Comments on: What’s in a name? http://blog.launchpadcoworking.com/2007/10/24/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name/ Coworking in Austin, Texas Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:40:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Max the Micro Niche Finder http://blog.launchpadcoworking.com/2007/10/24/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-1276 Max the Micro Niche Finder Tue, 24 Mar 2009 06:21:53 +0000 http://blog.launchpadcoworking.com/2007/10/24/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name/#comment-1276 Hiya, i have seen your site when searching a few weeks ago and i really love the design! I just bought a new 3 character domain (cost me a packet) for a niche review blog, and i was wondering if your design is a free or paid one? I'm new to Wordpress and about to set it up, and i would really like to get something with a similar look to yours. Any ideas where i could download or buy something similar? Thanks for your help! :) Hiya, i have seen your site when searching a few weeks ago and i really love the design! I just bought a new 3 character domain (cost me a packet) for a niche review blog, and i was wondering if your design is a free or paid one? I’m new to Wordpress and about to set it up, and i would really like to get something with a similar look to yours. Any ideas where i could download or buy something similar? Thanks for your help! :)

]]> By: Julie Gomoll http://blog.launchpadcoworking.com/2007/10/24/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Julie Gomoll Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:42:49 +0000 http://blog.launchpadcoworking.com/2007/10/24/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name/#comment-12 Ok, I agree babywinkle is vaguely creepy, but it's also *perfect*. I read a post on Freakonomics the other day about a mother and her daughter shopping for furniture. A dark brown couch listed the color as "N----- Brown," the unfortunate result of an antiquated Chinese-English dictionary translation. To make the whole matter even sadder, the mother is considering seeking damages as a result. Nothing like taking an opportunity for education and turning it into a lesson in victimization. http://tinyurl.com/2qddc7 Ok, I agree babywinkle is vaguely creepy, but it’s also *perfect*.

I read a post on Freakonomics the other day about a mother and her daughter shopping for furniture. A dark brown couch listed the color as “N—– Brown,” the unfortunate result of an antiquated Chinese-English dictionary translation. To make the whole matter even sadder, the mother is considering seeking damages as a result. Nothing like taking an opportunity for education and turning it into a lesson in victimization.

http://tinyurl.com/2qddc7

]]> By: Jacob Sayles http://blog.launchpadcoworking.com/2007/10/24/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Jacob Sayles Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:25:22 +0000 http://blog.launchpadcoworking.com/2007/10/24/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name/#comment-7 Naming is an interesting thing. I see so many people fretting over names. Often I get complements on "Office Nomads" followed by questions about how I came up with it. Honestly, it came to me in about 3 minutes of wake up day dreaming and since I keep my laptop by the bed it was easy to quickly check that the domain was available. Hard to explain how to duplicate that when I talk to folks that are all mixed up and frustrated over what name to choose. I have to say, babywinkle creeps me out, but rhino makes me smile. Naming is an interesting thing. I see so many people fretting over names. Often I get complements on “Office Nomads” followed by questions about how I came up with it. Honestly, it came to me in about 3 minutes of wake up day dreaming and since I keep my laptop by the bed it was easy to quickly check that the domain was available. Hard to explain how to duplicate that when I talk to folks that are all mixed up and frustrated over what name to choose.

I have to say, babywinkle creeps me out, but rhino makes me smile.

]]> By: Julie Gomoll http://blog.launchpadcoworking.com/2007/10/24/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Julie Gomoll Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:27:20 +0000 http://blog.launchpadcoworking.com/2007/10/24/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name/#comment-6 Glad you like the name, Peter. We do too :) There's a lot of energy on this team - it's going to be a great place when we open. Best of luck with your project! Glad you like the name, Peter. We do too :) There’s a lot of energy on this team – it’s going to be a great place when we open.

Best of luck with your project!

]]> By: peter http://blog.launchpadcoworking.com/2007/10/24/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-5 peter Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:02:33 +0000 http://blog.launchpadcoworking.com/2007/10/24/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name/#comment-5 Hi Julie, interesting that names are so important for you. .. This is the truth: I am collecting all the names of all coworking spaces worldwide for my research project and when i stumbled across the name "launchpad" last week it got me thinking for quite sometime ;-) And i mean this in a positive sense. The message you bring across with your name and your tagline is in my opinion exactly the right message "to attract the coffeeplace workers or the digital bohemians as they were claimed here in germany". And there are many names around that don´t do that. And i must know, right ;-) Well, anyway good luck with it. Take care, Peter (Germany, Cologne) Hi Julie,

interesting that names are so important for you. ..
This is the truth: I am collecting all the names of all coworking spaces worldwide for my research project and when i stumbled across the name “launchpad” last week it got me thinking for quite sometime ;-) And i mean this in a positive sense. The message you bring across with your name and your tagline is in my opinion exactly the right message “to attract the coffeeplace workers or the digital bohemians as they were claimed here in germany”. And there are many names around that don´t do that. And i must know, right ;-) Well, anyway good luck with it. Take care, Peter (Germany, Cologne)

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