Ask HN: Help me rename my startup

#1

Post by benologist » Mon, May 24, 2010, 7:26 PM UTC

I've been racking my brains for over a month now trying to think of a more general name for my startup: http://www.swfstats.com/

It's currently called SWFStats which was based very specifically on analytics for Flash games but my plans are expanding beyond Flash to any form of connected gaming and beyond just analytics to a platform that can handle various things developers need for games.

Doesn't have to be dictionary words, just after something I can use that can encompass what I do now and whatever I do tomorrow.

Any suggestions?

Re: Ask HN: Help me rename my startup

#2

Post by og1 » Mon, May 24, 2010, 8:03 PM UTC

I'll take a stab at it. Two that are made up words

playerlytics.com

gamerlytics.com

Since you are like Business intelligence but for gaming maybe?

gamerintelligence.com

Re: Ask HN: Help me rename my startup

#3

Post by jeer » Mon, May 24, 2010, 8:05 PM UTC

bitcounter

Re: Ask HN: Help me rename my startup

#4

Post by jeffepp » Mon, May 24, 2010, 8:17 PM UTC

check out what is available on nxdom.com. Try some prefixes & suffixes etc. that fit and maybe a name will find you

fwiw, I like gamerlytics.com

edit: this assumes you are looking for a new URL

Re: Ask HN: Help me rename my startup

#5

Post by benologist » Mon, May 24, 2010, 8:39 PM UTC

jeffepp wrote: post #4

check out what is available on nxdom.com. Try some prefixes & suffixes etc. that fit and maybe a name will find you fwiw, I like gamerlytics.com edit: this assumes you are looking for a new URL

Yeah looking for a new URL as well.

nxdom is cool, playing on there now.

Also thanks to the other guys who commented.

Re: Ask HN: Help me rename my startup

#6

Post by jeffepp » Mon, May 24, 2010, 8:40 PM UTC

benologist wrote: post #5

jeffepp wrote: post #4

check out what is available on nxdom.com. Try some prefixes & suffixes etc. that fit and maybe a name will find you fwiw, I like gamerlytics.com edit: this assumes you are looking for a new URL

Yeah looking for a new URL as well. nxdom is cool, playing on there now. Also thanks to the other guys who commented.

Yeah, I am a big fan -- have found some great URLs on there

Re: Ask HN: Help me rename my startup

#7

Post by imp » Mon, May 24, 2010, 8:56 PM UTC

If you have some money to spend towards this, I can recommend the Name Inspector, http://www.thenameinspector.com/. He can help with the whole project, or even just review a list of names that you've developed. He's written a lot about company names on his blog:

http://www.thenameinspector.com/10-name-types/

http://www.thenameinspector.com/10-tips-for-naming-your-comp...

Re: Ask HN: Help me rename my startup

#8

Post by benologist » Mon, May 24, 2010, 11:11 PM UTC

imp wrote: post #7

If you have some money to spend towards this, I can recommend the Name Inspector, http://www.thenameinspector.com/ . He can help with the whole project, or even just review a list of names that you've developed. He's written a lot about company names on his blog: http://www.thenameinspector.com/10-name-types/ http://www.thenameinspector.com/10-tips-for-naming-your-comp...

I'll send him an email. Thanks.