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By any other name…..

July 13, 2009
posted by Andy | View Comments

picture-2Would a BLOG be more popular if it had a different name?

Shakespeare once said “A rose by any other name, would smell just as sweet”.

For the last 77 Sunday evenings, I have welcomed the anxiety that comes with sharing the crazy things in my head each Monday morning.  The anxiety is always eased when I remind myself it’s just a BLOG and how could I let something that sounds as goofy as BLOG does cause me stress.

Well I can’t hold back any longer.  We name things all the time and it is the toughest process we go thru as a company.  After naming bands, events and babies, none of them ever sound good at the moment you finally decide, however, most of them grow on you after a period of time and become perfect.

BLOG is just not cutting it for me.  It even sounds like BLAH and when you say it, your mouth makes the same motions as it would to spit something up.

If the BLOG is going to be all it can be, I think we owe it a new name.

I would like to suggest the following as candidates.

#1 – ZIMA (it’s already branded)

#2 – SHAZAAM (inspired by comic books)

#3 – BOOYA (inspired by ESPN)

What you got?

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  • http://www.ricksmith.me Rick S.

    Float On…

  • http://Sixthman.net Steve

    Ha i’ve been sitting here for hours trying to come up with a new name and I’ve got nothing!

    -Steve

  • Lindsay Bell

    I was thinking acronyms, such as:

    IRATE: Idiots ranting appeasing their egos…

    More to come later.

  • http://matchstic.com/blog Craig Johnson

    It originally was called a “web log”, which became “weblog” which just became “Blog”

    It’s unique, distinguishable, and sticky.

    Hard to get rid of.

  • Andy

    same problem as the game “Cornhole”

  • Cathy

    Lindsay and I were discussing acronyms after reading your blog about the word blog. She liked IRATE the best, but I liked “People’s Opinion On Personals Stuff”. How’d you like to stress over what you’re going to write on your “poops” for the next day…hahahahaha.

    Shazaam reminds me of Gomer Pyle when that character was on the Andy Giffith show. He would say that all the time. An era before the internet, blogs and cell phones. In a way, I miss those simple days.

    But I agree with you. The word Blog just sounds like a cat that has a fur-ball stuck in its throat.

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    I’ve recently started a blog, the information you provide on this site has helped me tremendously. Thank you for all of your time & work.

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