# www.yourname.com **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 18, 2000, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-yourname-com/29826 "2000-08-18T04:52:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-yourname-com/29826/41 "2000-08-19T03:06:40Z")
When I type my initials (BED), I get a bed website. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-yourname-com/29826/42 "2000-08-19T07:40:23Z")
First name (Jacqueline) turns up nothing. Or apparently nothing. Last name…why…that’s MY web site! I registered my last name a few years ago. It is an unusual name here in the US, but more common in the UK. In fact, some guy from the UK wrote me and wanted to know about buying it. (I’m not interested.) But he has bought up the .net and .org versions of the domain. But he won’t get .COM!!! Mwahahahah!!! ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-yourname-com/29826/43 "2000-08-19T14:00:22Z")
[http://www.drew.com](http://www.drew.com) - I’m not sure what it is, but **You Wouldn’t Believe The Profits!!!** [http://www.drew.net](http://www.drew.net) - page linking to sites about wolves, oddly enough [http://www.drew.edu](http://www.drew.edu) - Drew University, Madison, NJ [http://www.drew.org](http://www.drew.org) - connection refused [http://www.lastname.com](http://www.lastname.com) - cybersquatter [http://www.drewbert.com](http://www.drewbert.com) - OK, this is where it gets confusing. I checked this a few months ago, and it was available, so I really should have snapped it up… though I have no idea what I’d put on it. Now there’s something there, but one frame is for “namezero” which I guess is a domain name registering service… And the top frame is [http://www.killa.org](http://www.killa.org), a site for fans of Quake shoot-em-ups. So did someone buy the domain name just to put someone else’s web site in it? ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-yourname-com/29826/44 "2000-08-19T18:32:42Z")
[ul][li][http://www.satan.com/](http://www.satan.com/) - _Satan’s Playhouse_ has nothing but an e-mail link and a link that says they won for Worst Of The Web in 1997 because all it was was an e-mail link. They don’t update frequently there, I guess.[/li][li][http://www.satan.net/](http://www.satan.net/) - Seems to be another entrance to _[bondage.com](http://bondage.com)_. You can never have too many entrances to [bondage.com](http://bondage.com), you know…[/li][li][http://www.satan.org/](http://www.satan.org/) - _Satellite/Amateur Navigation Web Site_, though it does ask, “What were you expecting, pitch-forks and pointy tails?”[/ul][/li]As for my first name… [ul][li][http://www.brian.com](http://www.brian.com) - _Austin Web Publishing, Inc._ website. What this has to do with Brian, I don’t know…[/li][li][http://www.brian.net/](http://www.brian.net/) - Seems to belong to someone named Brian, oddly enough. He lives in Texas, is 18 and his May wedding was shown online. The intro here made me laugh. He appears to be a Christian.[/li][li][http://www.brian.org/](http://www.brian.org/) - This leads to a directory for Brian of [brian.net](http://brian.net) fame with a bunch of Christian links.[/ul][/li]Now, we’ll try my very common last name… [ul][li]- This is for _O’NEILL WETSUITS & SPORTSWEAR_, a company I actually heard of. I had a sticker from them given to me by a friend several years ago for obvious reasons.[/li][li]http://www.oneill.net/ - Personal webpage for _Clayton O’Neill_. Not too inspiring, but his resume was fun to look at.[/ul][/li]And may as well check my middle name… [ul][li][http://www.keith.net/](http://www.keith.net/) - Something that was purchased by Sunfire Networks, those bastards!![/li][li][http://www.keith.org/](http://www.keith.org/) - The home of the _Keith E-mail Service_ where, it seems, you can buy an [\_\_\_\_\_@keith.org](mailto: _____ @keith.org) e-mail to use.[/ul][/li]For first and last name… [ul][li][http://www.brianoneill.com/](http://www.brianoneill.com/) - Website for Brian E. O’Neill, an Canadian architect![/li][li][http://www.brianoneill.net/](http://www.brianoneill.net/) - Website for a Brian O’Neill in Belfast (there’s a shocker…) though there seems to be nothing here except a single page and an e-mail link.[/ul][/li]And what the hay… [ul][li][http://www.bko.com/](http://www.bko.com/) - This goes to something called [yada.com](http://yada.com) which seems to be one of those free e-mail dealies.[/li][li][http://www.bko.net](http://www.bko.net) - Seems to have been cybersquatted.[/ul][/li]That was more fun than I anticipated… I really need to get out more often… ---
**Author:** ![Catfood\_Purrito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Catfood\_Purrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catfood_Purrito)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2000, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-yourname-com/29826/45 "2000-08-20T04:49:43Z")
Mine is apparently a rather bizarre corporate site for the MiShell Corporation. The front page is just “The MiShell Corporation” then this weird picture of a cup off coffee superimposed over some mountains, and then, with no explanation, the words “Coffee Slim” underneath. And that’s it. There’s no faq, no information about this company, all there is is this front page, an order form (they sell coffee, cocoa, and essential oils. Hmmm) and then this truly odd links page with three links completely unrelated to coffee, cocoa, or essential oils, again, with absolutely no explanation. The links are, “International Space Station,” “InfoArt Technology News,” and “A Collection of Russion Music.” I’m puzzled. ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2000, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-yourname-com/29826/46 "2000-08-20T19:43:42Z")
If I type in my first name, I get a company website that performs technical services. For my last name, it’s a website that sells microscopes. I even tried my middle name. All that is shown is a webpage that says, “This page has been accessed 6712 times since 04/02/2000”. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2000, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-yourname-com/29826/47 "2000-08-20T21:15:05Z")
Oh, what the heck, I have nothing better to do… [Firstname.com](http://Firstname.com): an offshore diamond exploration company (I had no idea that such things existed). [Firstname.org](http://Firstname.org): Nevada Outdoor Recreation Association [Firstname.net](http://Firstname.net): a Spanish ISP [Firstname.co.uk](http://Firstname.co.uk): National Online Record of Achievement 2000 (after examining the page in some detail, I am still not sure exactly what this is). [Lastname.com](http://Lastname.com): cybersquatting Lastname.anything else: Nada [Middlename.com](http://Middlename.com): more cybersquatting [Middlename.org](http://Middlename.org): an error message [Middlename.net](http://Middlename.net): Somebody’s home page, consisting solely of a link to a resume on a tasteful blue background with white doggie bones. ---
**Author:** ![barflyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dc4da7/32.png) [@barflyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barflyer)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2000, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-yourname-com/29826/48 "2000-08-20T21:42:33Z")
\*\* [Barflyer.com - the online forum for the Canadian legal community.](http://barflyer.com) I think I’ll add it to my sig file. ---
**Author:** ![mega\_the\_roo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mega\_the\_roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mega_the_roo)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-yourname-com/29826/49 "2000-08-21T02:18:14Z")
[megan.com](http://megan.com) - An E-Zine. [megan.net](http://megan.net) - Some photos of scenery and of ladybugs, etc. (seems to be a ‘Megan thing’) [megan.org](http://megan.org) - (Won’t open) but I remember it being a personal site. [courtney.com](http://courtney.com) - I don’t know what it is, but it scares me. [courtney.net](http://courtney.net) - An e-mail service. [courtney.org](http://courtney.org) - The personal site of Mary Courtney. [lastname.com](http://lastname.com) - Some German site. [lastname.net](http://lastname.net) - Nameplanet. Another e-mail service. [lastname.org](http://lastname.org) - Same German thing as .com, except there’s a different picture. [mega.com](http://mega.com) - MEGA International, ‘The e-Business Modeling Company’ [mega.net](http://mega.net) - MegaNet/Another business help thinger. [mega.org](http://mega.org) - Some online shopping biznatch. [roo.com](http://roo.com) - Down 'n Dirty Home Living for Real Women [roo.net](http://roo.net) - ProfitLOVE ‘Where ProfitLOVE is harmony with God’s LOVE that Profits LIFE with the Blessings of LOVE’ [roo.org](http://roo.org) - Same as above. ---
**Author:** ![Pigs\_in\_Space](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@Pigs\_in\_Space](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pigs_in_Space)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-yourname-com/29826/50 "2000-08-21T05:51:24Z")
[firstname.com](http://firstname.com) sends me to firstname.com.hk which is a computer company. [middlename.com](http://middlename.com) gets me part of Rolls-Royce. [lastname.com](http://lastname.com) sends me to Team Lastname is a team trying to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by driving around the world. All to benefit the Royal SPCA. ---
**Author:** ![SF\_CA\_US](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@SF\_CA\_US](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SF_CA_US)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-yourname-com/29826/51 "2000-08-21T06:22:16Z")
Tried both [sf.ca.us](http://sf.ca.us) and [http://www.sf.ca.us](http://www.sf.ca.us) … Zip. Maybe I should apply for the names. They sound like good addresses, don’t they? ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-yourname-com/29826/52 "2000-08-21T19:52:54Z")
I’m surprised at how few people encountered squatter scum. Mine’s squatted upon. ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-yourname-com/29826/53 "2000-08-21T20:17:38Z")
My first name is a CHEESY not-famous singer. I mean, really **cheesy**. Like Vegas only not getting paid much. Last name appears to be an engineering firm. Maiden name is a nebulous consulting firm. Shortened version of my first name is unoccupied. Interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a88e57/32.png) [@Wee\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Man)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-yourname-com/29826/54 "2000-08-23T01:09:49Z")
Some computer consultant’s web site. ---
**Author:** ![HerMajestyLorna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@HerMajestyLorna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HerMajestyLorna)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-yourname-com/29826/55 "2000-08-23T03:33:09Z")
[http://www.lorna.com](http://www.lorna.com) = nothing [http://www.quandt.com](http://www.quandt.com) = the Quandt website, on which i am featured!!! (well, menitioned) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-yourname-com/29826.md?page=2)