Blog Names Annoy Me

The first thing anyone notices about this Blog is how entirely unoriginal and boring the web address is.

I can't afford a domain name, and I can't afford web hosting (which, quite frankly, would be a waste for the content of this blog), so I had to use the standard Blogger (Blogspot) layout for the address. This is where I hit a snag.

The problem with there being literally millions of blogs on the Internet is that, statistically, no matter how original you are with your blog name, somebody would have come up with it before.

This makes it hell on the domain.

Lets take this very website. Blogger has at least two blogs using a phrase based on "I, Gamer". The first one is nothing more than an incredibly out of date collection of flash video games with no real description or musings other than a name and a link - all posted on the same day, and last updated in 2005, I must point out.

The second one is empty. I am not even kidding. Just a profile to the side. Just a waste of a blog URL created using an account designed solely for advertising some other worthless blog on the same account that has links to some episodes of Family Guy. Incidentally, the blog doesn't actually show up on his list, meaning he is using the old URL exploit anyway.

Those are just two I picked out using a variation on "I, Gamer" on this particular slice of the blogosphere, and I guarantee there are others else where on other sites. This is what drives me a little insane, as none of these blogs have any notable content. I personally think that blogger should delete blogs that have not had any entries in years.

However they don't, so I to have to use a different URL.

Well, as I mentioned previously, the statistics were against me, so I just settled on my real name. Why not? Half the purpose of this blog is so I have an outlet. Why not be that personal?

As a side note, I finally got my times sorted with this page. I Will be trying to update at least three times a week. It shouldn't tell me its Sunday when I post it on Monday!