Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name

2011-03-31 Thread Brendan Quinn
On 31 March 2011 23:46, Matt Allen wrote: > On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Brendan Quinn > wrote: > > it appears that wshl.st is available... although wshlst.com etc are > taken so > > As I read somewhere (or heard, I can't remember) earlier this week, > "you know you're a startup when you can'

Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name

2011-03-31 Thread Matt Allen
On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Brendan Quinn wrote: > it appears that wshl.st is available... although wshlst.com etc are taken so As I read somewhere (or heard, I can't remember) earlier this week, "you know you're a startup when you can't afford the vowels" Matta -- You received this messag

Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name

2011-03-31 Thread Brendan Quinn
it appears that wshl.st is available... although wshlst.com etc are taken so it could get confusing still it's not bad... nice and short at least! you're lucky I'm not grabbing it right now :-) (prob is that .st domains cost $80/year so I guess you don't get as many squatters) Good luck, Brendan

Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name

2011-03-29 Thread Louise
Thank you so much, really appreciate. Louise > > From: Max Kraynov > Reply-To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:04:54 +1100 > To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name > &g

Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name

2011-03-29 Thread Max Kraynov
Louise, Try http://www.pickydomains.com/ I know these guys personally and they seem to have quite a history of finding good domain names. On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Louise wrote: > I’m also trying to find a name for my new accom site and also finding it > extremely difficult. It’s hard

Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name

2011-03-29 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Price seems to be up: http://www.namingforce.com/ Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli Founder - http://taskarmy.com On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 9:32 PM, Nigel Moore wrote: > I agree, wishlir doesn't roll off the tongue too well. > > Aymeric, do you mind sharing the $80 crowdnaming we

Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name

2011-03-29 Thread Nigel Moore
I agree, wishlir doesn't roll off the tongue too well. Aymeric, do you mind sharing the $80 crowdnaming website? On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli < lavieestbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > 1. I use http://domize.com to check the availability of domain names when > searching for a n

Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name

2011-03-28 Thread Louise
I found a company in Australia called Run Forrest which I thought was terrific. Louise > > From: ondro baco > Reply-To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:10:38 +1100 > To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [SiliconBea

Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name

2011-03-28 Thread Rob James
stralia@googlegroups.com > > Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:12:40 +1100 > > To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > > Cc: Roger Wong > > Subject: Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name > > > > > 1. I use http://domize.com to check the availability of dom

Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name

2011-03-28 Thread Louise
Reply-To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:12:40 +1100 > To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > Cc: Roger Wong > Subject: Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name > > 1. I use http://domize.com to check the availability of domain n

RE: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name

2011-03-28 Thread Geoff McQueen - Hiive Systems
-australia@googlegroups.com Cc: Roger Wong Subject: Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name On 29/03/2011, at 1:12 PM, Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli wrote: > 1. I use http://domize.com to check the availability of domain names > when searching for a name. I like http://domai.nr > > 2. Have you

Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name

2011-03-28 Thread Dylan Jay
On 29/03/2011, at 1:12 PM, Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli wrote: 1. I use http://domize.com to check the availability of domain names when searching for a name. I like http://domai.nr 2. Have you considered crowdnaming websites? I found one website that would have cost $80 or so to run a contest,

Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name

2011-03-28 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
1. I use http://domize.com to check the availability of domain names when searching for a name. 2. Have you considered crowdnaming websites? I found one website that would have cost $80 or so to run a contest, I found it a bit expensive so I didn't try it. It is basically 99designs for names. Aym

Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name

2011-03-28 Thread ondro baco
Get something catchy but nothing that generically describes your product. Very few successful brands have a generic name. Just google list of top brands and you will see that generic names are rare. It has to do something with human brain and how it categorizes information and assigns symbols to co

Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name

2011-03-28 Thread Owen Kelly
You could try the other tact, like me, and coin a completely new and unique word. I chose novede for my company, we derived it from a latin phrase meaning new beginnings. So it has a great deal of meaning in the name, which helps drive the company. And no on else has it. Of course, the flip si

Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name

2011-03-28 Thread Roger Wong
yes, the name is a bit had to pronounce, had a bit a of blaa moment when trying to pitch it. thats why i'm not 100% set on it. Still looking On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Dylan Jay wrote: > > On 29/03/2011, at 11:55 AM, Roger Wong wrote: > > Hey guys, >> >> I'm in the mids of choosing a n

Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name

2011-03-28 Thread Dylan Jay
On 29/03/2011, at 11:55 AM, Roger Wong wrote: Hey guys, I'm in the mids of choosing a name for my new startup. so before I go on, The new startup is about "bookmarking, shopping, online retail, wishlist, shopping list" A tool that allows you to gather multiple products from different onl

[SiliconBeach] Need help with a name

2011-03-28 Thread Roger Wong
Hey guys, I'm in the mids of choosing a name for my new startup. so before I go on, The new startup is about "bookmarking, shopping, online retail, wishlist, shopping list" A tool that allows you to gather multiple products from different online stores along with photos, price description and cre