# Anyone want to help me choosing a domain name? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 4, 2005, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004 "2005-07-04T11:11:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/1 "2005-07-04T11:11:58Z")
I’m looking for a domain name that I can use as an umbrella for various projects that I get involved in; these include productions for radio, short films, graphics/artwork, audio-visual materials, live audio/video mixing etc. It may be a tall order, but I’m looking for something fairly short, snappy and memorable; for the radio projects, for example, I was surprised to see that something as short as [xyzfm.com](http://xyzfm.com) was still available, but I need something that covers more than just the radio. Really needs to be .com, but I’ll consider alternatives, if they’re outstanding names. Anyone want to help? (BTW, I’m looking for suggestions that have actually been checked for availability - sites like [http://easyspace.co.uk](http://easyspace.co.uk) have a domain availability checker). ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/2 "2005-07-04T15:05:32Z")
Maybe not short enough. lostglovesarts. com ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/3 "2005-07-04T15:12:30Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I’m looking for a domain name that I can use as an umbrella for various projects that I get involved in; these include productions for radio, short films, graphics/artwork, audio-visual materials, live audio/video mixing etc. For something that varied you’re not likely to get an umbrella term that hasn’t already been taken. I’d say your best bet is to just take a noun that sounds intelligent/smart/snazzy and stick it with some completely unrelated but equally funky adjective. Rules to follow; - short words - nothing that might be tricky or ambiguous to spell, no unusual spellings - no hyphens! - something that lends itself to a nice visual logo. - humour is good, humour is memorable. As long as it’s not so dumb that it casts doubt on your professionalism. Animals are always a good noun and with radio and graphics something like a parrot would be good; talks, is colourful. So, something like; **[smartparrot.com](http://smartparrot.com) [noisyparrot.com](http://noisyparrot.com) [listeningparrot.com](http://listeningparrot.com) [massiveparrot.com](http://massiveparrot.com) [ArtParrot.com](http://ArtParrot.com)** (my favourite, says it all, with a little bit of alliteration.) etc… You get the idea. (Deadparrot would be very, very, very lame.) ---
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/4 "2005-07-04T16:19:54Z")
I always thought about [imagelation.com](http://imagelation.com) [a mix of imagination and elation], but that might be too out-there for you. ---
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/5 "2005-07-04T16:26:34Z")
Both [foundglove.com](http://foundglove.com) and [glovephotos.com](http://glovephotos.com) are available… ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/6 "2005-07-04T17:11:16Z")
dang! Someone already snagged [www.compuglobalhypermeganet.com](http://www.compuglobalhypermeganet.com) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/7 "2005-07-04T21:04:24Z")
> [@Futile Gesture](#): > > For something that varied you’re not likely to get an umbrella term that hasn’t already been taken. it’s just an umbrella company/organisation; the name doesn’t have to be descriptive of the output (which is likely to change over time anyway - I’m thinking of something along the thoughtlines of Rubber Chicken Productions (but obviously not exactly that, as it belongs to soneone else) Thanks for the suggestions though; parrot would be good, as it would make a good logo… although perhaps a chicken/cockerel type image would work… ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/8 "2005-07-04T21:11:30Z")
You might want to try and compete for [the longest domain name in the world](http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/7220). 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/9 "2005-07-04T21:12:09Z")
how about [adirtyroman.org](http://adirtyroman.org) (you have to spell O.R.G when you say the domain name) Then you can have an email of Mangetout at a dirty roman orgy ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/10 "2005-07-04T21:14:06Z")
Kinetic Chicken Productions ? Trouble is the double c in [kineticchicken.com](http://kineticchicken.com) (available) [activechicken.com](http://activechicken.com) is available ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/11 "2005-07-04T21:16:38Z")
Artistic Phoenix Productions [artphoenix.com](http://artphoenix.com)? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/12 "2005-07-04T21:18:32Z")
as are [rapidchicken.com](http://rapidchicken.com), [solidchicken.com](http://solidchicken.com), [elegantchicken.com](http://elegantchicken.com) and [artfulchicken.com](http://artfulchicken.com) Hmmm… still nothing leaping out at me ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/13 "2005-07-04T21:34:43Z")
[Whyaduck.com](http://Whyaduck.com) Big [Cock.com](http://Cock.com) (and have your logo be a rooster.) LostGlove. FoundGlove. OneGlove. Five Fingers. Onehandclapping. I haven’t checked to see if they are still open. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/14 "2005-07-04T22:11:34Z")
**mangetout** I’d say keep it short. My domain name is (for the one person that doesn’t know it) [www.1728.com](http://www.1728.com) I would agree with you that the name does NOT necessarily have to relate to the type of business. Think of [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com). Does it have anything to do with female warriors or jungle rivers? And [monster.com](http://monster.com) has nothing to do with Boris Karloff, the wolfman or even Aileen Woronos (sp?) Just speaking off tthe cuff I’d say one word domain names are ALL taken. A few years ago I tried to find a word that wasn’t taken and could only find “[entireness.com](http://entireness.com)” - wow that’s a catchy domain name. (Needless to say I didn’t register it). ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/15 "2005-07-05T00:39:24Z")
[yellowumbrella.com](http://yellowumbrella.com) [videomange.com](http://videomange.com) [umbrellaproductions.com](http://umbrellaproductions.com) sheesh, this is like comin’ up with new band names… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/16 "2005-07-05T00:46:22Z")
[www.xproductions.co.uk](http://www.xproductions.co.uk) Catchy, simple, and available! Better get this before the hip-hop crowd does. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/17 "2005-07-05T01:07:59Z")
[www.kingdomofbutter.com](http://www.kingdomofbutter.com) is still open. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/18 "2005-07-05T01:11:43Z")
Totally useless but I can’t resist. [finderoflostglovesproductions.com](http://finderoflostglovesproductions.com)😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/19 "2005-07-05T11:16:44Z")
Thanks for the replies so far folks; they don’t have to be glove/Mangetout/butter related (in fact it helps if they aren’t). I was thinking about maybe [neonsnail.com](http://neonsnail.com) - it would make a really nice logo. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004/20 "2005-07-05T12:33:10Z")
NeonSnail is a good logo, but gives - if I may say -the image that you are slow. Howzabout Neon Rabbit or Neonbunny. or something similarly fast. Or just plain humorous: neonchicken, neonpenguin, neonbucket,neonrainbow,neonpineapple…etc Let us know! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-help-me-choosing-a-domain-name/311004.md?page=2)