When I first saw the URL for wowowow.com, I thought it had to do with pain. You know, someone is hitting you over the head with a ruler and you're saying "ow...ow...ow!"
Upon closer inspection I see that it stands for WOW O WOW. It's a web site that launches this Saturday. It's described as a site for women over 40, and the people behind it include Lesley Stahl, Whoopi Goldberg, Candice Bergen, Lily Tomlin, Marlo Thomas, columnist Liz Smith, advertising veteran Mary Wells, publishing exec Joni Evans, and writer Peggy Noonan, among others.
The New York Times says that the site is about "love and marriage, health and fashion" and politics. So they'll probably be little mention of power tools, cigars, or testicles.
Smith wanted to call the site AllTheGoodNamesAreTaken.com or HotVoodoo.com, but the other women voted against that. Stahl wanted to include the word "broad" in the title some place, which I think is pretty funny and could have played on the broadband aspect. Evans wanted to use HerTube.com, though I think that sounds like a site for gynecologists.
They actually had to buy a porn site in order to get the name wowowow.com.
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3-06-2008 @ 3:22PM
kevjohn said...
I subscribe to several sites about women over 40. The way I fugre it is if you're going to look at The Good Stuff you may as well check out women who have a lot of experience at it. I'm surprised that these particular women are... huh? You mean it's not that kind of "women over 40" site?
Man am I embarassed. I guess I'll send my mom this link instead.
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3-09-2008 @ 9:59PM
Eileen said...
Looking forward to reading info. on this site. I am 60....REALLY need to feel part of the circle of life !! Hoping this will be a great source of education and fun !!
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4-08-2008 @ 8:59PM
Ruth Wantling said...
So excited to hear about this sight. I'm 72 and always love the good company of good women.
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