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Ask HN: How do you think about our service name "AppDorks"?
We're working on a social recommendation for iPhone/iPad apps on top of facebook.
http://appdorks.com/
How do you think about our service name "AppDorks"? Is this ok or attractive for you?
I'm not a native american but I understand the word "dork" means negative. Some of my English-native friends advised me to use "dork" because it may work as "geek" or "nerd".
- appdorks 16y agoclickable: http://appdorks.com/ http://appdorks.com/
- puredemo 16y agoIt's not bad for the purpose you describe.
- appdorks 16y agothx!
- znt 16y agoI think it's a cool name. It would be even cooler if you let users create subdomains like znt.appdorks.com.
- appdorks 16y agoThanks! We'll enable subdomains when we start outside the facebook. (Currently it's a facebook app.)
- krevis 16y agoYou do know "dork" originally meant "penis", yes? http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=dork http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=dork
- appdorks 16y agoThanks! I didn't know....
- dools 16y agoI think the transition from "p" to "d" is clumsy. DorkApps would be better imho.
- anigbrowl 16y agoI hate it, so given my relationship to the cultural norm you will probably make a million bucks.
- ScottWhigham 16y agoPersonally I don't like it at all. I would never share something called "AppDork" with my friends. Why not? It sounds too geeky/dorky. And just a heads up: you mention that you are not a "native american" in your post. The term "Native American" refers to a person of American Indian descent, not someone from/born-in the USA.
- appdorks 16y agoThanks for your advice.
- Mz 16y agoFYI: Dork does not really work as a substitute for geek or nerd. It has the same connotation of someone who has no social skills but it in no way implies intelligence. It suggests someone who is both socially inept and generally stupid, not someone smart but socially challenged. Definition from a website: USA pejorative slang for a quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends. Often confused with nerd and geek, but does not imply the same level of intelligence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dork http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dork Edit: I will add that the connotation of "silly" might work fine if your apps are for entertainment purposes. Just so long as you realize this in no way suggests "weird but brilliant", instead it suggests "weird and silly/dumb".
- appdorks 16y agoThanks! I think we need to consider changing the name seriously.