Hi, my name is Mike, and I’m a guest blogger on Jake’s site.
A few weeks ago Jake conducted an activity at work where we divided up into two teams and did some Mad Libs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Lib). That got me remembering about years past when friends and I would do mad libs for hours. I’ve got 9 volumes of them sitting in the book case across from me right now.
Anyway, I thought it’d be cool to build a mad lib engine and website, but there are already a few similar sites out there that let you do mad libs. So if I go through with this, I want it to be unique and cool (or “hip” or “sweet” as some folks might say).
So what are some features that you’d like to see in a mad lib site that would make it cool? Here’s what I’m thinking so far:
- Allow users to save a completed mad lib to the site.
- Allow users to view previously submitted mad libs.
- Some basic stats about how many times a particular mad lib has been submitted, etc.
- Include a word dictionary that allows users to complete a mad lib with random words.
- Allow users to submit new random words.
- Allow users to submit their own mad libs (requires an approval process to weed out the lame stuff).
I also need a domain name. I’d rather not use something with “MadLib” in it since that’s a branded name, but then it might not be obvious what the site is about (e.g. crazy-ass-libs.com). Not sure what to do about that.
Any other thoughts? Is this a totally lame idea?
1. Printable libs
2. An email system where you can email the libs.
3. Imagine this: Imagine a flash generator that allows people to put random libs on their sites so their visitors can play.
4. Designable libs. Add some HTML and CSS abilities to the people designing libs.
there's a few to start out.
DynamiteLibs.com "blow a hole in your mind"
180Libs.com "turns you around, but not full circle"
VikingLibs.com "about time we get 3 w's in a row"
StupidSpoiledWhoreLibs.com "Like a hotel and a hilton, easy to enter and stay for the night"