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Jewish World Review
Quick, give me a word
By
Randy A. Salas
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com |
(MCT) Have you ever wondered what Web sites might come up if you typed in random words between the "www." and the ".com" in your Web browser's address bar? Let's see.
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www.a.com
www.1.com
These seemed like good places to start. Unfortunately, these sites don't exist. But if you enter www.aa.com, you get American Airlines' site. And if you type in www.11.com, you get the corporate parent of Eleven Technology. So it's double or nothing.
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www.eat.com
www.drink.com
www.bemerry.com
Here's a fitting trio of URLs for the week before the Super Bowl. Unilever owns www.eat.com, a promotional Web site that is pushing Ragu products these days. There are even Tips for Eating Fun, in case you're not sure how to approach that plate of spaghetti topped with yummy Ragu sauce. For example, the site says, "Rename a Dish - as you pass around the food, challenge each person in your family to rename a favorite dish-you'll all remember the funniest names, and laughter is great exercise!" Hey, anyone for a dish of Randy-O's? I can hear the laughter already. Good times. Drink.com is run by Netincome Ventures Inc. - one of those faux directory/search pages you typically get when you mistype a URL. I can't believe some huge beverage company such as Coca-Cola or Kool-Aid let that domain name slip by. It's the same story for BeMerry.com, owned by MDNH Inc. There goes a golden opportunity for, say, Hallmark greeting cards or an Irish pub.
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www.lame.com
Right about now, you might be thinking this is a lame idea for a column. If so, this would be the site for you - yet another fake directory page, this one run by Anything.com. "Check out our links for the most up to date Lame information and much more!" It really says that.
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www.z.com
www.theend.org
Could there be a more fitting way to close today's round-up than with two things that occur last? Z.com is a rather clever domain name that redirects the curious to Nissan's spiffy site for its 350Z sports car. The coupe starts at $27,900 - although, using the Build Your Z tool, I quickly got that puppy up to $31,825 (and that didn't even include the $530 Aerodynamics Package). TheEnd.com publicizes "The End," by Dr. George Madray, a Georgia dentist whose book explains the "who, what, where, when, why and how" of biblical prophecy about, well, the End. Seeing as the site's forum has only five registered users, including one named drgeorge, not too many people seem concerned about Judgment Day. What a bad start for "The End."
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Randy A. Salas is a columnist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Do you have a favorite Web site or a question about how to find something on the Internet? Send a note by clicking here.
Previously:
Driving you crazy
The joy of Bob Ross
Online goes prime time
You don't need to know this
Remembering the creator of Scooby-Doo
Do-it-yourself art
‘Leave me alone!’
Special deliveries
Weight-loss journeys
Daily routines
Working without a map
Just you watch!
New year, new diet
Your mail answered
Chatting: Central characters
Wonders never cease
Secret messages
For your consideration
Freaky food forays
Best of 2006 online
Missed marketing
H.G. Wells’ legacy endures
A quest for dragons
E-mails you've sent
In the news
It's free!
Websites that help you find books that are right for you
Coping with illness
Some serious face time
Some serious face time
In reply to your e-mail ...
Turn your handwriting into a computer-based font that will allow you to churn out homespun greetings
Music for everyone
'Elusive planet' can be viewed clearly from Earth with the naked eye
Central characters
E-mail @ 35
Idle chatter
Funny money
Classic artwork in motion
For an unusual Thanksgiving
Your slip is showing
Best of the worst
Test your mind power
Remain anonymous
© 2006, Star Tribune Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
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