Would you like a longer URL?
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Found on Larry Osterman's blog:
http://www.modestapparelchristianclothinglydiaofpurpledressescustomsewing.com/
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This is what happens if you mistake the "name of website" field for the "put a boatload of keywords for search engines here" field.
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Now that is a WTF!
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Wouldn't that read as one single gigantic keyword, what without any word separators and all?
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@Sunstorm said:
Wouldn't that read as one single gigantic keyword, what without any word separators and all?
I still like the maybe-they-thought-it-was-the-keywords-box theory. Maybe they put spaces and the domain registrar auto-removed them since they aren't allowed in domain names?
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try getting a shorter url ... they are all taken!
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From the customer's opinions page:
P.S. We have this long address so don't forget to bookmark our site or place it in your favorites for future easy reference.
So WhyTF do they have it then?
If all else fails just remember to search for the keywords:
"Lydia of Purple".
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It gets worse... looking at the site, the design is pretty bad by todays standards, and they offer to do web design for you.
http://www.modestapparelchristianclothinglydiaofpurpledressescustomsewing.com/web_page_design_from_$151.00%20up.htm
Another WTF!
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@Quicksilver said:
try getting a shorter url ... they are all taken!
LOL! That is so true.
But the really weird thing here is how they managed to travel into the future to put up this website. Their clothes reveals that it's 1840 where they come from.
EDIT: Ah... some of it is actually Amish. That explains it :)
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It seems they heard about how important having your own url is to business... But slept through the part of the lecture where usability of names was discussed or the note that replacing space with "-" would improve readability.
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Long urls always make me think of ...
[url]http://3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592.com/[/url]
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@tray said:
Now that is a WTF!
The real WTF is that when you scroll down a few empty screens after the actual content ends, it gives you a link to http://www.modestapparelchristianclothinglydiaofpurpledressescustomsewing.com/Jehovah-Jesus%20page%2020%20page%2021.htm
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In theory, a domain like that would be a good idea. Search engines should pick up on the keywords, and as long as all your traffic is from people clicking links, no one ever has to type all that. In practice, I'm not so sure.
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@m0ffx said:
http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochuchaf.org.uk/
Amazing. Imagine if you actually lived in ... that village. I would never use anything but address labels for return addresses.
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@belgariontheking said:
Considering the name itself is actually artificial (it was 'created' as a publicity stunt around 1860) I'd just use Llanfair PG like some of the locals do. Wiki for further details if you're interested/bothered.@m0ffx said:
http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochuchaf.org.uk/
Amazing. Imagine if you actually lived in ... that village. I would never use anything but address labels for return addresses.
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@PJH said:
@belgariontheking said:
Considering the name itself is actually artificial (it was 'created' as a publicity stunt around 1860) I'd just use Llanfair PG like some of the locals do. Wiki for further details if you're interested/bothered.@m0ffx said:
http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochuchaf.org.uk/
Amazing. Imagine if you actually lived in ... that village. I would never use anything but address labels for return addresses.
It's also a sentence. A passphrase, in effect. That mitgates the dskljvbdslksudhsleikfubsdof-iness of the name.
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@dhromed said:
@PJH said:
Well I suppose it's more original than some tautological names like, say, Torpenhow Hill, to pick one at random.@belgariontheking said:
Considering the name itself is actually artificial (it was 'created' as a publicity stunt around 1860) I'd just use Llanfair PG like some of the locals do. Wiki for further details if you're interested/bothered.@m0ffx said:
http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochuchaf.org.uk/
Amazing. Imagine if you actually lived in ... that village. I would never use anything but address labels for return addresses.
It's also a sentence. A passphrase, in effect. That mitgates the dskljvbdslksudhsleikfubsdof-iness of the name.
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How about the order page:
http://www.modestapparelchristianclothinglydiaofpurpledressescustomsewing.com/make_check_or_money_order_out_to_Ireael_Sabin.htm
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@notromda said:
Colourful. And religious to boot.How about the order page:
http://www.modestapparelchristianclothinglydiaofpurpledressescustomsewing.com/make_check_or_money_order_out_to_Ireael_Sabin.htm
The 'double the prices because we couldn't be bothered' must make a special mention...
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@ince said:
This is what happens if you mistake the "name of website" field for the "put a boatload of keywords for search engines here" field.
I just realized this is probably it. The long name is just 1 character short of the maximum length of a label in a domain name (63 chars).