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How 6 Memorable Tech Companies Got Their Names
It's funny how fast a silly-sounding phrase can gain universal meaning.
Just think: Fifteen years ago, if I'd have told a friend I spent the day looking for names at Go Daddy, he would have assumed I'd gone off the deep end. If I mentioned that I also wasted some time Googling myself and Farking, he would have nodded politely and slowly backed away.
Nowadays, of course, most people wouldn't bat an eye at those proclamations (nor would they think twice if I told them I tweeted from an iPad while on Wi-Fi -- and when you think about it, that's a seriously strange thing to say). We all accept these odd-sounding words as part of our collective vernacular, yet we never stop to think about where they actually originated.
Today, the mystery ends. We've tracked down the inside scoop on six of tech's most unforgettable names. Some of them have pretty surprising backstories -- like a well-known Web giant that was almost called "BackRub" -- while others, like our first entry, have almost no story at all.
How 6 Memorable Tech Companies Got Their Names
It's funny how fast a silly-sounding phrase can gain universal meaning.
Just think: Fifteen years ago, if I'd have told a friend I spent the day looking for names at Go Daddy, he would have assumed I'd gone off the deep end. If I mentioned that I also wasted some time Googling myself and Farking, he would have nodded politely and slowly backed away.
Nowadays, of course, most people wouldn't bat an eye at those proclamations (nor would they think twice if I told them I tweeted from an iPad while on Wi-Fi -- and when you think about it, that's a seriously strange thing to say). We all accept these odd-sounding words as part of our collective vernacular, yet we never stop to think about where they actually originated.
Today, the mystery ends. We've tracked down the inside scoop on six of tech's most unforgettable names. Some of them have pretty surprising backstories -- like a well-known Web giant that was almost called "BackRub" -- while others, like our first entry, have almost no story at all.
