FreeRapid's new name? Many people asked me why I named this project FreeRapid when it has so many other plugins - not only free rapidshare.com. The truth is that "freerapid" was a code name - a folder name for project in which my intention was to download automatically from free rapidshare.com hosting. I didn't count that it would be able to support more than 70 websites in the future at all (i thought about max 3)! I didn't change the name later - before FRD became to be famous and it was my mistake. So I am looking for a new name. If you have any idea how to name this project, please let me know on my email [b]info /@/ wordrider.net.[/b] or send me private message. I would like to bring new title with version 1.0. Thanks. http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/1331/_subject_#msg-1331 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:53:00 +0200 Phorum 5.2.10 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/12279/_subject_#msg-12279 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/12279/_subject_#msg-12279 luiscuadrado123 FreeRapid Downloader - General Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:58:08 +0200 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/8089/_subject_#msg-8089 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/8089/_subject_#msg-8089
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VincentBGD Wrote:
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> You shouldn't change it!
>
>
> FreeRapid Downloader is The FreeRapid Downloader,
> and you shoud be proud of it. Honestly.

i agree with this. i too feel the name FRD is very nice name and it is already popular.]]> roodap FreeRapid Downloader - General Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:40:08 +0200 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/7828/_subject_#msg-7828 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/7828/_subject_#msg-7828 neversword FreeRapid Downloader - General Sat, 23 Apr 2011 10:52:39 +0200 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/7819/_subject_#msg-7819 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/7819/_subject_#msg-7819 vazhavandan FreeRapid Downloader - General Sat, 23 Apr 2011 05:04:35 +0200 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/7569/_subject_#msg-7569 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/7569/_subject_#msg-7569
So, let's change this obsolet name !]]> ilko FreeRapid Downloader - General Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:36:30 +0100 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/7307/_subject_#msg-7307 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/7307/_subject_#msg-7307 You shouldn't change it!
[Unless you're creating completely new program, of course]

FreeRapid Downloader is The FreeRapid Downloader, and you shoud be proud of it. Honestly.]]> VincentBGD FreeRapid Downloader - General Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:34:41 +0100 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/7206/_subject_#msg-7206 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/7206/_subject_#msg-7206 ytazbddj FreeRapid Downloader - General Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:40:23 +0100 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6865/_subject_#msg-6865 Re: FreeRapid's http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6865/_subject_#msg-6865 fers FreeRapid Downloader - General Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:36 +0100 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6838/_subject_#msg-6838 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6838/_subject_#msg-6838 migawka FreeRapid Downloader - General Sat, 04 Dec 2010 15:41:36 +0100 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6578/_subject_#msg-6578 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6578/_subject_#msg-6578 -------------------------------------------------------
> and btw, please do add support to mediafire! it
> has no captcha or waiting time so it *should* be
> an easy plugin to update (i think it exists but
> not working?)

Check the source of a MediaFire page to see why it's not supported.]]> ntoskrnl FreeRapid Downloader - General Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:57:15 +0100 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6564/_subject_#msg-6564 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6564/_subject_#msg-6564 rapidshare, megaupload, downloader, free rapid downloader)
If you google "free rapidshare downloader", the keyword FRD is in bold, which means google confuses ''free rapidshare downloader'' with ''FreeRapid''. How benifical that is for FRD? I can't imagine.
Now, log in your Google Analytics account, and check the largest traffic source, would it be the keyword "rapidshare"?
FRD is way too old to get its name changed, so you gotta stick with the old stupid traffic-attracting name. sry :(
Moreover most people know FRD as FRD, changing name might require big adverisment and cause loss of lots of users!

and btw, please do add support to mediafire! it has no captcha or waiting time so it *should* be an easy plugin to update (i think it exists but not working?)

Good luck and keep up the good work!]]> 4ever FreeRapid Downloader - General Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:26:12 +0100 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6557/_subject_#msg-6557 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6557/_subject_#msg-6557 4ever FreeRapid Downloader - General Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:51:53 +0100 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6555/_subject_#msg-6555 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6555/_subject_#msg-6555 4ever FreeRapid Downloader - General Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:47:10 +0100 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6547/_subject_#msg-6547 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6547/_subject_#msg-6547 Aguilucho FreeRapid Downloader - General Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:59:59 +0100 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6530/_subject_#msg-6530 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6530/_subject_#msg-6530
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... do away name FREE and use stand-alone Rapid Downloader

Rapid means,
speedy in progression, in quick sequence and execution with expectation !]]> dellsonic FreeRapid Downloader - General Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:17:57 +0100 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6370/_subject_#msg-6370 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6370/_subject_#msg-6370
In fact 'rapid' was the reason I found FeeRapidDownloader. When I was searching for a multi-site downloader it was hard to know what keywords to use because there are so many sites out there. But a huge proportion of them contain the word (or links to) rapid that a search of 'rapid downloader' seemed the logical place to start. And what was the first result I got from that search? FreeRapidDownloader, that's what.

On the homepage it says: "It's an easy to use Java downloader that supports downloading from Rapidshare and other file-sharing services." This sort of marketing that connects the name FreeRapid with RapidShare could be changed so that FreeRapid means (quote Maxx) "rapidly download from several different websites at a time".

But if you really don't want 'rapid' to be associated with the name at all, then why not call it just plain old FRD.]]> kiwichick FreeRapid Downloader - General Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:15:50 +0200 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6363/_subject_#msg-6363 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6363/_subject_#msg-6363 d3vlabs FreeRapid Downloader - General Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:21:53 +0200 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6362/_subject_#msg-6362 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/6362/_subject_#msg-6362 aghoose FreeRapid Downloader - General Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:16:49 +0200 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5839/_subject_#msg-5839 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5839/_subject_#msg-5839 VVVFFF
V3F3

A name with "one million" in it based on user base will quickly be outgrown, IMO. Yet another name change...]]> tommytom FreeRapid Downloader - General Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:43:19 +0200 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5822/_subject_#msg-5822 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5822/_subject_#msg-5822
A humorous name is "Veni Vidi Vity" (from Cesar's Veni Vidi Vici). It could lead to Vcubed or V3, without revealing its origin in veni vidi vity.

How about "The One Million Grabber"? referring to its user base size, and also suggesting $ 1M

edit: along the same vein: One Billion Grabber, One Trillion Grabber, etc.
ntoskrnl made two valid points: superior features and sheer size (of user base). He also stated that it's hard to convey the superiority of features - I couldn't argue against that, as it takes a long time to explain features. So, of the two points ntoskrnl made I'd choose sheer size to tout FRD with a new name. Hence the Million, Billion, Trillion word series. The other word, Grabber, is just an idea to avoid the uncoolness of the word Downloader.]]> ra FreeRapid Downloader - General Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:17:50 +0200 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5813/_subject_#msg-5813 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5813/_subject_#msg-5813 Vity's Downloader = VD
Such bad abbreviations.. lol

I like Ultimate, Omni, and Universal Downloader.
Though, universal is a bit misleading as it is not universal by default, it has to be programmed in on a case to case basis (which, isn't universal IMO).

I'm tired so some random names:
File Hunter
No File is Safe
No File Left Behind
Get It, Got It, Good
File Saver (note: "life" is the same as "file" if you swap "L" and "F")
Download Anything (bit gimmicky as it obviously cant download anything, especially unsupported websites that are even hot-linkable)]]> tommytom FreeRapid Downloader - General Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:11:08 +0200 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5808/_subject_#msg-5808 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5808/_subject_#msg-5808
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/omni-

Unfortunately programs usually change names because they aren't successful, and FRD with 1 million users is all but unsuccessful. :-)]]> ntoskrnl FreeRapid Downloader - General Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:24:24 +0200 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5798/_subject_#msg-5798 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5798/_subject_#msg-5798 IMO, it's popularity dropped immediately when uTorrent (finally, an alternative) came on the scene, and the name change did nothing but steer people even further away (at least in the communities I am in). Azureus/Vuze uses too much RAM so most people dropped it. The only reason they used it was because it was basically the only torrent client that wasn't garbage. uTorrent is easily the most popular torrent client and has "torrent" in it's name. It's so popular, a good majority of epople using linux will still use it in combination with WINE.

eMule isn't even an original name, it's the "eDonkey" knockoff. Once again, it because popular because of it's features, and not it's name.

While a fancy name does make it sound cooler, it doesn't make it a better app or make it more popular. What makes apps popular is good features, and that is was FRD has. We have over 100,000 users using FRD. That's pretty significant with a garbage name like "FreeRapid Downloader" considering everyone (but premium members) hates rapidshare. Even myself steered clear of the app because of this. Only through explaining and making people believe "it's not just for rapidshare, despite the name", do they even try it, which really hinders it's popularity.

I think a unique and cryptic name is not what FRD needs. It has already had a naming crysis (case in point).
Though, I do agree that "downloader" doesn't have to be used, but what other word is there?

Here are some popular software with some descriptive names (some even very "uncool"):
BWmeter (BandWidth Meter)
DUmeter (Download/Upload Meter)
Internet Download Manager (how uncool is that?)
Download Accelerator Plus (56k days...)

Some "cooler" names, but didn't make them more popular (features!):
Opera
Trillian
FireFox
xfire
Pidgin
Digsby

Some names that are slightly "cool" but also give an idea of what they do (keep in mind, they still ahve good features):
VirtualBox
AdMuncher
HD Tune
SmartFTP
CuteFTP
TVersity

I think the last list is best. Not super undescriptive, but also not overly descriptive.]]> tommytom FreeRapid Downloader - General Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:54:41 +0200 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5797/_subject_#msg-5797 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5797/_subject_#msg-5797
How about Vitiux or Vitia? :)]]> ra FreeRapid Downloader - General Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:14:41 +0200 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5792/_subject_#msg-5792 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5792/_subject_#msg-5792 msp4u4ever FreeRapid Downloader - General Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:49:15 +0200 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5731/_subject_#msg-5731 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5731/_subject_#msg-5731 It does so much now that it really has gone beyond definition.

Except maybe a few:
Advanced - FRD is highly advanced.
Downloader - Can't deny it downloads. It does a lot of things, but in the end, it's main/last goal is actually downloading.
Rip/Rape - FRD definitely rips/rapes sites!


Should be tossed:
rapid/rapidshare - Just confusing to newbs who think it is "just another rapidshare downloader"
filehost - We can now rip youtube and other sites, which aren't technically "file hosts"
free - Bit of a waste as you can see a free download immediately. Free use to describe ripping rapidshare with the "free" method.
download manager - FRD isn't really made to "manage" downloads, at least not straight hot-linked URLs. It's more of a ripper. although, plain URLs COULD be downloaded through FRD, but it would really be a waste of it's potential and mostly only make newbs go "why didnt my link download????" when it's not truely a hot-linkable URL.

Ultimate Downloader (or similar) sounds best. Nice strong name. Generic enough to describe what it does, but not too cryptic as to confuse.

I think "FRD" should be kept if at all possible, but no need to keep it if the name just comes out stupid.
"Filehost Ripper and Downloader" would be nice, but it is kinda redundant and also uses "filehost", which is misleading to the true power of FRD.
Recursive could be used as there is some recursion in some cases, I suppose, but a bit too specific maybe.

UMAD (lol) - Ultimate Multi-host Advanced Downloader
RAD - Rip Anything Downloader

Something like that.]]> tommytom FreeRapid Downloader - General Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:08:01 +0200 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5632/_subject_#msg-5632 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5632/_subject_#msg-5632 ult FreeRapid Downloader - General Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:08:14 +0200 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5606/_subject_#msg-5606 oh http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5606/_subject_#msg-5606 free file hosting downloader you'll ever need



* only cretins buy accounts from FREE file hosting providers]]> ultraband FreeRapid Downloader - General Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:03:32 +0200 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5605/_subject_#msg-5605 :D http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5605/_subject_#msg-5605
:snicker:


ForDownload

CustomDownload
GimmeDownloader
GrabDownloads
0WaitDownloader
NoLinesHere
DoDown

vs
jaydownloader
mdownloader
cryptload]]> ultraband FreeRapid Downloader - General Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:01:25 +0200 http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5451/_subject_#msg-5451 Re: FreeRapid's new name? http://wordrider.net/forum/7/1331/5451/_subject_#msg-5451 -------------------------------------------------------
> iDownloader sounds like Apple (td)

Not only that, but it's also quite similar to the name of a competitor of ours.]]> ntoskrnl FreeRapid Downloader - General Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:25:27 +0200