do you buy your full name .com?

dewd · 04-21-2005, 04:50 PM

im curious, do many people buy thier own full name.com ?

ie.

johnsmith.com

i was thinking about buying my full name.com but i dunno if id ever use it

do you guys buy your own name? heh

RJ · 04-21-2005, 05:15 PM

I would if I could. Bought the .US instead and use it for personal correspondence and domain renewal notices.

andyy15 · 04-21-2005, 05:18 PM

I would also but I can't. The .com of my full name is taken lol

Jimmy Changa · 04-21-2005, 06:33 PM

I have the name I use but not my full formal name. And no I don't mean Jimmy Changa.

**CrazyTech** · 04-21-2005, 07:26 PM

I bought the .us (on sale) but I've been meaning to buy the .com

True_Snake · 04-21-2005, 07:29 PM

I might; don't really see the need though.

A self-dedicated site maybe? Praising myself and my "accomplishments"?

NAH!

True_Snake

andyy15 · 04-21-2005, 08:03 PM

maybe a place to post your resume and also a great email address lol

rongshihong · 04-21-2005, 08:12 PM

I bought my+my girlfriend's initials and used it as my nameserver.

.X. · 04-21-2005, 08:55 PM

I can't buy my first,Last,Or middle,They are all taken.

dabb · 04-21-2005, 10:15 PM

There's a guy that lives in my small city with the same first and last name (not something super common like Bob Smith either). Apparently he's somewhat of a deadbeat because I used to get a lot of bill collector telephone calls that were intended for him. We apparently both went to the same orthopedic surgeon because a year after I went there, they sent me HIS bills. I bought a Honda about five years ago which was fully paid off for years. Last year the same dealership was calling me daily telling me I had to make payments or they would repossess it. It turns out the guy bought the same model car at the same dealership and wasn't making payments.

yada yada yada... When I looked to see if my FullName.com was registered... guess who had it?! HIM!!!!!

Brian · 04-22-2005, 05:12 AM

i have my fullname .com, it dropped late last year so i picked it up

sufi · 04-22-2005, 09:17 AM

I don't think it's worth (as business prospective) to buy my fullname.

maxxwebb · 04-22-2005, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dabb

There's a guy that lives in my small city with the same first and last name (not something super common like Bob Smith either). Apparently he's somewhat of a deadbeat because I used to get a lot of bill collector telephone calls that were intended for him. We apparently both went to the same orthopedic surgeon because a year after I went there, they sent me HIS bills. I bought a Honda about five years ago which was fully paid off for years. Last year the same dealership was calling me daily telling me I had to make payments or they would repossess it. It turns out the guy bought the same model car at the same dealership and wasn't making payments.

yada yada yada... When I looked to see if my FullName.com was registered... guess who had it?! HIM!!!!!

Oh man, that's BRUTAL!
Can you change your name to get away from that guy?

I had a similar experience way back...

Some a**hole with the same name as me lived in the SAME CONDO BUILDING and didn't pay his Columbia House bill... just so happened I was a member of CH a year or two earlier and one day - WHAM! Pay your bill - and they had already sent it to a collection agency. WHAT A MESS. Anyway, I finally convinced them that HE is the a**hole, not me, but it took some phone calls and tylenol.

ANYWAY > I own the .org & .ca in my name. All the other ext. > GONE.

For the price of a few BIG MAC MEALS A YEAR, you never know when it might come in handy.

se · 04-22-2005, 11:21 AM

i did..and use it for my blog..

**CrazyTech** · 04-22-2005, 11:50 AM

Well you can imagine how much money it'd take to get Denver.com or Hunter.com

abcde · 04-22-2005, 01:04 PM

I dont know if i'm gonna buy MyFullName.com.

Buy it, then make a family tree starts from... you.

Dave in Carthage · 04-22-2005, 01:13 PM

I own my full name .com and variations of it... I had originally wanted gridley.com but that was taken and so got the .us and my full name as a .com as well as the .name (gridley).

dewd · 04-22-2005, 02:48 PM

i accually own my lastname .info/.us and i googled my full name, looks like im famous,,,,,maby i should buy my fullname.com before someone buys it and trys to sell it to me, heh

deu12000 · 04-22-2005, 03:17 PM

My first and last (together) name is available in all extensions. I really don't think I would ever want to own a website with my own name. This thread did spark my curiosity for my last name though (for a possible family tree site), my last name is registered in all major extensions. Oh well time to change the last name to something even harder to spell.

dabb · 04-22-2005, 03:26 PM

Heh, I was just thinking "what if you're the next Bill Gates?". Then I looked and saw that both billgates.com and williamgates.com are both parked.

sunken · 04-22-2005, 03:33 PM

Never tried to get my full name. I should give that a shot one of these days. I had enough trouble getting my handle Shadowwind. Had to wait for a plumbing company to give it up.

deu12000 · 04-22-2005, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dabb

Heh, I was just thinking "what if you're the next Bill Gates?". Then I looked and saw that both billgates.com and williamgates.com are both parked.

If I were the next Bill Gates I'd know about it before anyone else don't you think?

If someone were about to make it big they'd know before anyone else.

AdoptableDomains · 04-22-2005, 06:39 PM

I got mine when someone dropped it a few years ago. I used it for my photography gallery until about 2 years ago, then moved the site. I don't use my full firstnamelastname.com any more, but will keep it. I do use my lastname.us and also have the .biz and info of it. The .com is registered until 1012,and the org and biz are in regular use for businesses.

If you want to see something interesting, go to google news and fill out a google alert with your full "firstname lastname" in quotes. Every time it shows up in google news you will get a headline and email link to the story. Turns out there is a professor in Hawaii, a magician in California, and several other businesspeople in other states that occassionally make the news. I can keep up on whether people of the same name are doing something that could be confused with me.

**IAmAllanShore** · 04-22-2005, 06:58 PM

Every variation in almost all "common extensions" possible ;-) (.com , .us, .org, .de, .co.uk, etc) I travel, a lot, and I could end up just about anywhere. Also, never know when they might be useful, and for the rather limited cost, why not? I also bought a handful of friend's and coworker's names and set them up email addresses. I kept the names in my account, however, and have the websites directed to parking sites ;-) When their contacts get an email from name@theirname.com and want to see what's on theirname.com, we all win ;-) (Dirty, and penny-pinching, but they really don't want the websites, just the email. If they ever asked for the sites themselves, it'd be theirs in a heartbeat).
-Allan

skyraider · 04-23-2005, 09:35 AM

Yeah, dude. I have zachdexter.com.

04-21-2005, 04:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
dewd Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,673 147.15 NP$ (Donate)	do you buy your full name .com? im curious, do many people buy thier own full name.com ? ie. johnsmith.com i was thinking about buying my full name.com but i dunno if id ever use it do you guys buy your own name? heh

04-21-2005, 05:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
andyy15 NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 878 2.50 NP$ (Donate)	I would also but I can't. The .com of my full name is taken lol __________________ Quality Link Exchange Websites- Register your link directory for free today! Affordable Web Design & Hosting>> Avid Website Design Great Jewelry at LOW prices: NCJ.US Nita Creations Jewelry

04-21-2005, 06:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jimmy Changa PlanetBurrito.com Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 642 45.00 NP$ (Donate)	I have the name I use but not my full formal name. And no I don't mean Jimmy Changa. __________________ My Current Domain Listings. Celebrity & Model Website Portal I ate some prunes today and they didn't do shit for me! - Jimmy Changa

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CrazyTech The Swamp Fox Forum Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Camden, SC Posts: 4,923 843.60 NP$ (Donate)	I bought the .us (on sale) but I've been meaning to buy the .com __________________ Denver Hunter \| Logically Connected to Idologic, Inc. Reseller and Fully Managed Dedicated Hosting Since 2001 Visit the web's best Christian Forum for discussion.

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True_Snake In-House Graphic Designer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,306 37,186.96 NP$ (Donate)	I might; don't really see the need though. A self-dedicated site maybe? Praising myself and my "accomplishments"? NAH! True_Snake __________________ Logos:PM ME! OVECHKIN.INFO! Rising Star!

04-21-2005, 05:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
RJ NamePros Founder Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 13,173 102,451.68 NP$ (Donate)	I would if I could. Bought the .US instead and use it for personal correspondence and domain renewal notices.

04-21-2005, 08:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
andyy15 NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 878 2.50 NP$ (Donate)	maybe a place to post your resume and also a great email address lol __________________ Quality Link Exchange Websites- Register your link directory for free today! Affordable Web Design & Hosting>> Avid Website Design Great Jewelry at LOW prices: NCJ.US Nita Creations Jewelry

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rongshihong NamePros Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New York,US & Beijing,China Posts: 670 189.80 NP$ (Donate)	I bought my+my girlfriend's initials and used it as my nameserver.

04-21-2005, 08:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
.X. Revolution Calling! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NamePros Avenue Posts: 5,497 267.70 NP$ (Donate)	I can't buy my first,Last,Or middle,They are all taken. __________________ Queensryche Revolution Calling! Sit Down, Shut Up and Hold on Tight....It's gonna be a bumpy ride

04-21-2005, 10:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
dabb NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 343 423.50 NP$ (Donate)	There's a guy that lives in my small city with the same first and last name (not something super common like Bob Smith either). Apparently he's somewhat of a deadbeat because I used to get a lot of bill collector telephone calls that were intended for him. We apparently both went to the same orthopedic surgeon because a year after I went there, they sent me HIS bills. I bought a Honda about five years ago which was fully paid off for years. Last year the same dealership was calling me daily telling me I had to make payments or they would repossess it. It turns out the guy bought the same model car at the same dealership and wasn't making payments. yada yada yada... When I looked to see if my FullName.com was registered... guess who had it?! HIM!!!!!

04-22-2005, 05:12 AM	#11 (permalink)
Brian Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Charlottesville Virginia Posts: 2,277 845.89 NP$ (Donate)	i have my fullname .com, it dropped late last year so i picked it up __________________ Zaux Arcade

04-22-2005, 09:17 AM	#12 (permalink)
sufi NamePros Expert Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LinksHut.com Posts: 7,377 82.88 NP$ (Donate)	I don't think it's worth (as business prospective) to buy my fullname. __________________ Concrete Polishing FMOZ Web Directory -- Beachside Domains

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CrazyTech The Swamp Fox Forum Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Camden, SC Posts: 4,923 843.60 NP$ (Donate)	Well you can imagine how much money it'd take to get Denver.com or Hunter.com __________________ Denver Hunter \| Logically Connected to Idologic, Inc. Reseller and Fully Managed Dedicated Hosting Since 2001 Visit the web's best Christian Forum for discussion.

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abcde NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 543 1,458.47 NP$ (Donate)	I dont know if i'm gonna buy MyFullName.com. Buy it, then make a family tree starts from... you. __________________ Freebies and Giveaways - Printable Coupons - Hot Deals - Coupons - Deal of the Day

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Dave in Carthage www.daveincarthage.com Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SW Missouri Posts: 17,881 2.01 NP$ (Donate)	I own my full name .com and variations of it... I had originally wanted gridley.com but that was taken and so got the .us and my full name as a .com as well as the .name (gridley). __________________ GoDaddy Codes: Use Godaddy code OYH3 for $3 off your next .COM

04-22-2005, 02:48 PM	#18 (permalink)
dewd Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,673 147.15 NP$ (Donate)	i accually own my lastname .info/.us and i googled my full name, looks like im famous,,,,,maby i should buy my fullname.com before someone buys it and trys to sell it to me, heh

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deu12000 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,458 1,775.40 NP$ (Donate)	My first and last (together) name is available in all extensions. I really don't think I would ever want to own a website with my own name. This thread did spark my curiosity for my last name though (for a possible family tree site), my last name is registered in all major extensions. Oh well time to change the last name to something even harder to spell. __________________ Low Priced Turnkey Websites , Free Forum Software , Real Estate Licensing Information , Find your Future Home

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dabb NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 343 423.50 NP$ (Donate)	Heh, I was just thinking "what if you're the next Bill Gates?". Then I looked and saw that both billgates.com and williamgates.com are both parked.

04-22-2005, 03:33 PM	#21 (permalink)
sunken Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: CSite.Net Posts: 2,220 148.14 NP$ (Donate)	Never tried to get my full name. I should give that a shot one of these days. I had enough trouble getting my handle Shadowwind. Had to wait for a plumbing company to give it up. __________________ FMOZ Web Directory -- Buy Acai Check My Internet Speed - Free Online Storage - Web Site Hosting Service Live GPS Tracking - Request a Review - Bid for Position iPhoneHDR Super Duper Awesome iPhone Wallpapers!

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AdoptableDomains Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 4,017 2,008.11 NP$ (Donate)	I got mine when someone dropped it a few years ago. I used it for my photography gallery until about 2 years ago, then moved the site. I don't use my full firstnamelastname.com any more, but will keep it. I do use my lastname.us and also have the .biz and info of it. The .com is registered until 1012,and the org and biz are in regular use for businesses. If you want to see something interesting, go to google news and fill out a google alert with your full "firstname lastname" in quotes. Every time it shows up in google news you will get a headline and email link to the story. Turns out there is a professor in Hawaii, a magician in California, and several other businesspeople in other states that occassionally make the news. I can keep up on whether people of the same name are doing something that could be confused with me. __________________ AdoptableDomains.com ~~~~~Finding Good Homes for Good Names~~~~~ FuelPrices.mobi - Fish.us - ManhattanNewYork.net - Salesmen.info - SoundSystems.org Dickering.com - JobPlacement.biz - LotteryTickets.ws - Deleted.cc - Names.im - MP3.hn

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IAmAllanShore Forum Moderator Forum Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Esse quam videri Posts: 8,332 148.25 NP$ (Donate)	Every variation in almost all "common extensions" possible ;-) (.com , .us, .org, .de, .co.uk, etc) I travel, a lot, and I could end up just about anywhere. Also, never know when they might be useful, and for the rather limited cost, why not? I also bought a handful of friend's and coworker's names and set them up email addresses. I kept the names in my account, however, and have the websites directed to parking sites ;-) When their contacts get an email from name@theirname.com and want to see what's on theirname.com, we all win ;-) (Dirty, and penny-pinching, but they really don't want the websites, just the email. If they ever asked for the sites themselves, it'd be theirs in a heartbeat). -Allan __________________ I resolve to try to be more noob-friendly. BXV.us at $1 no reserve auction! RegisterBetter.com - in BetaMode Something Witty This Way Comes...

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