Changing the Sift's Title

Currently the title at the top of your browser on any VideoSift page reads "VideoSift: Online Video *Quality Control". This was decided upon by the community quite some time back.

Reading kronosposeidon's ST post about how our fine members became members started me thinking... I really like our current title, but I think it would be much better if we integrated something about how this truly is the most intelligent, mature community for online videos anywhere. It would be worthwhile to make that the focal point of any marketing we might do (if we actually try any marketing some day) to define what makes the Sift so special and worth an uninitiated person's time.

Something like:
  • VideoSift: *Quality Videos for the Intelligent
  • VideoSift: Intelligent Videos Found by *Quality People
  • ...
Those may be kind of lame, but what do you think of my thought? Do you have any ideas?
uhohzombies says...

How about:

VideoSift: Wholly-owned Subsidiary of Blues News Enterprises

VideoSift: Where Internet Republicans Go To Die

or...

VideoSift: F*cknuts, Skeezers, Skags, Douche-nozzles, Crotch Waffles, Wankers, and Creeps
(/nod to rottenseed )

Nah, but seriously, maybe VideoSift: The Internet's Best Source For Online Video
VideoSift: If It's Not Quality, It's Not Here

K0MMIE says...

Videosift: Pay money to have your name a fun color
Videosift: You can downvote, but dont do it to much or you'll get in trouble
Videosift: We hate your original content

Hey! Might as well tell them upfront!

gorgonheap says...

Here's what me and my think tank* came up with:

Videosift: It will F&$%ing blow your mind!
-Brandon

Videosift: The one website that my boss doesn't mind me visiting during work hours.
-Mike

Videosift: Intelligence meets *Quality
-Mine!

Videosift: What the heck is a videosift?
-Sean

*Think tank refers to me and several coworkers...

gorgonheap says...

>> ^siftbot:
Awarding lucky760 with one star point for this contribution to Sift Talk - declared quality by gorgonheap.


That was a fluke. Damn siftbot stealing power points from me. How about this:
Videosift: Where siftbot will screw you.

[edit]: Of course not to say that it isn't a quality idea. I'm more outraged that it was unintentional. And no I'm not responsible for anything... ever!

blankfist says...

Here are some suggestions:

VideoSift: In the Butt on Myspace!*
VideoSift: We Like Quality Videos And Fart Jokes, Too.
VideoSift: A Place to Ban Probies!
VideoSift: Kronosposeidon Writes Sift Talk Posts to Read His Own Words
VideoSift: A Site With Polite Trolls Like Rottenseed

*I don't understand how this "community" didn't find that video comedy internets gold. I guess my personality is at odds with what the rest of this community finds quality.

lucky760 says...

My point in bringing this up was not to just come up with a new title. I was just thinking that to the average stranger, a brief glance at the Sift would yield the idea it's just another video site.

I think it would be nice if we somehow were able to get the word out about how much more comfortable, mature, and intelligent it is here, so we might continue growing with more great people. (See, the goal is to get bigger so the Sift could actually be an independent success, not to get smaller so the few remaining members can enjoy their little secret until it dies a depressing death.

dotdude says...

VideoSift: Video *Quality/Thoughtful Discussion

VideoSift: Video *Quality/Thoughtful Debate

VideoSift: Video *Quality/Thoughtful Discourse

VideoSift: Video *Quality/Thoughtful Dialogue

kulpims says...

seriously, do you think changing the title to something like "oh, god, we're so fantastic" will increase traffic or better yet somehow manage to attract only mensa members with a shameless sense for self-parody?

dag says...

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)

I like the turtle one.

Having a descriptive, accurate title is about making sure the right words are the welcome mat for new visitors.

If I can put on my wanker marketing hat for a moment, a good title may also effect how people find us on Google. Did you know that VS get's half of all it's incoming traffic from the big G? Though truthfully our Google traffic is more keyword related for things like "Dick in a box" and for some strange reason, "netti pot"

Oatmeal says...

VideoSift: Comments more substantial than "Fag!"
VideoSift: Thought provoking disscussion and kitten spam
VideoSift: Rational discussion about religion, politics and awesome dual-weilded lawnmowers

dag says...

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Kind of off topic- but I like the idea of a changeable "message of the moment" that could go at the top of the sidebar- or maybe the title, editable by members of sufficient rank.

laura says...

keeping everything that has been said so far in mind, for some reason
VideoSift: Cream of The Crack
popped into my head and made me laugh.
But there's something wrong with me.
I like it as is, personally. Plus, I'm with all the people screaming please don't mention the word intelligent in there. I mean, who the hell is at such a low that they sit down and google "intelligent video watching community" ?
hmmmm?

joedirt says...

I know I'm late to the party, but if you read this Lucky...

One title for non-logged in users
Another one for logged in.

Save the *jokes for insiders. I think *quality is bad for a public face.

Regarding Dag's comment you guys do know about SEO and you do not want a rotating title (heck you might consider you are stuck with current one because of SEO.. I think if you do the 501 or 503 right and let the spiders hit that first it helps.) Should not matter for logged in users

gwiz665 says...

dag: That's actually how I first found the sift, I searched "dick in a box" on google, and just kinda stuck around.

I think the quality siftage that goes on should be highlighted, like it is now "Quality Control" is just fine, in my mine. Maybe you can make a rotating title for us suckers that are already logged in. I remember Wizards of the Coast did this and it was fun.

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