Anyone else notice the abundance of questions as URLs that are popping up across the interwebs? Off the top of my head, I can think of:
http://www.doineedanumbrella.com
http://www.isobamapresident.com
http://www.issarahpalinpresident.com (etc)
http://www.whatcoloristheempirestatebuilding.com
http://www.isiticedcoffeeweather.com
http://www.istheinternetawesome.com
http://www.isitbeeroclock.com
http://www.isitchristmas.com
And some that aren't exactly questions but still single-function sites where the URL explains it all:
http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/
http://www.thingsididlastnight.com/
http://www.bitchmakemeasandwich.com/
Okay, so the last two are a little ridiculous. But I really like the simplicity of these. The umbrella and ESB sites actually provide a function, and I've visited both of them a handful of times. Our internet is rewarding the simplicity of Google and Twitter while turning away from cluttered AOL and Facebook. Is this new, streamlined experience the future of the web?
Where else do you see opportunity in questions as URLs? Converse was on track with Kissing with Ross, Is Everything Going to Be Okay, etc, but those were purely entertaining instead of functional. Imagine if Starbucks had come up with Is It Iced Coffee Weather or The Weather Channel got behind Do I Need an Umbrella...
Any other one-function sites we're forgetting? Are there any you actually use on a regular basis?
Monday, November 24, 2008
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My favorite—by far—is instantrimshot.com.
There's a roundup of a bunch more (like, way too many) here.
More than I should admit, we have sessions at work coming up with these site names and someone on the keyboard checking on availability or seeing who owns it at "Whois.com". Too bad it isn't paid work because it is a good diversion on a dull day. Wait, we don't have those in advertising.
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