Sep 20, 2008

I Am The REAL BlankPixels

Alright, what I mean is I'm the first one who used blank pixels.

I have been using blankPixels since 2004. I chose this name as my web and graphics designer alias. I even used this on my Deviantart account. And, if you check the images on the left and right sides, those are screenshots from the first active website I made for a client and my Deviantart account information at http://blankpixels.deviantart.com/.

So, you see, I was the first blankPixels on the web. And now, it really frustrates me that someone else beat me to registering blankpixels.com.

I know, I know. It's my fault. I didn't register that domain for myself 4 years ago because I thought that my alias was unique, that no one else would actually think about using it as their own alias or website name. And I decided to register it only after I have finished designing my own website.

I WAS WRONG. Damn wrong.






I was very careful about posting using blankPixels on forums, etc., because someone might steal it from me. No, I'm not accusing the people of blankpixels.com of stealing my alias. I came up with that alias because I am a web and graphics designer, everything I design starts from empty or blank pixels. I don't know how they selected blankPixels.

And I can't do anything about it now. I don't want to register blankpixels.net because someone else is already known as blank pixels. And, by the way, they started blankpixels.com just last year!

I had one sleepless night because of this problem but I have decided that it's time to move on. I had to come up with another alias. And, I did.

JUST ANOTHER PIXEL

I already bought justanotherpixel.net. This will be my domain name from now on. Someone else registered justanotherpixel.com but they're not yet using it.

I just hope they search Google first to check if someone else is using that alias before they setup their website. Tsk tsk.

I promised to myself that I will work on my own blog design, my own place on the web. As soon as I setup my own web host, I will start designing my own website.

Now, you might be asking how I came up with JustAnotherPixel.net. Well, my other email login is juzanothergurl. And, I thought, with the millions of bloggers all over the web, this blog is just another "pixel" on the Internet.

My justanotherpixel.netdomain is already forwarded to this blog. I will still keep my blankpixels emails, Deviantart account, and my blogspot account. Only my domain is different.

So, I hope I can finish this website as soon as I can. I have lots to share with everyone!

Me and my partner just need to do one thing. After that's done, we'll focus on this website.
As soon as I posted this blog, I changed my mind. I will setup this blog to appear at justanotherpixel.net. I'm just waiting for it to be setup properly.

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:56 PM

    Hi! My name is Charlie Gavin. I'm the senior editor down at Blankpixels.com and yes, I am to one who decided the name for the site. Although this is probably easier for me to say (since I'm the one with the domain) but I think this is funny - well, a certain kind of funny. First off, let me assure you that I had never heard of any of your accounts when I registered the Blank Pixel domain. The name was originally used for a gaming forum that predated the site. The name came from a brainstorming session my friend and I had. One of us (I think it was probably me) thought of the name and we decided to stick with it. The forum has since changed into a full site.

    Again, I'm sorry for the confusion. I hope you don't think less of us for it. I assure you, none of this was intentional.

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  2. Anonymous8:58 PM

    Yikes, that previous comment was full of spelling errors.

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