# First rails application

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-rails-application/130337>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 27, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-rails-application/130337 "2008-02-27T14:22:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![fonziguy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@fonziguy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fonziguy)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-rails-application/130337/1 "2008-02-27T14:22:51Z")

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Hi guys,

I’ve just launched my first Ruby on Rails application so would  
appreciate any feedback. It’s a viral idea about redefining words with  
websites, so you can pick a word associated with your site and link it.

> **[The Big Word Project](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Word_Project)**
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> The Big Word Project is a website created by Paddy Donnelly and Lee Munroe, two Masters students from the University of Ulster, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
> Launched on February 25, 2008, the project is aimed at redefining the English dictionary with websites. Users can buy a word from a list of over 170,000 at $1 a letter and that word is then permanently linked to a URL of their choice.
> In its first week, the project saw thousands of visitors and added more than 2,000 words, thanks largely to...

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**Author:** ![fonziguy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@fonziguy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fonziguy)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-rails-application/130337/2 "2008-02-27T14:59:49Z")

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It is good and great idea…

where you host your website??

On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 5:22 AM, Lee M. \<

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**Author:** ![fonziguy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@fonziguy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fonziguy)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-rails-application/130337/3 "2008-02-27T15:01:44Z")

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Thanks, hosting with Dreamhost
