{"id":413,"date":"2004-11-05T00:20:48-05:00","date_gmt":"2004-11-05T08:20:48+00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterjanes.ca\/wordpress\/?p=413"},"modified":"2004-11-05T00:20:48-05:00","modified_gmt":"2004-11-05T08:20:48+00:00","slug":"the-naming-of-weblogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterjanes.ca\/blog\/2004\/11\/05\/the-naming-of-weblogs\/","title":{"rendered":"The naming of weblogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the comments of How did you name your blog?<\/cite><\/a> people are sharing stories about blog and domain naming. Rather than clutter Mark’s comment page, my contribution is right here.<\/p>\n\n

First, Petroglyphs<\/cite>. It’s right up there at the top of every entry page. Every good Sunday school student can tell you that Peter<\/cite> means rock<\/cite>; what they mean to say is that the name is a form of the Greek word petro<\/cite>, which in turn means rock<\/cite>. Glyph<\/cite> is also Greek in origin and refers to a carving, or the act of cutting. A petroglyph<\/cite>, then, is a rock carving, usually ancient… so what better name for a weblog, something that’s not only ephemeral but entirely virtual to boot?<\/p>\n\n

My category names are also explained on each category archive page: they’re taken from quotations about the subject matter. For example, Living mythically<\/cite><\/a> is about technology, based on a Marshall McLuhan statement. (Despite what some of you<\/em><\/a> may think given the plethora of posts about her, Sweet compulsion<\/cite><\/a> is about music in general, not just Lenni Jabour<\/a>. But since it’s been a while since I’ve had anything to say on that topic, I’ll point out that I’m going to see her again in a week and a half.)<\/p>\n\n

Finally, the domain. That it’s eponymous is fairly obvious, but the namespace was deliberately chosen. On the surface, it’s a more appropriate area than the generic (and abused) .com<\/samp>, .net<\/samp> and .org<\/samp>. More than that, though, it flaunts the fact that I am proud to be Canadian<\/strong> (and, today in particular, almost as proud not to be American). Using my full name wasn’t my first choice, though–I wanted janes.ca<\/samp>, but it’s being squatted on by a guy who thinks he can make a buck by selling it to Ontario-based Janes Family Foods<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

So, there you go. In response to an innocuous question, more than you ever wanted to know about the origins of Petroglyphs.<\/p><\/div>

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