Just when I was thinking about publishing my annual diatribe about how long names so easily get abbreviated to initials, and then you are lost in the morass of nothing but initials that are so hard and expensive to brand,…
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Interesting names for home sites on the web
There are many real estate agencies across the USA, all of which have somehow found a name to use. Of course, most of these are fairly local geographically speaking, though they might even belong to one of the few national…
The crowded skies of cloud names
Many years ago Mark Andreesen named one of his first startups after Netscape, LoudCloud. Awkward as this name was, he is such an industry pundit that it caused a run on Cloud domain names. Interestingly enough, even they weren’t comfortable…
Strange Northern Names
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…
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,…
Project Peanut Butter does very, very good work
Usually at this time of the year I am launching out on my annual diatribe against stolen brand names, starting as usual with Skippy’s. Like in Skippy’s Peanut Butter. They have given back the domain name, they have stopped…
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…
Google off map and out of country
Two things I have noticed about Google lately: 1- If I use Google Maps to find a place, I have to be careful when I ask for a print out. The pin on the printout is often across the street…
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