Comments on: How To Name Your Business http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/633/how-to-name-your-business Inspiration, ideas and opportunities for your business! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:58:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: John http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/633/how-to-name-your-business/comment-page-1#comment-76046 John Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:49:55 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/633/how-to-name-your-business#comment-76046 Marc, Yes you're correct both Google and Yahoo! have a history - both are based on the geeky background of their founders - but they are made up names none the less. I'm a bit surprised that the Yahoo! page you mentioned doesn't reference YACC though... I'm sure years ago Yang used to mention it in interviews. Maybe it's too geeky for Yahoo's image these days :-) Marc,

Yes you’re correct both Google and Yahoo! have a history – both are based on the geeky background of their founders – but they are made up names none the less.

I’m a bit surprised that the Yahoo! page you mentioned doesn’t reference YACC though… I’m sure years ago Yang used to mention it in interviews. Maybe it’s too geeky for Yahoo’s image these days :-)

]]> By: Marc http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/633/how-to-name-your-business/comment-page-1#comment-75781 Marc Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:49:58 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/633/how-to-name-your-business#comment-75781 We're currently embarking on a renaming/rebranding process and it's the hardest thing I've ever done! Just thought I'd point out that Yahoo! is an acronym for "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle" - http://docs.yahoo.com/info/misc/history.html And Google is from the mathematic term Googol which is a 1 followed by a hundred zeros. (Gooooooooooogle) I'm not being picky, it's just I've been doing a lot of research and some of the seemingly 'meaningless' names turn out to have logical origins. Thanks for the article - some good advice there! We’re currently embarking on a renaming/rebranding process and it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done!

Just thought I’d point out that Yahoo! is an acronym for “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle” – http://docs.yahoo.com/info/misc/history.html

And Google is from the mathematic term Googol which is a 1 followed by a hundred zeros. (Gooooooooooogle)

I’m not being picky, it’s just I’ve been doing a lot of research and some of the seemingly ‘meaningless’ names turn out to have logical origins.

Thanks for the article – some good advice there!

]]> By: Ruth Odanga http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/633/how-to-name-your-business/comment-page-1#comment-16929 Ruth Odanga Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:52:24 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/633/how-to-name-your-business#comment-16929 How so wonderful for you to put such good advice for us who are thinking of starting businesses we plan expand. Thanx coz i won't have to go through the agony of rebranding once i get the company name. I have learnt from your infomation that it's no easy task creating one. Ruth How so wonderful for you to put such good advice for us who are thinking of starting businesses we plan expand. Thanx coz i won’t have to go through the agony of rebranding once i get the company name. I have learnt from your infomation that it’s no easy task creating one.

Ruth

]]> By: John http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/633/how-to-name-your-business/comment-page-1#comment-9974 John Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:02:54 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/633/how-to-name-your-business#comment-9974 Catherine, I made these same mistake with my first two businesses, but unfortunately sometimes you just have to live with it... Catherine,

I made these same mistake with my first two businesses, but unfortunately sometimes you just have to live with it…

]]> By: CatherineL http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/633/how-to-name-your-business/comment-page-1#comment-9941 CatherineL Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:32:51 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/633/how-to-name-your-business#comment-9941 Hi John - good advice. I was too hasty when I named Kwik Fix. We're always getting cheques with the wrong spelling. And people are always asking us if we're part of Kwik Fit, which is not good when you read some of the bad reviews they get. The trouble is - rebranding is expensive, and I like everything else we have aside from the name - the logo, uniforms, vehicles etc all stand out. Oh well, next time I'll try to be more creative! Hi John – good advice. I was too hasty when I named Kwik Fix. We’re always getting cheques with the wrong spelling.

And people are always asking us if we’re part of Kwik Fit, which is not good when you read some of the bad reviews they get.

The trouble is – rebranding is expensive, and I like everything else we have aside from the name – the logo, uniforms, vehicles etc all stand out.

Oh well, next time I’ll try to be more creative!

]]> By: John http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/633/how-to-name-your-business/comment-page-1#comment-9935 John Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:15:22 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/633/how-to-name-your-business#comment-9935 True, but the investment is worth it. Something I learned the hard way! True, but the investment is worth it. Something I learned the hard way!

]]> By: Blake http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/633/how-to-name-your-business/comment-page-1#comment-9934 Blake Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:12:58 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/633/how-to-name-your-business#comment-9934 Good thoughts. Coming up with a good name that suits those criteria is no easy task! I love some of the catchy internet names, (yahoo, google, dogpile, youtube). Good thoughts. Coming up with a good name that suits those criteria is no easy task! I love some of the catchy internet names, (yahoo, google, dogpile, youtube).

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