Wildest Guess Wanted: Why is myLot named myLot?

@richiem (3644)
Philippines
June 2, 2008 6:35am CST
Here's my wildest guess: The founder had this dream about sodoma and gomora, and met this lady named Lot. and this lady told him that in the future, he will create a site where people can enjoy conversations and being paid without the worry of being burned by asteroids. And so, after waking up, the founder created this site and named it myLot.
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13 responses
• Philippines
12 Jun 08
cool - I love mylot
Umm maybe the founder could have a girlfriend (or was he a guy?, anyway let us just assume that he is a guy, sorry doesnt have any idea as to his/her gender, for the sake of this post, I would just assume he's a guy) that he loveddd a LOT and whose named happened to sound like LOT say Loiuse, or maybe Lottice, who lived in a far away land called LOTSVille. To sum it all he came up with a "mylot" idea.
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@richiem (3644)
• Philippines
12 Jun 08
Great idea! Lots of Lots you have, much like a rhyme from Dr. Seuss. Hey, you did it again! Did you also try the mylot code first this time?
@richiem (3644)
• Philippines
12 Jun 08
I can't because I already have access to mylot code. maybe i'll enjoy it after i reach 500th post. I just have to wait.
• Philippines
12 Jun 08
i think it is named after lot as in a piece of land where lots of people can live together to form one community. and as a community, we respond to each other's problems, topics, and issues.
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@richiem (3644)
• Philippines
12 Jun 08
so this lot is everyone's lot. and so we also call it mylot. nice flow of ideas.
@spoiled311 (5500)
• Philippines
12 Jun 08
oh hehe...that is a funny question i have never really thought about it. anyway, my guess is that mylot is my lot in life...or something like that. it is something personal for people and they post their lives online...something to do with anonymity i guess. that is why it is very successful. and it never fails to pay. lol good day and God bless you richie!
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@richiem (3644)
• Philippines
12 Jun 08
thanks for this response. mylot really works.
@swirlz (3136)
• Philippines
12 Jun 08
Wildest guess huh? Hmmm, let me try... I think it is because most people think that mylot pertains to a property that's theirs. So, usually they would say "that's my lot", or "it's my lot". But it could be broken down to "that smiles a lot" and "smile lot". So they named it mylot to sway people that they could earn their properties here, but in reality, it is actually just a site to have fun. Is this wild, or just stupid? hehe.
@richiem (3644)
• Philippines
12 Jun 08
It's very funny and kind of wild too! I love it!
@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
3 Jun 08
In my dream Lot was a guy not a lady and it did not say anything about a site. I am still sleeping a lot these days hoping to find in a dream the true source of this mysterious site called mylot. Cheers!!
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@richiem (3644)
• Philippines
3 Jun 08
maybe Lot is short Luthor. Lex Luthor, the villian in Superman series. Maybe he is trying to build an empire to outthrow Superman as being the best superhero in the world.
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
12 Jun 08
It might be named after myspace? I don't think so. Maybe, we have a lot more to know or he might want to explain a lot here?
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@richiem (3644)
• Philippines
12 Jun 08
it got me thinking. "myspace" -- space, above, atmosphere "mylot" -- lot, land, earth so maybe mylot is a more humble name than myspace.
@steve9737 (918)
• Colombia
1 Nov 08
that was a funny guess, but why is the sky blue? we never think about that, I am joking, I am not sure, usually domain names are chose for be easy remember, you know if the name was too long or with no sense words, it would be hard to remember, I think they try to keep it short and easy to remember, just two words that everyone would remember, I think that domain name mylot must to cost million's of dollar, you know some domain name have been sold per 10 millions of dollar, including one with the word "poker" so you can imagine how much cost this domain name without the whole web site.
• United States
13 Jun 08
Maybe it's like Plot, like you know the place where they bury a person when they die. That could be it. I liked your explanation better, though. Very creative and inventive. Thanks for the chuckle. Is that a true story? I am a big believer in dreams. Mine are always subject to interpretation and I always talk to the wrong people and get the wrong answers!
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@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
3 Nov 08
isn't a lot a name for a group? I think that is probably why, or maybe it like a parking lot where everyone parks on this site and answers everyone's questions. I am not really sure, interesting discussion though.
• Philippines
1 Nov 08
i won't be able to give the wildest guess, i can only tell what i first thought when i saw the site. it's my"space". that's right i really once thought this was like a networking site such as friendster and well, myspace.^_^
• Colombia
1 Nov 08
you gave me a good idea for domain names, I never thought about that because if I include the word my in front other people will think it is like a networking site.
@borgborg (821)
• Philippines
13 Jun 08
hmmm... not bad. mine is because "lot" also stands for "space". so myLot means, mySpace. a space where you can create your profile, discussions, or just say anything about you.
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@nanajanet (4436)
• United States
2 Jun 08
Hmmm, maybe there will be a "lot" of discussions. Or maybe he feels it's his "lot in life"?
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@richiem (3644)
• Philippines
3 Jun 08
yes, maybe the "lot in life" theory is more plausible than my theory. thanks
@lynn2457 (500)
• United States
12 Jun 08
the founder wanted something that made it personal and at the same time make money and discuss life's. my is person. lot is people, money and site.