August 6, 2008

How do you name a blog ??

So here I am in the blogosphere finally, struggling with what would be my first official blog post. After all these years of writing diaries and penning down thoughts that no one else read, I wanted my first post to be prolific, grand in nature, broad in scope but when I actually sat down to type it, my mind went blank and I just couldn't think of anything. So, what was supposed to be 'broad in scope' is now just... scope.

I was reluctant to start a blog because I already write a diary where I bitch about the world and didn't quite find the need to bitch around in public. I always thought convincing myself to start blogging is the biggest hurdle but little did I know that naming a blog is even tougher. Most of the names are already taken. The name of the blog should be catchy and I have observed people around me and how they name their blogs and concluded that the most easiest way to name a blog is to choose two random words that stimulate your sense of smell or taste or color or a mix (preferably with some European etymology) and then join them with an AND. I went about trying a few names but I had to drop all of them because they either sounded really lame or they were already taken. So I gave up and wanted to name my blog as “i-don't-know-how-to-name-a-blog” or something like that but even those are taken!

So I had to ditch the tingling-your-senses formula for naming the blog and decided to try something new, something out of the ordinary, then I tried 'Salman's shirt – I write about things that don't exist' but eventually dropped the idea because I felt that Salman and his non-existent shirt joke were overdone in all circles. The next big idea was to append any two of the most random of words, so I decided to name my blog 'Blashedged and Quenosted – these are not even in the dictionary' or blasquenos in short. I liked the idea for a night or so but realized that I am already suffering from a really stupid gmail id because I thought it sounded cool a long time back and didn't want to make the same mistake again. So, I zeroed in on gtoosphere which makes sense and will continue to do so as long as I am g2. Anyways Sashi says that the concept of a blog is a tad greater than it's name so, it shouldn't really matter.

P.S: I just found out that a blog by the name Salman's shirt actually exists! I am not the only freak in town ;)

8 comments:

  1. Hi G2

    Nice way to start a blog...
    Struggling for a name huh..
    I wonder what you would do when you hear this
    www.makeatravestyoflife.blogspot.com
    That is my blog in which nothing is posted... :)
    gtoosphere is way too much cooler than this one...
    feeling better... hope I helped...

    Cheers
    Sri

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  2. gtoosphere sucks big time, and about the post, jus the usual g2, doesnt disappoint......

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  3. well ... official??? huh ... still the blank mind thing goes on for almost everyone who have nothing to write at all .. welcome to the blogoworld. .. i had a blog which i deleted because i dint like it .. haha

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  4. After all that u've ended up with a pretty good name...'gtoosphere'.

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  5. I dont know if there is a method in your madness or madness is ur method but you are simply TOO GOOD .

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  6. Two years down the line, gtoosphere is a pretty good name :)

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  7. My blog naming process was pretty straightforward. I just mashed the keyboard with my palms and used what came up on the screen.

    Jayanth, I'd love it if you'd be a part of my new 'Inside the Bloggers Studio' series on http://jdanspsawyksui.wordpress.com - if you're interested, leave a comment somewhere on my site...

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  8. jdanspawyksui does sound like one of the literary works of the famous "100 monkeys typing on 100 typewriters" :p

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