7 thoughts on “Which Chemical Elements Are Also Domain Names?”

1. Hi Mitch, this is interesting. I was never good in chemistry but I became more acquainted was the periodic table when I studied the sunspots a few years ago. This brings back memories of when I could recite these without looking. It’s nice of you to look these up. I’m wondering if some of these webmasters regret picking domain names that will end up causing high bounce rates. I bet Lithium’s bounce rate is way up there.

   Thanks for sharing!

   • Hi Ileane,

     I loved chemistry in high school, but for the wrong reason: I loved the nomenclature and the orderly way in which compounds were named (-ate, -ide, -ite). When I took a second course in 10th grade, I discovered a malevolent hatred of physical chemistry: moles, angstroms and electron shells. Turns out the teacher was wrong on the shells – LOL.

     As for the list, I found the proliferation of faux directories/search engines on parked domains to be sad. They offer no value whatsoever to the casual web surfer. That said, it appears to be a great strategy to monetize the domain while hoping to attract a buyer.

     A more relevant strategy is used by several companies to redirect branding keywords to their site: Apple’s Carbon (32-bit API for Mac OS), HP’s acquisition of Mercury Interactive and CA Technologies acquisition of Platinum Technologies.

     Can you explain what you mean by bounce rate as it applies to Lithium?

     Cheers,

     Mitch

2. If someone is searching for the element lithium and end up at the social media software site, they’ll be disappointed not to find out more about the chemical properties of the element. They’ll leave the site and contribute to the “bounce rate” because the site doesn’t offer what they are looking for. It’s like looking for the “mad scientist” Tesla and finding the car manufacturer. (Although in that case they do have a few links there about the “real” Tesla.)

   • Okay, I get it now. Thanks for explaining.
     Now you’ve got me wondering about that movie I saw, based on Tesla.
     All I can remember is the electrified fence

3. They do make a cool domain name. Funny how many are parked. Ununoctium.com sounds like something I suffer from when I hit my head on the car door. Darn I want that domain!
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   • Melinda, that is too funny!
     Here is a head-banging factoid: Ununoctium and its siblings are merely placeholder names until the powers that be assign a more dignified name to the element.

     The upshot of this practice is that, on some websites that define recently annointed elements, you’ll see a reference to the erstwhile placeholder, like this Wikpedia page for Copernicium:

     
     Cheers,

     Mitch

4. That’s so funny. I’ve never liked chemistry but I’ve never thought that the chemical elements could be domain names, and what funny domain names… lol.
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