PayPerPost transforms: Will rename with Argus release
For over a year, I have been affiliated with the sponsored blog post company, PayPerPost. I blogged with them on a MySpace blog until a few months ago, when the helpful folks over at the PayPerPost message boards encouraged me to make the leap to my own domain and hosting.
Even if I never make another dollar though the programs at PayPerPost, they will always be an important part of the history of my blog. Most of the bloggers I admire are PayPerPost "Posties." Plus the satisfaction I get from being my own webmaster is truly priceless.
I have every intent of being an active Postie once again once my personal blog turns ninety days old (October 10th. Woo Hoo!), so PayPerPost is an important component of the future of my blog, too.
With all this in mind, I have been watching the momentum build for the next release over at PayPerPost, nicknamed Argus, with excitement. The buzz has been good. A handful of Posties have even visited PPP headquarters to get a sneak peak.
Until today, the Postie understanding was that Argus is the newest version of PayPerPost's system with all kinds of swanky new features for both bloggers and advertisers. Argus' promise is to make the blogger/advertiser distinctions unnecessary, cut the reliance on Google and Alexia ranks for judging a blog's success, and otherwise revolutionize the world of blogging for cash.
Today on the PayPerPost Blog, CEO Ted Murphy revealed that Argus is not the next generation of PPP, but a completely new entity that will encompass much more than blogging. Sadly, this means they are renaming our dear PPP. If you want to see how much people hate change, just read the reactions of all the Passionate Posties.
Lucky for the company and the web as a whole, "Murphman" has asked everyone involved with PayPerPost to react to some suggested domain names and suggest other ideas. I've long thought Ted was one of the most down to earth CEOs on the planet, but this certainly proves it.
Remember, my dear Posties, he can name it anything he darn well pleases, but our fearless leader respects our opinion.
If only "argus.com" wasn't some sort of teacher supply site, we wouldn't be having this problem.
Without further ado, my humble opinions:
Of the original suggestions from Ted:
bzzooka.com - I can't say anything good about the weird spelling thing. All the other sites with weird spellings are targeted to 13 year olds.
wompow.com - I'm seeing Adam West and Burt Ward beating up the bad guys in bright colored tights.
tremblor.com - looked it up on dictionary.com. It means "person or thing that trembles" and has it's roots in the meaning "earthquake." As an Etymology buff, I've got to call this my favorite of the four.
cloudshout.com - the advantage on this one is that it's two plain, everyday English words. Easy to pronounce, easy to remember. I could live with it.
On the postie suggestions:
Okay, this was Ted again - Blogquake.com is parked, but not taken. I like it, but without knowing exactly how much non-blog stuff is related to Argus, it's hard to say how wise it is.
WebQuake.com is a business site in German.
Argusunleashed.com isn't taken - it's a nice nodd to all of us posties and even advertizers that have been here with all the Argus hype and will be here through the roll out. It's easy to say and carries a cool mental image. Anything including "argus" will go over better than a name without.
Like like Tina Silva's webweave.com (parked and for sale) and really like unturned.com (also parked).
Lori's husband's cyob.com for Create Your Own Buzz is great (domain name for sale). I liked it spelled out, too, but those are taken.
There are so many more wonderful and goofy suggestions on the forum thread and on Ted's blog post.
In the end, I am certain of several points. First, most of us that care about PayPerPost with hate the new name for a long time. Second, whatever it is, the product itself will be so impressive that the name with be secondary. Third, there are plenty of bloggers loyal to the team that has brought them PayPerPost that will be there to use whatever they decided to call Argus.
Last but not least, I'll see you on that new url, because I want my blogs to be part of whatever the next phase happens to be - whatevertheycallit.com (not taken).
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