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Rubber Garbage | Jun 22 2005

A contest! Be a winner! Free money!

I will pay $250 to the person who successfully renames my business.

That’s $250 in American (not Canadian) currency, enough to buy a nice dinner for your entire debate team.

The Deal

I am changing the name of business and launching a new website in support of it. The website will include a blog about making websites, written by me.

My business, in case you don’t know, involves making websites. The current name is Bluearcher Media, and please don’t tell me not to change it.

Warning: I already have a new name in mind. It’s your job to beat it. If no one beats it, no one wins, and that will be sad.

The Rules

Email your entries to me, Michael Barrish. Submit as many names as you like. Anyone can enter, including my mother. Entries must be received by 12:00 p.m., June 30. The winning name will be the name I use when I launch the new site in mid-July.

Some Helpful Tips

The new name will likely be:

• catchy and easy to remember
• available as a .com (check domain availability at 000domains.com)
• funny, interesting, witty

Ideally it will also be:

• short
• easily read as a single word (e.g., Stopdesign)
• a reference to the concept of simplicity, since that’s the focus of my business
• a reference to some significant aspect of web development

Some facts about my business:

• I build sites using a “standards-based” methodology (translation: the smart way)
• I regularly hire designers and programmers, so the business is more than a one-person shop

Finally, to give you a sense of what I’m looking for, here are some business names I like:

• Funny Garbage
• Fat Beehive
• Rubber Oven
• Happy Cog

Judging Procedures

I get to pick the name I like best, based on whatever I decide matters.