http://www.thenameinspector.com/biznik/ Tells you what makes names tick. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:38:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.thenameinspector.com/biznik/#comment-54852 Free Pass to Biznik’s BizJam! : The Name Inspector Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:26:43 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/biznik/#comment-54852 [...] who’ve done some clicking around on this blog, might remember The Name Inspector’s fawning comments about the name Biznik. Last year’s Bizjam was great, and this year’s should be even [...] […] who’ve done some clicking around on this blog, might remember The Name Inspector’s fawning comments about the name Biznik. Last year’s Bizjam was great, and this year’s should be even […]

]]> http://www.thenameinspector.com/biznik/#comment-39887 Moving From Me To We.com » Blog Archive » “Business Networking That Doesn’t Suck” Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:21:44 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/biznik/#comment-39887 [...] now called Biznik. In the delicate, ongoing art of managing a lively, sometimes out-spoken community, they [...] […] now called Biznik. In the delicate, ongoing art of managing a lively, sometimes out-spoken community, they […]

]]> http://www.thenameinspector.com/biznik/#comment-393 Biznik - Business Networking that Doesn’t Suck » A totally absurd business name… Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:57:44 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/biznik/#comment-393 [...] If you’re struggling to create the right name for your business, or concerned the name you choose might end up lampooned in a comic strip some day, consider attending The Name Inspector business-naming workshop on Monday. It’s a rare opportunity to brainstorm your name idea with a PhD linguist who is a true expect in the subtle art of naming. Chris also authors a blog dedicated entirely to exploring the meaning behind business names, called The Name Inspector. Incidentally, in a recent post, he called Biznik “a great name. It’s the holy grail of domain names: one that carries the right meaning in six letters or less.” Thanks Chris, and thanks Rebecca for the reminder that when it comes to naming a business, meaning matters. business name web 2.0 Bookmark A totally absurd business name…                                 [...] […] If you’re struggling to create the right name for your business, or concerned the name you choose might end up lampooned in a comic strip some day, consider attending The Name Inspector business-naming workshop on Monday. It’s a rare opportunity to brainstorm your name idea with a PhD linguist who is a true expect in the subtle art of naming. Chris also authors a blog dedicated entirely to exploring the meaning behind business names, called The Name Inspector. Incidentally, in a recent post, he called Biznik “a great name. It’s the holy grail of domain names: one that carries the right meaning in six letters or less.” Thanks Chris, and thanks Rebecca for the reminder that when it comes to naming a business, meaning matters. business name web 2.0 Bookmark A totally absurd business name…                                 […]

]]> http://www.thenameinspector.com/biznik/#comment-34 The Name Inspector » Blog Archive » The meanings of the name Digg Thu, 08 Feb 2007 04:38:24 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/biznik/#comment-34 [...] Aside from the meanings based on the burying/unearthing metaphor, there is of course the groovy 1960s-70s meaning. You dig? This meaning, similar to that of grok, is something like ‘behold and appreciate’, or sometimes just ‘like a lot’. When you vote for a story on Digg, you’re saying that you dig (like) it, and are asking others to dig (behold and appreciate) it. As with the names YouTube and Biznik, there seems to be an ironic evocation of bygone days in this name. The Name Inspector detects a trend here. [...] […] Aside from the meanings based on the burying/unearthing metaphor, there is of course the groovy 1960s-70s meaning. You dig? This meaning, similar to that of grok, is something like ‘behold and appreciate’, or sometimes just ‘like a lot’. When you vote for a story on Digg, you’re saying that you dig (like) it, and are asking others to dig (behold and appreciate) it. As with the names YouTube and Biznik, there seems to be an ironic evocation of bygone days in this name. The Name Inspector detects a trend here. […]

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