Post by: Ceric on July 26, 2006, 12:24:31 PM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on July 26, 2006, 02:19:48 PM
bookmark now!
Post by: Bloodworth on July 26, 2006, 06:31:53 PM
Post by: Ceric on July 28, 2006, 08:56:24 AM
Post by: Athrun Zala on July 28, 2006, 09:06:31 AM
(like, is Pro right on track?
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Post by: Pryopizm on July 28, 2006, 04:44:10 PM
Post by: Ceric on July 28, 2006, 07:49:14 PM
Post by: wandering on July 28, 2006, 09:11:11 PM
www.nintendofunhouse.com
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on July 31, 2006, 12:49:56 PM
Of course, I still like PlanetN.com better, and it might be available a week from today according to whois.
Post by: nickmitch on July 31, 2006, 05:15:24 PM
EDIT: Found it!
Post by: Ceric on October 28, 2006, 10:51:42 AM
To go with the Funhouse Thread that mention it.
When are we getting any information on the new name?
Post by: IceCold on October 28, 2006, 11:57:39 AM
Post by: Svevan on October 28, 2006, 12:10:25 PM
Whoops, totally let the new name slip there. Well, might as well reveal it here.
Post by: Ceric on October 28, 2006, 12:14:22 PM
Post by: Svevan on October 28, 2006, 02:02:25 PM
Post by: Arbok on October 28, 2006, 03:55:09 PM
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Originally posted by: Svevan
To speak for Jonny (and all senior staff), I wanted to let you guys know this: first, the mere act of picking a name takes a long time. After this though there are legal issues since we are a registered business, and a complete overhaul of our current site. "New name" is not merely changing the color scheme on PGC and replacing the words "Planet GameCube" with "Evan's Crazy House." Our staff is working HARD, and I can guarantee that, just like Nintendo, we're not going to ship out the new site until it's ready.
I realize there is a ton of work that goes into domain shifts, especially for larger sites and if one is going to change the design and likely alter the database content. I won't argue any of that, and know that it's a daunting task for the staff.
I will speak, though, from a "user hit" perspective. Ideally, this new domain name should have been unveiled and in place before the Wii launch. There will be huge online interest in the console at this time, and it's very likely that you guys will get linked too a lot, raising your "rank" via Google and other search engines that in turn would make you appear much more often in searches. The problem then is if you change the name after that, then all of that "link credit" will be a wash and you will have to start all over again in building references to increase your rank. That's going to have to happen anyway, of course, but it would have been much safer breaking into the new domain name with a ton of sites linked to you just as the system launches.
Post by: IceCold on October 28, 2006, 04:07:01 PM
Post by: Arbok on October 28, 2006, 04:17:36 PM
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Originally posted by: IceCold
When you type in "GameCube" into Google, PGC is right up there after the official sites and IGN. It's a shame that this probably won't happen with Wii, for numerous reasons.. Even if you have the tags, from what Jonny has said, the site won't contain the word "Wii" - I really think that will come back to haunt the site.
I agree. Google and other search engines HIGHLY favor ranks based on the URL and the page title, and having "GameCube" in both for PGC was a great source to increase that rank for searches of that console. Companies have also caught on to the abuse of Meta Tags, and those don't do a great deal of good anymore (this has been true as far back as 2002 even) on the popular search engines.
Post by: vudu on October 28, 2006, 06:03:21 PM
Post by: Ceric on October 29, 2006, 04:18:46 PM
Post by: Pryopizm on October 30, 2006, 05:13:36 AM
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Originally posted by: Svevan
To speak for Jonny (and all senior staff), I wanted to let you guys know this: first, the mere act of picking a name takes a long time. After this though there are legal issues since we are a registered business, and a complete overhaul of our current site. "New name" is not merely changing the color scheme on PGC and replacing the words "Planet GameCube" with "Evan's Crazy House." Our staff is working HARD, and I can guarantee that, just like Nintendo, we're not going to ship out the new site until it's ready.
Whoops, totally let the new name slip there. Well, might as well reveal it here.
I suggest renaming the site to "Evan is Fired."
Post by: Artimus on October 30, 2006, 08:49:18 AM
Post by: IceCold on October 31, 2006, 12:37:07 PM
Post by: ShyGuy on October 31, 2006, 03:00:10 PM
Post by: Shecky on November 01, 2006, 04:11:51 PM
Post by: segagamer12 on November 10, 2006, 06:32:41 PM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on November 14, 2006, 06:19:14 AM
Timing? Mid-to-late part of this week.
Post by: nitsu niflheim on November 14, 2006, 07:38:56 AM
Post by: vudu on November 14, 2006, 07:44:21 AM
QuoteThat's why we have the forums. You can't expect to keep the lid on this can of worms for long.
Originally posted by: Jonnyboy117
If you want to be one of the first to hear the new name, go ahead and subscribe to Radio Free Nintendo on iTunes to make sure you will be among the first to get this special episode.
Post by: Pale on November 14, 2006, 08:20:48 AM
Post by: vudu on November 14, 2006, 08:35:09 AM
QuoteWait, does this mean you don't know the new name either?
Originally posted by: Pale
I'm so excited!
I assumed all staff members were in the loop.
Post by: Karl Castaneda #2 on November 14, 2006, 09:49:36 AM
Quote
Originally posted by: vuduQuoteWait, does this mean you don't know the new name either?
Originally posted by: Pale
I'm so excited!
I assumed all staff members were in the loop.
We just don't tell Pale. :P
Post by: Smash_Brother on November 14, 2006, 10:35:02 AM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on November 14, 2006, 12:01:40 PM
Post by: The Traveller on November 14, 2006, 05:38:31 PM
Post by: Darkheart on November 14, 2006, 05:43:38 PM
Post by: The Traveller on November 14, 2006, 05:50:21 PM
Post by: vudu on November 14, 2006, 05:59:49 PM
Post by: Ceric on November 14, 2006, 07:02:51 PM
Post by: Ceric on November 14, 2006, 07:53:38 PM
Post by: Shift Key on November 14, 2006, 08:02:04 PM
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Originally posted by: Ceric
Whats the actual IP for it?
They'll throw some sort of e-switch in a server room somewhere and then the brank-spanking-new site address will point to the right server.
Oh, and planetgamecube.com will also point to the new server for a while after the launch. Listening to podcasts after the annoucement has its benefits.
Patience, people!
EDIT: I just pinged the new server. I said "AHOY" and it said "AHOY" back. You read it, you can't un-read it!
Its not talking to me on any other ports so it must be a really secret server.
DOUBLE EDIT: WHOIS is your friend. Anyone with half a clue about how the internet is built can use it to find out information about a given domain name...
Post by: wulffman04 on November 15, 2006, 06:27:38 PM
Post by: Cortez the Kiler on November 16, 2006, 05:22:08 AM
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on November 16, 2006, 11:59:54 AM
Post by: Shift Key on November 16, 2006, 10:25:10 AM
Post by: KnowsNothing on November 16, 2006, 10:30:36 AM
Time to update the forums =D
Post by: ThePerm on December 13, 2006, 06:55:13 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on December 13, 2006, 07:49:53 AM
