ blogging is not a spectator sport Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:46:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris Pirillo http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/06/26/gada-be-another-crappy-name/comment-page-1/#comment-11277 Chris Pirillo Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:09:46 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/06/26/gada-be-another-crappy-name/#comment-11277 Dig a little deeper, Duncan. Both URLs are important in a mobile sense, though the new one is a bit more relevant to the service's purpose. Pick up a phone, even if you're still stuck on rotary dial, and look at where the letters TAGJAG sit - as the first letters for 824524. The domain actually serves a purpose for quick-to-key mobile functionality and parallel desktop browser URL structure, but I don't expect you to understand that if you didn't read the "About" page to learn more "about" what we're "about." http://gada.be/a/duncanriley/opml oughta tell you everything you need to know. The problem with naming a domain is that... you gotta find one that supports your cause. Try keying in "duncanriley.com" from a 10-key mobile device - and if you don't think that this kind of URL structure is important, I'll ask you to do it again in five years. And I never claimed to be a Web 2.0 anything. TagJag is actually blending tag search with traditional search, combining the best of both worlds into single OPML and RSS data structures. That's not Web 2.0, it's just a gigantic time saver for keyword tracking. But... "keyword" is a PITA to key-in on a mobile device. Now, do you care to revise your original position on the "awful" name? Dig a little deeper, Duncan. Both URLs are important in a mobile sense, though the new one is a bit more relevant to the service’s purpose. Pick up a phone, even if you’re still stuck on rotary dial, and look at where the letters TAGJAG sit – as the first letters for 824524. The domain actually serves a purpose for quick-to-key mobile functionality and parallel desktop browser URL structure, but I don’t expect you to understand that if you didn’t read the “About” page to learn more “about” what we’re “about.” http://gada.be/a/duncanriley/opml oughta tell you everything you need to know.

The problem with naming a domain is that… you gotta find one that supports your cause. Try keying in “duncanriley.com” from a 10-key mobile device – and if you don’t think that this kind of URL structure is important, I’ll ask you to do it again in five years.

And I never claimed to be a Web 2.0 anything. TagJag is actually blending tag search with traditional search, combining the best of both worlds into single OPML and RSS data structures. That’s not Web 2.0, it’s just a gigantic time saver for keyword tracking. But… “keyword” is a PITA to key-in on a mobile device.

Now, do you care to revise your original position on the “awful” name?

]]> By: Dead2.0 » Gibberish company renames itself to TagJag http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/06/26/gada-be-another-crappy-name/comment-page-1/#comment-11253 Dead2.0 » Gibberish company renames itself to TagJag Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:49:59 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/06/26/gada-be-another-crappy-name/#comment-11253 [...] At least I’m not the only one who was unimpressed here…   [...] [...] At least I’m not the only one who was unimpressed here…   [...]

]]> By: HART (1-800-HART) http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/06/26/gada-be-another-crappy-name/comment-page-1/#comment-11230 HART (1-800-HART) Mon, 26 Jun 2006 03:56:37 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/06/26/gada-be-another-crappy-name/#comment-11230 Haha .. you need to switch to decaffeinated coffee soon :) Haha .. you need to switch to decaffeinated coffee soon :)

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