An Aquatom I have nothing to do with…


Every now and then, I do a quick internet search for Aquatom. I used to do it with my real name, but gave up in the end as the same old results kept on being returned, for people who had absolutely nothing to do with me.

Not that I should be included in an internet search, I hasten to add. I’m not a celebrity, or a sportsman, I haven’t done anything news-worthy, I haven’t had anything published, I’ve not designed or invented anything, I’m not a politician, I’ve not done any kind of modelling (not that I should!), and I have nothing to do with banking, journalism or politics. Nor do I have a company by the name of Aquatom.

No, the real life me is an average pass in the street person who most definitely does not stand out from the crowd. My hair does at times, but the rest of me doesn’t.

Similarly, the same results were being returned for Aquatom (not, I hasten to add yet again, the same results as the real life me, but the same results every time for the Aquatom search). I initially found, much to my horror, that my username wasn’t as unique as I first wanted, and there is a company with the same name somewhere in the world. Fortunately, I also have the 1968 after my username, which separates me from this company even if it isn’t used in conversation.

I did another quick search yesterday, and another company by the name Aquatom has now cropped up, this time using an old avatar of mine as their company logo.

The logo / avatar is only a simple thing made up of the sun symbol from the Insert Shapes option in Power Point and a colour-gradient background, blue to black. Nothing spectacular, and, possibly, easy to be recreated by anyone around the world without even knowing that it was a ‘design’ that I had used at some point in the recent past. I chose that symbol as it was easy to recreate in my images of the costume for my on-line Aquatom Superhero persona, so that I didn’t have anything tricky to draw, like the Superman ‘S’ for example.

So, it is possible that this company Aquatom (of which I have nothing whatsoever to do with (nor have I with the other company of the same name)) could have created the same symbol with the same colours entirely by chance.

Coincidences do happen, I am very well aware of that fact. I don’t even mind the fact that the symbol is being used for the company – it’s being used for hundreds of other companies, although in different colours. It isn’t ‘my’ symbol, as in my creation, it’s merely one I chose to use.

But, I want to point out that the company has nothing to do with me whatsoever. If you find yourself viewing this site, instead of either of the companies’ sites (or more companies sites, if you’re reading this in a few years time), you are in the wrong place.

Please feel free to stay a while, and have a read whilst you are here… unless you’re in an urgent hurry to carry out your business, in which case, go back and click on the next link in your search engine!

I can’t put the links here, because I have nothing to do with the companies… and linking to them would connect me to them, which, in every way, I am not.

23 responses to “An Aquatom I have nothing to do with…”

  1. shreejacob avatar

    It’s kinda awesomely weird to find someone else that chose the exact same shape and colour as your Aquatom design. I just noticed your hair has it’s own tag! That’s just awesome..LOL

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Isn’t it just, Shree? But these coincidences happen!
      My hair needs its own category, well, on some days anyway! 🙂

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  2. prenin avatar

    Hmmm… Random chance does tend to do that to us… 🙂

    Hope you are having a good day my friend! 🙂

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Prenin. It’s an odd coincidence, but they do happen! 😀

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  3. Diane Henders avatar

    I just had to go and google that. How strange that aquatom.com doesn’t actually use the name Aquatom anywhere in their site. But you’re still the original and the best. 🙂

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      I’ve not checked that site out, Diane, just read the link address that appears on the screen tip. The other one uses the logo / avatar, but I don’t know if they use the name either. Well, there is only one me… thanks for your comment! 😀

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  4. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

    Be proud someone thought your logo and name good enough to use for a company logo.. Even if it was by chance….. Maybe….
    You are still our Own AquaTom.. 🙂

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks Sue!
      It’s a strange feeling having a company named after me, but sometimes strange things happen in the world!

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  5. jennygoth666 avatar

    theres only one aqua and thats you was it a decent company lol xjen

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Jen!
      I hope they are a decent company… I can’t have my name associated (even by chance) with a disreputable one! 😉

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  6. lameadventures avatar

    There’s also a Tom Aqua, but that’s for a lifter suction pump and they don’t rip off your logo / avatar, but you might want to rip off their lifter suction idea if you ever market your own brand of hair gel.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Now that’s not a bad idea, LA… I could incorporate it into the lid of the tub. Hmmm… 😀

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  7. Andra Watkins avatar

    You’re the only Aquatom, Tom. To heck with any other.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Aw thanks, Andra… I don’t think the world could cope with another me. Or could it? Hmmm… 😀

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  8. Jo Bryant avatar

    well I never would mistake anyone else for the real AquaTom

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      That’s good to hear, Jo! 🙂

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  9. Deb avatar

    Hmm, what are the odds?…I will always know it was your logo first, Tom! 🙂 xo

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Deb. It is strange, isn’t it?

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  10. Androgoth avatar
    Androgoth

    Yes it is interesting what is thrown into the mix when
    surfing names and tags, indeed there is a woman using
    my Androgoth name, which I found rather amusing as
    it has nothing at all to do with Goth and as for the Andro
    part of the tag, well that also seems to have no bearing
    on the person’s usage, so no idea where she got this one
    from unless she happened upon it by accident, or like you
    suggested, perhaps it was chosen by choice, I did find
    another one too but again a totally different type of Space
    so I guess these names are chosen at random or simply
    copied… Who knows? 🙂

    A very good posting sir Aquatom 🙂

    Androgoth

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Andro. It’s too random to be ‘thought up’ yet too different to be copied. Very strange!

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      1. Androgoth avatar
        Androgoth

        Yes it is sometimes hard to fathom anything on the Internet these days, but it is a lot of fun 🙂

        Androgoth

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  11. Let's CUT the Crap! avatar

    I DO believe someone may have picked up your vibes and repeated what you originally created. Do you believe the wheel was invented only once? I don’t.

    Kudos to you for being the better man but if it was me, I would be a LITTLE ticked (so much for same / similar creative thoughts being repeated). Tee hee.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      You’re right, Tess. These things do happen entirely by chance! We all share a collective consciousness, so we are bound to come up with the same things occasionally! Thanks, by the way! 😀

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