Comments on: Behind the Scenes: The Names That Almost Were http://techland.time.com/2009/11/18/behind-the-scenes-the-names-that-almost-were/ News and reviews from the world of gadgets, gear, apps and the web Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dot-com Turns 25: You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby - Techland - TIME.com http://techland.time.com/2009/11/18/behind-the-scenes-the-names-that-almost-were/comment-page-1/#comment-6277 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:18:14 +0000 http://techland.com/?p=4402#comment-6277 [...] June 21, 1997: Techland.com is registered! It expires on June 20th of this year. Hopefully it'll be renewed before some squatter snatches it up. If not, looks like Genius Club might be put back in the running. [...]

]]> By: Dick Family None Too Pleased With Google - Techland - TIME.com http://techland.time.com/2009/11/18/behind-the-scenes-the-names-that-almost-were/comment-page-1/#comment-4026 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:33 +0000 http://techland.com/?p=4402#comment-4026 [...] Lev and I were looking at alternative names for Nerd World (long live Nerd World!), you can be sure that we ripped apart Electric Sheep for plausible names. [...]

]]> By: esajohn http://techland.time.com/2009/11/18/behind-the-scenes-the-names-that-almost-were/comment-page-1/#comment-3708 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:27:56 +0000 http://techland.com/?p=4402#comment-3708 What about using the name:
“TECHS”
for the site?
It’s a lot better branding name than Techland.

TECHS.COM
A TIMES.COM TECHNOLOGY SITE

Our company controls the domain techs.com.
Let us know if you might have any interest.

]]> By: Panel of the Week - Techland - Time.com http://techland.time.com/2009/11/18/behind-the-scenes-the-names-that-almost-were/comment-page-1/#comment-3275 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:53:50 +0000 http://techland.com/?p=4402#comment-3275 [...] reading. We’re going to call it Panel of the Week! As you might have read in Lev’s post we love naming things. So let’s get right into [...]

]]> By: anon76 http://techland.time.com/2009/11/18/behind-the-scenes-the-names-that-almost-were/comment-page-1/#comment-3260 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:21:46 +0000 http://techland.com/?p=4402#comment-3260 I believe that nerdacity is what it takes to continue hectoring Leverus, in spite of his stubborn refusal to watch BSG.

]]> By: nerdherdmom http://techland.time.com/2009/11/18/behind-the-scenes-the-names-that-almost-were/comment-page-1/#comment-3256 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:31:47 +0000 http://techland.com/?p=4402#comment-3256 I’ll get used to it, but lets not go overboard with the tech stuff. But I did like nerdacity (and I got it the frist time).

]]> By: anon76 http://techland.time.com/2009/11/18/behind-the-scenes-the-names-that-almost-were/comment-page-1/#comment-3255 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:31:11 +0000 http://techland.com/?p=4402#comment-3255 I just want to read the rest of Leverus’ Nerdforum letter. I presume it involves Tricia Helfer.

]]> By: Church http://techland.time.com/2009/11/18/behind-the-scenes-the-names-that-almost-were/comment-page-1/#comment-3253 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:41:43 +0000 http://techland.com/?p=4402#comment-3253 @Josh That or an MC Frontalot album.

]]> By: Josh Quittner http://techland.time.com/2009/11/18/behind-the-scenes-the-names-that-almost-were/comment-page-1/#comment-3247 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:44:23 +0000 http://techland.com/?p=4402#comment-3247 I really like NerdBoss myself. It sounds like the final level of a scary Tower Defense game.

]]> By: Dave http://techland.time.com/2009/11/18/behind-the-scenes-the-names-that-almost-were/comment-page-1/#comment-3242 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:28:19 +0000 http://techland.com/?p=4402#comment-3242 I like Genius Club best of all. Much more nerdily arrogant and less mainstream nerdery than Techland.

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