Well, This Is Depressing (aka Google Analytics for SE Traffic to LOR)

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by Greenguy

FUCK! I don't think "greenguy" is a "dirty" word in Google's eyes anymore...

I'm convinced this is what happened. Every other letter after "greenguy " gives you mainstream suggestions (with my best guess as to what other word causes the adult results):
greenguy a - adult
greenguy j - jenkins
greenguy l - links
greenguy m - marketing
greenguy o - o rama
greenguy p - porn
greenguy s - sex
greenguy x - xxx

It just sucks because I didn't do anything to deserve this. It's like being given a gift that you didn't ask for, but you love dearly & are very thankful for receiving, only to have it taken away for no real reason.

I don't want to come off as arrogant, but I truly believe I am the reason the word/nickname Greenguy is a "thing" (for lack of a better word) When I started in 1996, it was just the name of a public domain image on a free host that I liked & decided to use. Google is the one that decided it was a "dirty word" based on, I assume, my site being titled "Greenguy Link O'Rama". It wasn't until recently (last few years) that anything other than porn came up when you searched it. Now, there's recycling companies, games, whatever. It's like you decided to name your company Persian Kitty's Carpet Warehouse. I get fucked after 18+ years because mainstream companies decided to use the name I made popular???

And yes, I have kicked myself in the ass for years for registering link-o-rama.com instead of greenguy.com - it hurts even more so now because this might not be happening if I registered it (there's a story/reason why I bought LOR if anyone really wants to hear it). I almost had greenguy.com in the early 2000's for $10k & all my ARS Reward points from there on out, but the guy backed out of the deal.

It feels like I've been robbed on my online identity & believe me when I say, the feeling is fucking horrendous.

[jollyhumper]

Originally Posted by Greenguy

And yes, I have kicked myself in the ass for years for registering link-o-rama.com instead of greenguy.com - it hurts even more so now because this might not be happening if I registered it (there's a story/reason why I bought LOR if anyone really wants to hear it).

I would like to hear it.


Jolly

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by Greenguy

And yes, I have kicked myself in the ass for years for registering link-o-rama.com instead of greenguy.com - it hurts even more so now because this might not be happening if I registered it (there's a story/reason why I bought LOR if anyone really wants to hear it).

Originally Posted by jollyhumper

I would like to hear it.

When I was starting out & on a free host (angelfire) I kept getting shut down because I was a porn site. I had been talking with a guy in Wisconsin named Joe (RIP) that had his own domains & pay sites (amateurs, pissing, and unmentionable lol) as well as a hub site at noodtech.com. I asked him if I could move my free hosted site to his domain & handle all his link trades, to which he agreed. So I was up & running on noodtech.com/greenguy/

My site/page was still called Greenguy Link O'Rama & while I was out surfing & trading links, we got a trade request from a site called Kara's Link O'Rama. We emailed them, asked them to change the name, got into a HUGE fight with them & Joe's solution was to register link-o-rama.com in my name (he even made up a company name to make it look more legit: Greenguy Marketing) Thus, my 1st domain became link-o-rama.com

BTW: The Kara that was running the other site was the same person that was working with RB & Max Cash & owned/ran their flagship paysite Kara's Adult Playground. Needless to say, RB & I had a very rocky relationship, even though I promoted Max Cash & got to become very good friends with the staff over there, especially Alyssa.

PS - Domains were not cheap back then. Network Solutions charged $100/year to register one (although, you didn't have to pay right away - you had a couple weeks to try out the domain before you bought it, which made it really easy to buy a domain name that you thought might get type in traffic & give it a spin lol) Anyway, I had already become good friends with Al4a & Ampland, who had also recently been kicked off their free host (concentric.net oddly enough) & bought their 1st domains. A couple years later, Amp told me that they were on the phone talking about me buying link-o-rama.com & joked that they should by greenguy.com & then sell it to me for $102 - and WOW do I wish they had done that!

I've got a Greenguy Trademark story, too, if anyone wants to hear that

[jollyhumper]

Originally Posted by Greenguy

PS - Domains were not cheap back then. Network Solutions charged $100/year to register one (although, you didn't have to pay right away

That was going to be my next question!

Originally Posted by Greenguy

I've got a Greenguy Trademark story, too, if anyone wants to hear that

I am, since I wasn't a part of this back in the wild 90's, I love to hear stories about it.

(Well I was for a brief time, but being shut down by freehosts for no reasons, discovering people fucked you over / did not really own what they claimed to own, resulting in angry emails, I chose to go for a bachelor in Multimedia instead.
I picked up this shit in 2011 needing to do something in my then new health-situation.

What's the moral of this short story? I DO remember Greenguy from back then So it's a strong brand.)

Jlly