Okay, my blog migration is finally completed, for the time being. At most the next few weeks I will be harassing my fellow bloggers to update their links (shouldn’t take long, there aren’t many!)
One reader asked me why I chose simon talks as the my blog name. Actually, I not those who are overly concerned with names in general, what matters more is your content. Just as in real life, I wouldn’t care if your name is Hunter Hearst Helmsley Chua, I’m more interested in your personality and character.
But I did consult the Internet and one or two friends on the name selection. Here are some rejected names, almost-made-it names and non-starters:
Simon.com, simon.net & simon.org – taken, taken and taken. Who was I kidding?! Too bad, I’d love to a single name domain like suanie.net and minishorts.net.
simonX.com – you know, like X-men or X-factor. But unfortunately, taken. And I didn’t like the hyphenated simon-X.com.
Simple Simon and Simon says – My friend suggested them. Like hell I’m gonna choose those. I HATE cliché names like that. Anyway, you’ll never reach the top of the google search with those.
Simon speaks – I REALLY liked this one, but it was a non-starter right from the beginning. Like I told my friend, if I chose that one, anjali* would kill me!
Simonblogs – in keeping with the theme of “simon-does-somethingâ€, this was the next in line. However there were a few established blogs in the US and the UK with the same title, but not using the domain as they were using free hostings (e.g. blogspot, blogsome).
Simonsaurus – this one so cool! But everyone is gonna get the spelling wrong, so it was scratched.
simonoids or supersimon – my friend called them Ah-Beng names, and I agree.
Simonsimon.com – considered, but never made it to the finals.
Simon-the-dark-Lord-of-the-Sith-and-fifth-Metallica-member.com – My wife said no. Damn!
Simonwashere.com – it was between this or simontalks. But you who who won the toss up.
Anyway the whole process took half a day. Simon-is-crap.com almost made the list.
17 Comments
Sashi
LOL! Simon-the-dark-Lord-of-the-Sith-and-fifth-Metallica-member.com would have gotten my vote for sure!
james
Isn’t “Simonoids” short for “Simon Has Haemorrhoids”? Hehhh…
Shan
What about “Simon Rocks”? I think thats pretty cool 🙂
Wingz
and you forgot simon templer ???
JxT2J
how about Simonyet… 😛
Sexymama
Simonyet!!!!!! Hey, that’s a jackpot!
No SimonSays? or SimpleSimon? Or Simon-the-Demon?
simon
sashi – too bad, too bad…
james – yeah, good thing i didn’t choose it…
shan – actually, i also considered that one…!
wingz – i think domain name taken!
jxt2j – i’ll keep that one in mind for my next website…!!!
sexymama – nah, i hate cliches.
Jason
Yaloh, why didn’t continue use wheregot.net? Cause the wheregot has been in my mind for the past 7 months and everything I think of you, I remember wheregot and each time I click, it leads me to ur old blog. Heh~ anyway, if i ever use my own domain, it wil be jasonmumbles.com hahaha! watch out yeah 😉
sharonbakar
Congrats on your new home here!
Sorry I missed you the other day. got confused by a message on my h/p I though was from you. Will let you know when I’m next in town, which should be soon.
(The library staff will know me but perhaps not the receptionists yet.)
simon
jason – actually i never like that name, i simply put it in blogspot w/o realising the significance of the url. so that’s the story…
sharon – no probs. i reckon i know all the librarians and they all know my face!
anjali*
Aiyo…I’m not so mean la. At most, I will just send over 12 Rottweilers to perform brutal castration. Bwahahahaha…*evil laugh*
kiasi
saimen.com cannot meh?
Naz-1
simone.com?
simon
anjali – see waht i mean? see?! so garang wan!!!
kiasi – not bad, not bad…!
naz-1 – itu nama pompuan, tak mau ler…
Inevitable
hmm …
sementalks.org
Sexymama
Didn’t you say you were a construction worker or something like that? Maybe: Cement-talks?
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