Comments on: Call it what you will http://www.dustbury.com/archives/6553 I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:27:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rob OHara http://www.dustbury.com/archives/6553/comment-page-1#comment-12321 Rob OHara Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:34:17 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=6553#comment-12321 It's a double-edged sword. Maybe not for company names, but for things like books or bands, having a unique name is the key to people finding you on the net. In pre-Internet days naming your band something like "The Cure," "The Who," or worst of all "The The" was cute, but try doing it today and having anybody find your website ever. I went through a dozen potential name ideas for my first book before settling on Commodork. When I googled for the term I got (I think) 2 hits. It’s a double-edged sword. Maybe not for company names, but for things like books or bands, having a unique name is the key to people finding you on the net. In pre-Internet days naming your band something like “The Cure,” “The Who,” or worst of all “The The” was cute, but try doing it today and having anybody find your website ever.

I went through a dozen potential name ideas for my first book before settling on Commodork. When I googled for the term I got (I think) 2 hits.

]]> By: McGehee http://www.dustbury.com/archives/6553/comment-page-1#comment-12316 McGehee Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:33:17 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=6553#comment-12316 As far as I'm concerned, if it looks or sounds like TXT-speak or some exotic foreign language, it's not a good name for a business. In fact such names remind me of the American Express commercials where prospective clients are put off by an entrepreneur's comic-book-character credit card. As far as I’m concerned, if it looks or sounds like TXT-speak or some exotic foreign language, it’s not a good name for a business. In fact such names remind me of the American Express commercials where prospective clients are put off by an entrepreneur’s comic-book-character credit card.

]]> By: fillyjonk http://www.dustbury.com/archives/6553/comment-page-1#comment-12315 fillyjonk Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:52:06 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=6553#comment-12315 "Motiva" sounds too much like a laxative. “Motiva” sounds too much like a laxative.

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