Win $25 and find me a new email address!
May 8, 2009 – 1:12 pm
Alright, let's test out this whole capitalism thing...
What does $25 mean to you? It’s two cheap meals or one nice one. A trip to the top of the Empire State Building. A bus ride across the Northeast. A tank of gas. A handie in some places and a mouthie in others (though I recommend you partake of neither.)
What it means to me is a few idle minutes of your time thinking of a new email address for me. When my boss (endearingly) started calling me Mikeyla, I knew it was finally time to choose a professional one.
I want one that is professional but not overwhelmingly so. One that is available on gmail.com is preferred. Some examples of my thought process:
- michael.j.morgenstern@gmail I have, but it’s too hard to spell.
- mikem@alumni.brown.edu is overkill
- michael@morgenstern.com is available, but again overkill
- michael.jm@gmail.com would be perfect but it’s not available
- michael.motorcycle@gmail.com is taken, but maybe it’s along the lines of something that would work.
- anything@mjmfilms.com I can take, but again, too much.
Anything with mike or michael or incorporating film in some form is a good idea. My middle name is Jared and my birthdate is 6/20/1985. The emphasis is anything that is hard to misspell and easy to remember.
The prize will only be given if I approve and use the address. I’ll send it to you via PayPal or in person. Please put your submissions in the comments of my blog.
Good luck!
10 Comments
At the time of this comment, the following are available on Gmail:
MorgensternMichaelJ
MorgensternMJ
MorgensternMJM
MichaelMorgensternFilms
MichaelMorgensternMovies (long, but alliterative…)
Morgenstern620
MichaelJM620
MichaelM620
… and so is:
MikeJMorgenstern
MJMorgenstern620
MJMorgensternAWESOME
ImMikeAndImFriendly
WhoHereLikesToCuddle
JawsCuidado
hahaha @ WhoHereLikesToCuddle. Morgenstern620 is getting there, but it’s still hard to spell or remember intuitively. These could be the one, though. Anyone got anything better?
from Mark I have:
how about:
michaeljmovies@gmail.com
or
michael.j.movies@gmail.com
or
michaelj.movies@gmail.com
all available
Why not keep Michael@mjmfilms.com?
That’s the first one I thought of, then I saw it’s already what you connect to on your “Contact” link. And you probably know, but you can always forward that mail to gmail.
Otherwise…
MJMfilms@gmail.com
JawsCuidado@gmail.com is actually my favorite
Honestly, I think a non-gmail account is preferable, even if it ends up going to gmail. Gmail may be to “20-something-to-30-something, casual”.
xo
Alston has recommended mike-in-film@gmail.com
Suza says:
i think it should just have morg…
like mike.morg@gmail or michael.morg..
morg is easy to spell and its the beginign of your name
i dunno if you dont want to keep your last name because your worried its too hard to spell you can just try mjmfilms or michaelm….
Samer says:
michaeljmovie and morganjmovie are available
Michael@mjmfilms.com is easy to remember and not pretentious. So long as people hear it as MJM and not MGM
mike@mjmfilms.com is even less so. I call the cash if you go with it.
This is a surprisingly difficult exercise, but I’ll let you know if anything pops up.
Jordan says:
Michael.Morgenst
Mike.Morgenst
(or any sort of abbreviated name)
Mr.Michael.Morgenstern
Mr.Mike.Morgenstern
Mr.Mike.Morg