Comments on: The Importance of a Good Name: Ditching SimulScribe For PhoneTag http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:42:51 -0800 hourly 1 By: Ramesh http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2561379 Ramesh Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:41:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2561379 ShotoKong! ShotoKong!

]]> By: PhoneTag.com Laughs in the Face of … Me « Mahargdom http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-2/#comment-2301155 PhoneTag.com Laughs in the Face of … Me « Mahargdom Fri, 16 May 2008 15:29:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2301155 [...] 16, 2008 by Dan Graham I recently an article on TechCrunch talking about a young company called PhoneTag.com that converts voice mails into text [...] [...] 16, 2008 by Dan Graham I recently an article on TechCrunch talking about a young company called PhoneTag.com that converts voice mails into text [...]

]]> By: ProjectX Blog » Blog Archive » Xlinks digest - 05 / 05 / 08 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2265569 ProjectX Blog » Blog Archive » Xlinks digest - 05 / 05 / 08 Mon, 05 May 2008 04:06:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2265569 [...] Naming is important: [...] [...] Naming is important: [...]

]]> By: Stumblemusic http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2233555 Stumblemusic Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:04:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2233555 what's stumblemusic.com worth? what’s stumblemusic.com worth?

]]> By: « PhoneGadget Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2230047 « PhoneGadget Blog Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:17:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2230047 [...] to your mobile phone, so you can read it - changed its unremarkable, unmemorable name to PhoneTag. TechCrunch reports that SimulScribe paid $30,000 for phonetag.com. The PhoneTag service works with all major [...] [...] to your mobile phone, so you can read it – changed its unremarkable, unmemorable name to PhoneTag. TechCrunch reports that SimulScribe paid $30,000 for phonetag.com. The PhoneTag service works with all major [...]

]]> By: James Siminoff http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2224241 James Siminoff Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:21:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2224241 Email team@simulscribe.com for the t-shirts (the team@phonetag.com email goes live this weekend) Jamie James Siminoff, Founder PhoneTag Email team@simulscribe.com for the t-shirts (the team@phonetag.com email goes live this weekend)

Jamie

James Siminoff, Founder
PhoneTag

]]> By: SimulScribe Is Changing Its Name To PhoneTag | RIMarkable http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2224023 SimulScribe Is Changing Its Name To PhoneTag | RIMarkable Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:44:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2224023 [...] To make a long story short, SimulScribe is changing their name to PhoneTag at 11:59 P.M. EST tonight. If you want to here the story of hey the came up with the name PhoneTag head on over to TechCrunch. [...] [...] To make a long story short, SimulScribe is changing their name to PhoneTag at 11:59 P.M. EST tonight. If you want to here the story of hey the came up with the name PhoneTag head on over to TechCrunch. [...]

]]> By: SamUEl http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2221877 SamUEl Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:16:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2221877 **Where can I buy the T-Shirt ? It is great ! Thanks Sam U El **Where can I buy the T-Shirt ?
It is great !

Thanks
Sam U El

]]> By: Fat Man - interactive design & development collective | Bacon for Start-Up http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2220716 Fat Man - interactive design & development collective | Bacon for Start-Up Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:50:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2220716 [...] Shonfeld over at Techcrunch has an interesting piece on getting it [...] [...] Shonfeld over at Techcrunch has an interesting piece on getting it [...]

]]> By: think before registering a domain | Techtalk.gr http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2220347 think before registering a domain | Techtalk.gr Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:45:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2220347 [...] παράδειγμα (από το techcrunch) είναι της ενδιαφέρουσας εταιρίας Simulscribe.com η οποία [...] [...] παράδειγμα (από το techcrunch) είναι της ενδιαφέρουσας εταιρίας Simulscribe.com η οποία [...]

]]> By: The Name Inspector http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2219698 The Name Inspector Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:04:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2219698 So nice to see a post about the importance of a good name. If anyone wants free advice about naming a company, please check out TheNameInspector.com. Non-free advice is also available. So nice to see a post about the importance of a good name.

If anyone wants free advice about naming a company, please check out TheNameInspector.com. Non-free advice is also available.

]]> By: Nagaraj Hubli http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2218352 Nagaraj Hubli Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:59:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2218352 Test {seesmic_video:{"url_thumbnail":{"value":"http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/BbsUHVL6c5_th1.jpg"}"title":{"value":"Test "}"videoUri":{"value":"http://www.seesmic.com/video/kJNUmtEg2w"}}} Test {seesmic_video:{”url_thumbnail”:{”value”:”http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/BbsUHVL6c5_th1.jpg”}”title”:{”value”:”Test ”}”videoUri”:{”value”:”http://www.seesmic.com/video/kJNUmtEg2w”}}}

]]> By: James Siminoff http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2218002 James Siminoff Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:27:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2218002 John, There is a great thing about having a company that the product is sold entirely on the web. If someone goes to an old blog post and they see a comment from me and click on it, they will be forwarded to a page that says "SimulScribe is now PhoneTag" and then proceeds on to the PhoneTag site. That is the magic of the internet... Adam, I will contact you now. As for the domain, oops, corrected it now. Jamie James Siminoff, Founder PhoneTag John,

There is a great thing about having a company that the product is sold entirely on the web. If someone goes to an old blog post and they see a comment from me and click on it, they will be forwarded to a page that says “SimulScribe is now PhoneTag” and then proceeds on to the PhoneTag site. That is the magic of the internet…

Adam,

I will contact you now. As for the domain, oops, corrected it now.

Jamie

James Siminoff, Founder
PhoneTag

]]> By: Adam http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2217856 Adam Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:53:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2217856 James could you reach out to us. I'd like to interview you for DomainNameNews.com . . THANKS ! Adam Strong (my name might be familiar to you ;) Btw you forgot to sign your post with your new domain ! :) James could you reach out to us. I’d like to interview you for DomainNameNews.com . . THANKS ! Adam Strong (my name might be familiar to you ;)

Btw you forgot to sign your post with your new domain ! :)

]]> By: Ghaus http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2217708 Ghaus Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:09:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2217708 I have a question guys !!! Which name sounds better and which name people can remember easily? FotoShoto or FotoKong ? I have a question guys !!!

Which name sounds better and which name people can remember easily?

FotoShoto or FotoKong ?

]]> By: John http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2217617 John Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:41:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2217617 There is also an argument that if a business is not going well, a name change may help to distract attention. Siminoff may now have to go back and change every 'ad' he has left in the comments of blog posts about Nuance, SpinVox etc..... There is also an argument that if a business is not going well, a name change may help to distract attention. Siminoff may now have to go back and change every ‘ad’ he has left in the comments of blog posts about Nuance, SpinVox etc…..

]]> By: James Siminoff http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2217514 James Siminoff Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:15:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2217514 I would like to thank everyone for all of the comments. The most interesting thing about the domain buying business (for us) is that the prices paid and what something is worth is all over the place. Domains are the real estate of today however unlike real estate where it is easy to use comparables to do pricing, how do you compare one name to the next. There are so many metrics that it makes it very hard. Additionally with the high variation of prices paid it just comes down to what the domain is worth to the business. In our case I would not be surprised if the name change is worth millions over the next few years. So while $30,000 is a lot of money for a good name I think it is cheap. My next business will have to have something to do with domains as they will only continue to increase in value. Jamie James Siminoff, Founder SimulScribe now PhoneTag I would like to thank everyone for all of the comments. The most interesting thing about the domain buying business (for us) is that the prices paid and what something is worth is all over the place.

Domains are the real estate of today however unlike real estate where it is easy to use comparables to do pricing, how do you compare one name to the next. There are so many metrics that it makes it very hard. Additionally with the high variation of prices paid it just comes down to what the domain is worth to the business. In our case I would not be surprised if the name change is worth millions over the next few years. So while $30,000 is a lot of money for a good name I think it is cheap.

My next business will have to have something to do with domains as they will only continue to increase in value.

Jamie

James Siminoff, Founder
SimulScribe now PhoneTag

]]> By: Khang Toh http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2217309 Khang Toh Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:24:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2217309 tete {seesmic_video:{"url_thumbnail":{"value":"http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/tpW7HaSQft_th1.jpg"}"title":{"value":"tete "}"videoUri":{"value":"http://www.seesmic.com/video/0YyORwMdVS"}}} tete {seesmic_video:{”url_thumbnail”:{”value”:”http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/tpW7HaSQft_th1.jpg”}”title”:{”value”:”tete ”}”videoUri”:{”value”:”http://www.seesmic.com/video/0YyORwMdVS”}}}

]]> By: Jason Davis http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2217303 Jason Davis Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:22:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2217303 james #31 - I'll sell you www.BookSeats.com for your online travel business. james #31 – I’ll sell you http://www.BookSeats.com for your online travel business.

]]> By: Chris Mancini http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2217045 Chris Mancini Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:05:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2217045 It took us 3 weeks to come up with a domain / name that worked. Somehow we did it and we only had to buy the domain from a registrar for 6.95 per year :D Chris Mancini http://www.propertystampede.com It took us 3 weeks to come up with a domain / name that worked. Somehow we did it and we only had to buy the domain from a registrar for 6.95 per year :D

Chris Mancini
http://www.prop...rtystampede.com

]]> By: Andy Gongea http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2216252 Andy Gongea Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:02:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2216252 People don't get it. You can have what title you want. - The product and services makes the company not the name. People don’t get it. You can have what title you want. – The product and services makes the company not the name.

]]> By: James McDowall http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2216248 James McDowall Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:00:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2216248 I really agree with this post, we took our time, while still in early development to source a good name. We are an online travel site with extensive network features and booking availablity, therefore the name Off2.com was a good choice for us. $60 on snapnames.com through an expiry domain auction and hey presto! It gives us so many options for marketing in our travel sector that their neednt be a rush as often seen. I really agree with this post, we took our time, while still in early development to source a good name.

We are an online travel site with extensive network features and booking availablity, therefore the name Off2.com was a good choice for us.

$60 on snapnames.com through an expiry domain auction and hey presto!

It gives us so many options for marketing in our travel sector that their neednt be a rush as often seen.

]]> By: Adam http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2215915 Adam Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:18:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2215915 It's good to see someone writing here about the importance of a good name for a company and yet not surprising to see the whining of "squatters suck" by the "entitled few". I guess if I owned the hyphenated version of a domain name like book-bot.com, I'd be bummed too, but I'd just have to face the facts that someone had thought of my idea first. Having bought from the owner of bookbot.com before, I'd bet they'd sell for a reasonable price though. Oh well. Loving how the poll shows a majority believe it is worth 10x as much. Get in line folks, I can lead you all to lots of $300,000 domains :) It’s good to see someone writing here about the importance of a good name for a company and yet not surprising to see the whining of “squatters suck” by the “entitled few”. I guess if I owned the hyphenated version of a domain name like book-bot.com, I’d be bummed too, but I’d just have to face the facts that someone had thought of my idea first. Having bought from the owner of bookbot.com before, I’d bet they’d sell for a reasonable price though. Oh well.

Loving how the poll shows a majority believe it is worth 10x as much.
Get in line folks, I can lead you all to lots of $300,000 domains :)

]]> By: Steve M http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2215401 Steve M Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:50:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2215401 25k-100k+ for a powerful, easily remembered and brandable .com like this is a no brainer for any one/company serious about long term success . . . and especially so for a company who has raised--or want to in the future--millions of dollars. In fact, just their own use has already multiplied the value of PhoneTag.com to at least 10x what they paid for it . . . even if their company fails sometime in the future. 25k-100k+ for a powerful, easily remembered and brandable .com like this is a no brainer for any one/company serious about long term success . . . and especially so for a company who has raised–or want to in the future–millions of dollars.

In fact, just their own use has already multiplied the value of PhoneTag.com to at least 10x what they paid for it . . . even if their company fails sometime in the future.

]]> By: Hendra http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/comment-page-1/#comment-2215237 Hendra Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:56:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/22/the-importance-of-a-good-name-ditching-simulscribe-for-phonetag/#comment-2215237 i wonder if they use Ajax, if they do maybe fonetagg is more appropriate ;p i wonder if they use Ajax, if they do maybe fonetagg is more appropriate ;p

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