Since many days I have been thinking that how unimaginative and lame is my blog name – “My Random Thoughts”. In a moment of one of the greatest imagination blocks, I had decided on this name for my blog where I wanted to pen down my thoughts.
As I started blogging and commenting actively, I came across so many blog with such smart and witty names like Nikhil’s “Mirrorcracked“, Suda’s “Life,Love and Logic“, Nita’s “A Wide Angle View of India“, Ishmeet’s “Dead End” and so on. Then, the realization that my blog name was nothing special started when I came across my blog namesake on Blogspot -“My Random Thoughts” by WIAN.
I started feeling that the creativity I show in my posts 😀 is not visible in my blog name. Where was all that creativity when I was thinking of a name?
Then, IHM pointed out in her post on blog names that she has four blogs called Random Thoughts in her blog roll and that she believes a reader would visit a blog just because the name was interesting.
According to this article,
any blog named, “My blog/journal/weblog with daily world news and thoughts from life!” will be a smash hit. If you’re interested, here are the top 10 words from the Technorati popular blogs:
- modblog
- daily
- girls
- suicidegirls
- nikki
- weblog
- media
- from
- page
- boing
I knew I had to do something about my blog name now. Dinu has asked his readers in his post that given a chance would they like to change the name of his blog? I don’t know about Dinu but I sure would like to change the name of my blog.
Though I have considered doing this several times, I stopped because I felt my readers have begun to associate “Reema” with “My Random Thoughts” and that changing a blog name may affect the Google Page Rank etc. (I am not sure whether it does or not)
But now the time has come. Enough is enough. I want to rename my blog with a cool, smart, witty name. So my dear readers and visitors, suggest a new name for this blog in your comments. Also let me know if you think I should go ahead with the idea or not by casting your vote in this poll :-
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My Random Thoughts 
Voted!
Whatever do with your name, we are here. What’s the other name you have in mind?
Reema: I don’t!! thats why I asked readers to suggest in comments
@Poonam, its bullshit. This is an April Fool’s Joke.
Unless you didn’t vote while claiming to do so.
Ur header background makes it difficult to read the blog name , jus so u know.
Besdies, ‘My random thots’ or ‘opinions and ex…’ is a not such a bad name either.
anand. 🙂
Reema: Welcome to my blog. I have changed the header. Thanks! Keep visiting!
Oh, you bet I voted. But what? I can’t tell you now. 8) Either way she can get away with this post for she has often lamented about this being a common name.
Let her come up with other name, doesn’t hurt? 😉
voted! 8)
Reema: Thanks!
What’s in a name? 😛
can it get more lame than how you doin? 😀
Reema: I am talking about name not url 🙂
voted for a no!
i have not been visiting your blog for so many months and when i visit again i see a dramatic change.
well reema, i guess its with this name that you became known to the blogging world , so you should stick to the roots
after all its like ” my parents gave me this ..this name and now when i am 16 yrs old i feel my name is not that special so lets change it to make people feel i am more witty orb smart ”
dont take me wrong, but as a reader i felt this way for the issue and so i put forth my opinion
rest , its your blog…….so you have the full authority and as poonam said whatever is the name , we all are here 😛
Reema: U have not been visiting my blog?? 😦 boo hoo! Thank u dear for such encouraging words 🙂
Change Change Change!!
Parivartan to Sansar ka niyam hai…….
I will suggest to look inside yourself. I know what are you going through now….. the happiness may lead to a new era….. look inside and for a change, be little emotional. Enough of practicality, time for some sentiments 🙂 😉 😛
Reema: Baap re!!! dialogue!! naam suggest to kiya nahi!
Its abhishek bachan …. because he gave hit films… and not the other way round….
name becomes famous with the deeds u do :))
so… better keep the same name…
i voted 😀
Reema: 😆 Abhishek and hit films??? U compared my blog name to him? is it that bad? 😛
Would you change your name if you came across a million people called Reema? No, I hope not! 😀
It’s not the name that matters, it’s what you write… People might visit other “My Random Thoughts” thinking it’s yours! 🙂
Thankfully, MirrorCracked is a sexy and unique name! Don’t even think of changing your blog name to MirrorCracked! 😀 😀 😀
Reema: Hehehe Don’t worry! I don’t want people to visit my blog looking for some insane posts. 😛
well its your name 😉 😛
Reema: Hehe 😛
Name does not matter, Reema !!!
Naam me kya rakhaa hai?? .. Shakespeer has alredy mentioned that ..
Stick with your identity and you will rock !!
Reema: Thanks dear!
i have a thing for names – i’ve fallen for guys on the premise that they had a name i like the sound of! so i understand your desire to get a new one for your blog. you’re a unique person and i hope your new name will reflect that! 🙂 it took me quite a while before i thought up of bloggerdygook; before then i changed my blog’s name multiple times.
Reema: It seems that I have an enormous creative block in thinking names. 😦
Oh ! so you decided to change blog’s name reading my post ?
uhmmm I will keep watching !!
Reema: No, I was thinking about doing it since few days.
or was that supposed to be “I will keep watch” ? .. confused
Reema: First one is correct.
Reema, your readers might get confused, they are used to this name. As Shakespeare said, what is in a name?
Voted!
Reema: Yes that is true and one of the reasons I havent done it yet.
I love a change too.. 🙂
Reema: 🙂 I am averse to change.
Woh karo jo dil kahe!!!
If u feel like changing it change it…poll woll chaddo…..
Reema: Dil to keh raha hai but dimag ka koi suggestion hi nahi hai.
well that comes with an apology and a promise to visit your blog regularly 😛
Reema: Thanks!
Reems, I voted ‘can’t say’. I know blog names and also post titles attract me but finally it is the content which forced me to stay back.
So it doesn’t matter if you have random thoughts as blog name or ‘no thoughts at all’. I am going to be regular as always. 🙂
Still if you need suggestions here is one from me,
‘Anuranan’
Of course it is Bengali so you know the meaning :).
Reema: Thanks dear!! I can’t keep Bong name as No one will understand except a few 🙂
55% says no ! and Im one of them 🙂
Reema: ok!!
How about numbers like 3.14 or 3 x 10 power 8 Km/s ?
Reema: Ummm no 🙂
Don’t change your blog name Reema.. I am impressed by this blog name.. but still its upto your choice to choose the best..
as for a name I need sometime to think.. I will try to come up with some nice name 🙂
Reema: Thanks!!
Don’t change!
Your blog posts are as random as they can get — and as interesting (or more) as any other blog.
Changing the name will not increase/decrease visits…People’ll still love reading your posts!
So, as long as you remain “Reema”, let your blog remain “My Random Thoughts” 😀
Reema: Awww thanks for such kind words 🙂
Naaaahiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Yehhh Nahiii Ho Saktaa!!!
Btw, I am still struggling to get my poll up which I had created and my page is not moving forward only from the Poll page i.e it ain’t sending it to the editor only..Dammmit!
Reema: U can try directly at PollDaddy.com. Just copy paste the code.
More than the name the theme needschange! It’s a boring pakau theme (no offence meant) and often looks dull and a bit old! I have done a quick review of themes with headers if you think of changing themes in future/present: http://letmesuggest.wordpress.com
I voted for a name change! I am good with tag lines but can’t think some good ones presently, alas! I also visited your Orkut profile to give myself leads for creative thinking (but I am not in my elements today,sigh). Some of these are purely for fun of course! 🙂
You may not like any of the following but they may give you leads just the same.
Reema Ruminates/cogitates
Reema writer/thinker
Reema thinks and writes
Reema cannot not think
Reema: lots of thoughts
Reema, and how?!
Reema lectures
Reema bares her heart
Reema Here, ahem!
Reema: letting the cat out of the bag!
cool cat Reema
Reema’s catcalls
Reema’s Ayes and Nos
Reema’s Cat-aclysms (LOL!)
R for Reema, R for.. (fill it)
Raconteur Reema
Reema blogs
Reema: no more random
Reema’s thoughtopaedia
Reema’s journal
The Times of Reema/Reema Times
Reema, Reema, Reema!
Reema with a capital R
Golden girl Reema
weathergirl Reema
Yeah Reema! There’s a good girl!
Reema on the cover page
Reema thinks long and hard
Reema is always thinking
Hare Reema Hare Krishna (LOL!)
Reema!? Where art thou?
Reema thinks big
Reema’s heart bleeds for the nation
Reema: think with ink
Hello! Hello! Reema calling!
Reema: wink, think, blink, ink
Reema; i think therefore i am
Reema O Reema!
Reema’s blog: everything in its place
Just a girl’s outlooks
Reema’ s window to the world
Oui Ma! Reema! (LOL!)
Ra Ra, Ru Ru Reema!
Reema Reporting live
Your attention please!
Rant Protest Pondering Rambling
Reema and whatnot!
Reema opines/ whines/
Reema’s razmataz
Reema says let me observe
Reema in a blog
Reema and the rest of the world
Reema ji ki blogging
Gemini Reema’s Gems
Reema’s vantage point
Reema in the virtual world
Reema! Love me or leave me
Reema: Oh my god!!! I appreciate your effort but most of these had me in splits 😀 I changed the theme 🙂
lol this is a wonderful list !!!!!!!!!
Makes me also want to change my blog name
🙂
Reema: Oh U have a good name!
Indian Homemaker,
A good tagline for you could be:
Men make houses, women make home, children make heaven! 🙂
Vikas, yeh kaya hai 🙂
Reema, the new theme is cOOOl! Alice also has the same theme since quite some time now (and what is more she also had Digg3 earlier!).
Reema: Thanks!!
Cool Cat Reema??? 😀
Reema thinks long and hard!!! 😀
Reema! Love me or leave me!!! 😀
Oui Ma! Reema! 😀
Ra Ra, Ru Ru Reema! 😀
I can’t stop laughing at these gems!!!!
U shud choose Love me or leave me…
Better idea u can use one for every week 😀
Reema: 😆
i take change as a new phase and a good beginning…:)
so why not …
PN.
Reema: Welcome to my blog! Yes but nothing is coming to mind. Keep visiting!
Hey Reema did I say readers come only because of the blog name? I think i said they also come to blogs (like I did as a new blogger) because the name is interesting. I also went through phases of wanting to change my blog name….
I think of yo more as Reema who loves her cat then your blog name, becuase it is not a name that stands out, can be good also, because it lets your name stand out! Can be not so good, becuase there are other blogs with similar names. My blog name is common, there is a blog called ‘The Times of Bullshit’, and ther eis even another Indian Homemaker located in Dubai! Can’t do anything about it, but might change the name when I shift to WP.
Reema: Oooh! U r thinking of shifting to WP!! Yeyyy! That will make commenting much easier for me!
Suggestions:
Smashed Musings 😀
Grrrrrr
Creative Carvings
Opinions and Expressions
To the point
Blog Bliss
Ecstasy of Blogging
meow
roars of killer cat
Reema
Just me
I me myself
Hows that?
Reema: Liked the suggestion opinions and expressions. It will be same as url.
@ Reema
What’s in a name baby, what’s in a name!!” 😛 😛
@ Vikas
😯
Reema: Naam me hi sab kuch rakha hai! 😛
Why don’t you use your own name 🙂 like me!
Reema: Naah..that isnt creative or witty.
Well, I don’t believe you should use the popular words just to increase viewership. But the name could be more creative, as you do write about more than just random thoughts.
It could be
“Nine Lives” ….
we all have many lives
and you live in India that has many Indias
and you love cats.
Reema: Oh too deep for people to understand it in one go.
I am not sure whether you should change your blog name, but if you want to, you should. By the way I had a pretty lame name for my blog earlier. It was “My Writings” and then I found that various blogs had the same name. And then I realised that all my writings were about India anyway and so I changed the name which was more specific to what I was writing!
Reema: Oh!! You too were in the same boat!! 🙂 I don’t seem to be able to think of anything cool!
@Reema, U did not mention mine.. Blessed Curse, Isn’t that captivating? Hahaha..
Hmmm, ur personal decision yaar.. Once u have decided to change, throw the names to us, we will vote on which is best.
@VIKAS, I thought you were busy with studies.. Dikh raha hai kya study kar rahe ho tum?
Reema: Oye, naam suggest kar. Mai khud kar soch paati to kyu poochti?
Vee, bus naamkaran sanskaar poora ho jaaye phir mein kuch mahine ke liye gayab ho jaoonga! Kabhi kabhi tahal leta hoon! 🙂
well, fwiw, the url is how I go by, especially since that’s the constant and the name can change as you can see 🙂
Reema: Welcome to my blog! Yes that is true and I hope my blog url is interesting 🙂 Keep visiting!
Don’t care what the name is…I would visit a blog if the writing is good. Many a times, I have gone to a blog thinking the name was good, only to be disappointed by the writing!
Though I can totally understand your thing about changing the name. There are times when I think of it too…but leave it cos it is too much of an effort and I am not that imaginative a person 😀
Whatever the name is, your readers would read your posts!
Reema: I am also having the same problem…no imagination in names!
VOTED FOR NO!!! 🙂
I suggest you not to change the name..You got recognition from this and keep moving with this itself……. 🙂
Reema: Thanks!
NO need to change the blog name!
I hope this is not an April fool’s joke! 😛
Reema: No no it isnt 🙂
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