What do the following names all have in common? [Hint: They have all been in the news this past week in connection with the same story] Yentna Skwentna Finger Lake Rainy Pass Rohn Nikolai McGrath Takotna Ophir Iditarod Shageluk Anvik…
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Indian place names for L.A. area too – finally
In most of the USA, there are remnants and history from the native indian tribes that first populated the lands. Some have even become famous names like Yosemite and Shenandoah and Mojave. It seems to me though that the big…
Ambushed names are not to be supported
Lately I have been getting a lot of advertising about switching our company accounting to Fresh Books – probably because we are loyal QuickBooks users. However, companies that don’t have the gumption to come up without their own unique names,…
LightSail – A Great New Name for Green Energy
When I first heard the name LightSail I thought it was a great, open, simple name, but perhaps a name for a company in stealth mode which did not want to reveal what they were really up to. My fellow…
Last New Names Naming Call for 2012
The elections are over.. we can get back to work growing great new businesses, product lines, service and consulting offerings and new dynamic brands. But the clock is ticking as the sands of time keep falling… and the end…
Talk about a refreshing moment!
More accurately, talk about pissing on your own great beer with the simple name! While this beer was consumed in New York City, the beer is from Belgium where this kind of humor probably goes over better. But do they…
Famous Name Changes: From dreft to Tide!
As usual, I am fascinated by major brand name changes, so was amazed to read that the big market leader Tide, like in laundry detergent, started life as dreft. Even though it may not have been a direct name change,…
America’s Cup not named after America (the continent)
The oldest trophy in sports is known as The America’s Cup – celebrating the fastest in yacht racing around the world. It is also unusual in that the winner gets to set the rules for the next go around, as…
Solyndra name still in the news
Before they got their big government loan, we used to use Solyndra as an example of a small company we helped name, that went on to be big. In fact, we met with the founders before they even had an…
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