Google recently shared the news that they will no longer support publishing on Blogger via FTP, meaning that I will no longer be able to host my blog from "my" server (I use the quotes because I don't really own the server - I'm basically renting server space from my hosting service, 1&1). I'm somewhat ambivalent toward this news. On one hand, I lose the pseudo-ownership I have when the files are on "my" server, where I have access to all of them in their raw glory. On the other, having the blog reside on Google's servers means that I can integrate more of the features and widgets that they have available.
While I'm moving the blog (which I'll probably be doing in a month or two), I figure it's a good time to come up with a new name. I created the current name "Blog" when blogging was a relatively new phenomenon (here's my first post ever from back in 2004, though I doubt that link will still work once I move the blog), and I did not really take into consideration what a name might signify. In truth, the name is not really that horrible - it's just the blog section of my site - but now that my feed is integrated into different applications on the web (Facebook, Google Reader, Google Buzz) it is grossly lacking in descriptiveness..."Oh, look...there's a new post on Blog. What the hell is Blog?"
So to all three people out there who occasionally glance at my blog, I am seeking your help in coming up with a new name. The name should be relatively unique (so that the blog can be easily identified) and somewhat interesting, but should not pretend to be something that it is not. I will illustrate with a couple of examples:
"Obi's Blog" or "Obezma's Blog": While these make it pretty easy to figure out what's going on at the blog, when I read them I think "Blah!".
"Alternative Brotha" or "Casual Elegance": These have both been used to describe my style of being. While I don't necessarily like to be pigeonholed by a description, I will admit that I do take these two principles into consideration in doing some of the things that I do. The problem with these names, though, is that they seem too ambitious. They almost sound like a place where you could go for daily/weekly tips on how to live such a lifestyle. I don't post nearly that regularly or frequently, and I don't really have any advice to give anybody.
So in short, give me an interesting and unique name that doesn't generate expectations. And...go!
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I suggest Obiland.
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