Both coaches in the SuperBowl = Black
This is a tipping point for professional sports, and so I continue my journey through the blogoshere.
I was gonna talk about these posts yesterday - but it turned into a busy day of blogging.
Profilactic sounds so - so - so named by a young person. How can that be a product? And a DLA in fact! Thanks to Pete for the mention.
eSocialLife, Ruckus Networks (former client) has a new version, Schmedley, Lijit, Oomph.net, Gottabet
Big Media’s Crush on Social Networking - this is almost as important as IBM’s announcement yesterday. Once mainstream media decides they need social networking and blogging - its a COMPLETE commodity!
Henry Blodget seems to have completed his metamorphosis into a blogger. Henry posts a faux press release from Yahoo - that calls a spade a spade. But it’s not something the old Henry Blodgett would have written. I’m seeing years of freedom and change effect Henry - where his whit and intelligence can freely be shared with teh rest of us. Henry’s post is the kind of things that were always said, but never written down. Now they are. Thanks Henry!
What! You mean Guy Kawasaki isn’t all that? No! It can’t be!
Hey there Marc. Just wanted to thank you for the mention on your post. We are coming out with a new release later today and would appreciate any feedback that you have concerning the set-up/installation process. It would be great if you could install our wijit on your blog and let us know what you think. You can check us out at http://www.lijit.com and please send any comments my way.
Thanks for your time and posts.
Hey there Marc. Just wanted to thank you for the mention on your post. We are coming out with a new release later today and would appreciate any feedback that you have concerning the set-up/installation process. It would be great if you could install our wijit on your blog and let us know what you think. You can check us out at http://www.lijit.com and please send any comments my way.
Thanks for your time and posts.
Hey there Marc. Just wanted to thank you for the mention on your post. We are coming out with a new release later today and would appreciate any feedback that you have concerning the set-up/installation process. It would be great if you could install our wijit on your blog and let us know what you think. You can check us out at http://www.lijit.com and please send any comments my way.
Thanks for your time and posts.
Marc,
First, I appreciate the mention for Profilactic.
As for the name, no, it wasn’t named by a young person (unless you consider 35 young). It was named by someone who doesn’t take themselves too seriously. Wanted something fun and memorable.
I did an interview with Michael Zhang at Folksonomy.org yesterday and he asked about the origins of the name. Here is where it came from:
“After getting my thoughts together for the basic site idea, I knew that we would need a snazzy name. I wanted something clever like del.icio.us that still conveyed what the site was all about. So I grabbed a notepad and went to GoDaddy.
I spent a lot of time stuck on the idea of playing off of “I.D.” Most of the names that I came up with were terrible. Not only were the names terrible, but the domains were already taken. Next, I began playing around with the word “profile.” I dropped the “e” and began adding letters to the end. For some reason, without the “e,” my brain kept thinking “prolific.” After staring at “profil” and “prolific” for a while, I came up with “profilactic.”
I immediately loved the name. It was related to the overall idea, it was kind of clever and I knew people would remember it. Plus, since I was using a bastardized spelling, the domain name was available. So I forked over $7.95 and bought the domain.
Since launching the beta, I’ve gotten a lot of interesting feedback on the name. Most people either love it or hate it. Ultimately, I think that is a good thing. After all, we’re not trying to please everyone. I’ve jokingly said that the name is designed to weed out people who don’t have a sense of humor. Hopefully, people can look past the name and give the service a try. That’s the important thing after all.”
http://www.folksonomy.org/2007/01/interview_with_profilactic/
Would love for you to give the service a try and tell us what you think.
Again, thanks for the mention, Marc.
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Marc,
First, I appreciate the mention for Profilactic.
As for the name, no, it wasn’t named by a young person (unless you consider 35 young). It was named by someone who doesn’t take themselves too seriously. Wanted something fun and memorable.
I did an interview with Michael Zhang at Folksonomy.org yesterday and he asked about the origins of the name. Here is where it came from:
“After getting my thoughts together for the basic site idea, I knew that we would need a snazzy name. I wanted something clever like del.icio.us that still conveyed what the site was all about. So I grabbed a notepad and went to GoDaddy.
I spent a lot of time stuck on the idea of playing off of “I.D.” Most of the names that I came up with were terrible. Not only were the names terrible, but the domains were already taken. Next, I began playing around with the word “profile.” I dropped the “e” and began adding letters to the end. For some reason, without the “e,” my brain kept thinking “prolific.” After staring at “profil” and “prolific” for a while, I came up with “profilactic.”
I immediately loved the name. It was related to the overall idea, it was kind of clever and I knew people would remember it. Plus, since I was using a bastardized spelling, the domain name was available. So I forked over $7.95 and bought the domain.
Since launching the beta, I’ve gotten a lot of interesting feedback on the name. Most people either love it or hate it. Ultimately, I think that is a good thing. After all, we’re not trying to please everyone. I’ve jokingly said that the name is designed to weed out people who don’t have a sense of humor. Hopefully, people can look past the name and give the service a try. That’s the important thing after all.”
http://www.folksonomy.org/2007/01/interview_with_profilactic/
Would love for you to give the service a try and tell us what you think.
Again, thanks for the mention, Marc.
sm
Marc,
First, I appreciate the mention for Profilactic.
As for the name, no, it wasn’t named by a young person (unless you consider 35 young). It was named by someone who doesn’t take themselves too seriously. Wanted something fun and memorable.
I did an interview with Michael Zhang at Folksonomy.org yesterday and he asked about the origins of the name. Here is where it came from:
“After getting my thoughts together for the basic site idea, I knew that we would need a snazzy name. I wanted something clever like del.icio.us that still conveyed what the site was all about. So I grabbed a notepad and went to GoDaddy.
I spent a lot of time stuck on the idea of playing off of “I.D.” Most of the names that I came up with were terrible. Not only were the names terrible, but the domains were already taken. Next, I began playing around with the word “profile.” I dropped the “e” and began adding letters to the end. For some reason, without the “e,” my brain kept thinking “prolific.” After staring at “profil” and “prolific” for a while, I came up with “profilactic.”
I immediately loved the name. It was related to the overall idea, it was kind of clever and I knew people would remember it. Plus, since I was using a bastardized spelling, the domain name was available. So I forked over $7.95 and bought the domain.
Since launching the beta, I’ve gotten a lot of interesting feedback on the name. Most people either love it or hate it. Ultimately, I think that is a good thing. After all, we’re not trying to please everyone. I’ve jokingly said that the name is designed to weed out people who don’t have a sense of humor. Hopefully, people can look past the name and give the service a try. That’s the important thing after all.”
http://www.folksonomy.org/2007/01/interview_with_profilactic/
Would love for you to give the service a try and tell us what you think.
Again, thanks for the mention, Marc.
sm