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.
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.
ReplyDeleteAgain, 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.
Yikes, that previous comment was full of spelling errors.
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