Profilactic is #2 Worst Web App Name!
The braintrust over at Read/Write Web has compiled a "fun" list of the Worst Web App Names. Profilactic comes in at #2. Damn it, always a bridesmaid!
Now we can only dream about what doors the title of Worst Web App Name could have opened.
BTW, I know the list said "in no particular order;" however we're gonna milk this for all it's worth.
If you wanna digg the story about our "honor," you can do that here.
Now we can only dream about what doors the title of Worst Web App Name could have opened.
BTW, I know the list said "in no particular order;" however we're gonna milk this for all it's worth.
If you wanna digg the story about our "honor," you can do that here.
profilactic
lifestreaming
aggregator
Comments:
As a marketer, I do product and company naming for a living, and the name doesn't bother me. It's funny and irreverent. If it bothers people, it's their problem, right? :)
But given what the site does, I would've named it something relating more to feed mashups (the very obvious product offering that you do so well) rather than profile aggregation. For example, Naymz is a big ol' heaping plate of profile aggregator with a side order of feed mashup. Profilactic's value proposition seems the opposite to me, so were it me, I would've named it something along the lines of Lifemash, Feedstream, MyContent, iMash, etc. (obviously I'm not putting a ton of thought into those).
Just something to think about. It amazes me that people still get all worked up over stuff that sounds slightly "naughty". :)
How's the weather in Lulvul? Pretty hot, I'll bet! Cheers from Seattle.
Oh, please add me on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/weave/) and I'll reciprocate.
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But given what the site does, I would've named it something relating more to feed mashups (the very obvious product offering that you do so well) rather than profile aggregation. For example, Naymz is a big ol' heaping plate of profile aggregator with a side order of feed mashup. Profilactic's value proposition seems the opposite to me, so were it me, I would've named it something along the lines of Lifemash, Feedstream, MyContent, iMash, etc. (obviously I'm not putting a ton of thought into those).
Just something to think about. It amazes me that people still get all worked up over stuff that sounds slightly "naughty". :)
How's the weather in Lulvul? Pretty hot, I'll bet! Cheers from Seattle.
Oh, please add me on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/weave/) and I'll reciprocate.
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I love the name. Scaring off the 30+ crowd seems like a very good idea to me. The youth won't hang around a site with their parents on it.
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