1 # in your view (or controller)
      2 <%= request.first_subdomain %>
      3 

 1 # in router.rb
       2 Merb.logger.info("Compiling routes...")
       3 Merb::Router.prepare do
       4   
       5   module Merb
       6     class Request
       7       def first_subdomain
       8         subdomains.first
       9       end
      10     end
      11   end
      12   
      13   resources :accounts
      14   
      15   # This passes the domain to the params[:account] value
      16   match(:first_subdomain => ":first_subdomain") do
      17       resources :pages
      18   end
      19  
      20 end