Steven Wagenheim Stole My Name

by Steven Wagenheim

Posted: 16 years ago 11 replies

OFF TOPIC

I kid you not. This dude Steven Wagenheim from MN stole my name.

I went to get my domain stevenwagenheim.com (a while ago) and it was
taken.

I said, "who the hell would have the same name as me?" After all, Wagenheim
isn't a very common name and most of us are in some way related to me.

Anyway, I had to settle for stevewagenheim.com. Not too big a deal but...

My point is this.

Just because you have an uncommon name doesn't mean somebody else
might not also have it and also have a domain name under it.

So if you're thinking of doing personal branding of your name, don't wait
like I did. It took me years before I finally decided to get my own domain
name, which was a stupid mistake.

Don't make the same one I did.

#steven #stole #wagenheim

Peter Bestel 16 years ago

Are you telling us that there's TWO of you out there!

OMG :p
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- Steven Fullman 16 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Peter Bestel
  
  Are you telling us that there's TWO of you out there!
  
  OMG :p
  
  That accounts for Steve's uber-posting ability...
  
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  Steven Wagenheim 16 years ago
  
  You can read about him here.
  
  http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=512102&symbol=GCFB.O
  
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marxwarfor

16 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Don't feel too bad Steve..

Imagine how the Mary Jones, Tom Browns and David Smiths of the world feel?

Mark

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Neil Morgan 16 years ago

For years I had NeilMorgan.com then I forgot to renew it.

Someone else bought it then I bought i back for a couple of hundred dollars.

I've got plans to launch my personal blog on it.

My mate is called Andrew Murray and complains now that no-one can find him when they Google his name!
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Robert Plank 16 years ago

I waited until 2002 to grab my own name dot com. Luckily I got it. There are 82 Robert Planks in the US, 11 Bobby Planks, 49 Bob Planks, etc. Probably a lot more not listed.

And yet there are only 3 Steven Wagenheims listed out there, so what would the odds be for someone like me if I waited. Probably really low.

What finally convinced me to grab it (this was before everyone established TheirName.com as a blog) was, somebody told me:

"If you don't register it, what if someone else does and makes it into a porn site?"

I registered it about 30 seconds later.

I also registered my girlfriend's name as a .com last month... so she'd better be nice to me :-)
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- Steven Fullman 16 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Robert Plank
  
  somebody told me:
  
  "If you don't register it, what if someone else does and makes it into a porn site?"
  
  You're friends are creative thinkers, Robert!
  
  You've given me a GREAT idea for my site though...
  
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jestershaw 16 years ago

I thought my name was gonna be available but when I looked it up it was taken by a Canadian woman singer. I coudn't believe it!!!

I guess branding is out of the picture for me.
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candoit2 16 years ago

Try having the name Jones

It is taken by a famous magician who happens to be the same age and from nearby.
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Jean Morgan 16 years ago

LOL at you two!

I had to settle for jeanmorgan.org and keep getting Google alerts about other people who share my name. Then again I think I am very common.
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- Erum Munir 16 years ago
  
  Phew! Just very glad I didn't have this issue. I got mine pretty late but it was still available
  
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- Elmer Hurlstone 16 years ago
  
  Steve,
  
  As you've noticed you're not in the minority. Its happened to many of us, myself included.
  
  A few years ago--about nine as it turns out--I was going to register "hurlstone.com"--I didn't at that time.
  
  Went back a few months later to do so and discovered an Aussie B&B had grabbed it.
  
  I just checked again and the only "hurlstone" domain available was the ".biz"--notice I said "was."
  
  Now I own it, not that I'm likely to use it.
  
  Elmer
  
  PS "stevewagenheim.com" is a much warmer sounding domain name
  
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  Mark Riddle 16 years ago
  
  Steve and all,
  
  You also might want to register yournameSUCKS.com , yournameSCAMMER.com yournameRIPOFF.com
  
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