My initial reaction was with "e" being the abbreviation for ecstacy pills
I appreciate the honest feedback. Frankly that’s very depressing. Luckily most of the 6 billion humans on the planet are not as exposed to drug culture as the decadent Western countries. So do Brits think e-commerce means ecstasy-commerce? Is an e-book a publication about drugs? Sorry being a little facetious here to make a point.
When relating my initial reaction to "e" being connected to ecstacy pills it wasn't meant to mean my sole interpretation; perhaps I was remiss in believing it was a given that I already aknowledged the established "e" prefixes to existing technological products and services spanning the last twenty years that you point out above.
I think perhaps you and your wife are absorbed into a micro-culture, as you explained when you told me you had been a long time fan of the styles of music published by record label Bleep. Let’s instead try to think globally.
I can understand you thinking that. Perhaps I should quickly point out that in addition to 90s Rave and electronica we are actually absorbed by a very wide range of cultures, including contemporary and global music, art and movie idioms. But maybe the music closest to home of our relative youth rises to the surface most easily. In future I shall first of all try to give my knee-jerk reaction followed by wider-ranging impressions, so as to avoid any misunderstanding.
But the association to song and religious verses is enough for me to search for a name without those negative (mis-)associations, if we can.
Fair enough.
I like Eplanet because it’s direct to the point without any severe negative associations. It’s inviting.
True. I like it conceptually, but for me the word itself is somehow missing something.
I get why your suggestions of Antilog, Eputer and Galectron have an appeal for you due to the technological features and ethical considerations, but for a comparative non-geek like myself they are a little alienating and don't fully connect, even though I understand the origins of most of those portmanteau word fragments.
Btw, Michelle’s lay person interpretation of Antilog is quite illuminating, “it means negative for me but it also means people who will go to that website who will log in twice in that website is not allowed.”
Interesting. Goes to show it's good to cast a wide a net as possible to evaluate the various ideas bubbling up.
So what this demonstrates is just how careful we have to be with mis-associations. Our intended conceptualization isn’t likely to be the one people will have.
Those recent ideas were an attempt to stimulate a brainstorming process. So far no one else has been able to bring me any ideas that were even close to being compelling.
Naming a project like this very difficult and frustrating. It’s a lot of tradeoffs.
I can sense that.
Eplanet is a safe name. Maybe that is the best we can do?
Possibly. I quite like it for the reasons you state. I suppose a certain degree of compromise is inevitable.
Her interpretation of Eplanet is, “Eplanet is like electronic thing like electronic money that take over the world.” So there we go! Perfect fit.
So, I guess it's one for the shortlist - for now at least.
OK, to finish off here are a few more ideas I came up with this morning while waking up. I realise that you might already have rejected some or all of them for various reasons, and that they largely do not reflect the technical advantages that previous names have posessed, rather they are for mass-appeal, look and sound attractive, together with a hint of their intended underlying technical purpose.
Erupt / Eruptor (referring to "disrupt", an outpouring of creativity, also something exciting and dangerous); Ejoin / Ejoyn; Emine / Emyn (both noun and pronoun); Epeople / Epeopl; Emondo (mondo = world) Emundo; Eworld (dull, but putting it out there anyhow); Etout (tout = French for "all", "any", "every" - pronounced "too"); Etoo (playing on MeToo); Etutti (Italian for "all") / Etutto ("whole", "any", "every"). Out of this bunch, my own favourites are Eruptor and Etoo.
EDIT (26th Dec): in reply to
On seeing the graphic (before choosing to read what it was meant to convey), I liked the look and sound of Etonomy. It was obvious it related to "economy" in some way, but not immediately clear what the "Et" signified - and that it also connoted to autonomy - until I read your explanation.
It's original and professional. I agree with @johnnyflynn that it surpasses Everse.
Of the new name ideas, Eehive and Exodata appeal to me. If you seek the emphasis of a collaborative community over technical function, personally I would opt for Eehive over the other two mentioned here. I think it might also lure younger potential users over the more serious image of Etonomy. Even so, the hive element can also have the negative connotation of being populated by drones, and not individuals; though I think the contemporary interpretation mitigates that aspect by promoting a more creative and collaborattive constituent.
Even though the name has an appeal, I feel Etribe might be perceived as not welcoming (if you're not one of "us"), so therefore less given to mass appeal?
RE: Name YOUR decentralized social network?