uTodd – higher ed and the web
Sounded like a good title at the time (August 2007). Turns out it wasn’t.
I mean, I do Web work at a university, so it makes sense. But the problem is I don’t like blogging about my work. When I get home and have the chance to blog, I don’t want to talk about what I did all day… don’t believe me, ask my wife.
What do I want to talk about?
Fun shit. The reasoning behind why I enjoy Busch beer just as much as I enjoy Hacker-Pschorr Weisse. Picking up dog poo. What the kids said at the dinner table that made me spit food. Why I hate snow and AT&T. My imaginary vacations that take place only online. Chocolate making videos. The trip to the doctor where he told me to eat more fiber or die. My feelings on minivans and vasectomies (of which I have one). The cool restaurant I just ate at, and why I’ll never go back. My backyard patio project that includes a Rumford fireplace. And more fun shit.
See, none of that is about higher ed and the web. So a title change is necessary, but not the URL even though the “u” in uTodd is for university. I’m proud of my five character, somewhat-making-sense URL. Plus it’s paid for.
All you higher eders feel free to unsubscribe, I’m not into number counts, so you won’t offend me. Unless I find out who you are. Then I’ll be pissed, and won’t make eye contact with you if we’re ever at the same conference.
Please note, now that higher ed is out of the title I’ll probably make a ton of highed-related posts, that’s just how it works.
What’s the new title?
Leave a comment and help me decide what it should be.
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Serious, leave a comment telling me what you think the title of this blog should be. If it’s dumb, I’ll delete it, so don’t worry. I won’t let you look stupid.
Well, uTodd is pretty cool as is – unless you’re ready to buy tsand.com of course.
When I talk about you to other folks to tell them about your latest thing, I always refer to you as tsand (even did that with Michael Stoner at the AMA conference, but Michael was nice enough to come to the rescue with your first name). I know it’s probably just me, but hey, I’m allowed to look stupid once in a while
“What I’m up to and other fun shit.” Or maybe just “fun shit.” (or do you have to say “fun s#$%”? Not terribly original, but your “shit” is!:)
@Karine – No problem, I’ve been called worse. Truth is I butcher your name, too. Karen Jolly.
@kathlee – I like the “what I’m up to” feel, and I really like dirty words like “shit” – just not sure how Google would classify me with “shit” in my title. Plus, every time someone did a Google image search for “shit” there would be a picture of my face. It would just confuse the people who think I’m an “ass” search result.
Agree with @kathlee that “What I’m up to and other fun shit.” seems to be what what we expect from you. uTodd works as it has always been You-Todd and what you are all about. Your niche is your videography and crazy real life as partner/spouse, parent, stalker of squirrels, and sometimes web guy.
Well I mean when I rebranded my personal blog to “Read… Think… Do… Share… ” it was because that’s what I do… pretty simple. Your like the funny video guy… so maybe you could work that into it? How about “uTodd – Uni Web Guy by Day Closet YouTuber by Night” na… that’s to long… keep it short… keep it simple… keep me away from offering suggestions…
Winner winner chicken dinner…
HEADLINE: Man who left higher ed (Kyle James) names higher ed blog that left higher ed. “uTodd – Uni Web Guy by Day Closet YouTuber by Night” is born!
Guess I’m too late, as you’ve picked Kyle’s nugget for your new title. But here’s what I would suggest:
iTodd
Instead of “uTodd,” because “you” are Todd. I not. But I read uTodd. But uTodd is really all about you, Todd. So why not iTodd?
Or perhaps meTodd?
Or “meTodd: uNot”
Whatevs.
One of these might work:
Universal Todd
Unmotivated Todd
Unitarian Todd
Unkempt Todd
Unrequited Todd
Unparalleled Todd
Unknown Todd
Unleashed Todd
Unhinged Todd
Unrequited Todd
Unlimited Todd
Unloosed Todd
Unmentionable Todd
Unmitigated Todd (this would be nearly perfect: “being so definitely what is stated as to offer little chance of change or relief <an unmitigated disaster”)
Unmuzzled Todd
Unfettered Tddd
Ultimate Todd
You could be UbiquitousTodd, or UnpluggedTodd, but the content seems more like “uTodd are up to something… and wait til the grownups find out . . . “