When most people first hear the term CamelCase, they’re slightly perplexed without some kind of example relevant to their experience. Well, it doesn’t get much more relevant than one of the top 20 websites in the world. According to Alexa, the following are the only sites in the top 20 to CamelCase their brands. Why so few? Well, two of the top companies — Google and Yahoo! — are one-word domains (and their language variants) that don’t necessarily need to be CamelCased for clarity. Nevertheless, here’s the ones that do need it, and use it well…
- The number one site to use CamelCase is YouTube, the video-sharing site acquired by Google.
- The second site in the top 20 to be CamelCased is MySpace. However, it should be noted that the site waffles on this point, using it in its title tags but not on the home page.
- Ah, yes. WordPress. The free blogging host managed on the software of the same name has been CamelCase from the start, even if people often neglect to follow the convention.
- The fourth most popular site to CamelCase its name is RapidShare, which ensures you don’t call it RapidsHare.
- The last site on the list, the 20th most popular site on the Web, is eBay. Now granted, this isn’t technically CamelCase, but it adheres to the spirit of the rule visually.
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