Damp Squids or Swell Foops?: Top 10 Misquoted Phrases in Britain
This post originally appeared at Catch This. Until I saw this episode of the IT Crowd, I don’t think I’d ever heard the expression damp squid: As the judge helpfully …
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Don’t Bogart That Name: Medical Marijuana Trademarks
This post originally appeared at Fast Company. I predict that the hottest holiday gift for Californians this year will be the Volcano Vaporizer. Haven’t heard of it? It’s a “revolutionary …
I Can’t Get With That: Renaming the Kia Soul
This post originally appeared at Fast Company. I love those Kia hamsters. The first commercial showed a trio of hammies tooling around in their Kia Soul while the rest of …
Take Two Tablets and Call Me in the Morning
This post originally appeared at Fast Company. I don’t have an iPad yet, but I really really want one. Well, I don’t know if I want an iPad per se, …
This Just In: Naming Is Still Hard
There have been a number of Dilbert strips that deal with naming; seems like Scott Adams does about one a year. And you know what? It’s still funny, and it’s …
Catchword Featured at the NY Times: Sports Team Renaming
Yet more press! The lovely and talented Ken Belson talked to me for a story he did in the New York Times about renaming sports franchises, sparked by Michael Jordan’s …
Kin One and Kin Two: Seussian Naming
This post originally appeared at Fast Company. I decided to blog about the new Microsoft Kin name even though I know that the name makes absolutely no difference to Microsoft, …
Catchword Featured at AOL: Best and Worst Business Names for Your Small Business
I was delighted to provide information to journalist Charlotte Jensen for an article about small business naming at AOL Small Business. The article isn’t available at their website anymore, so …
I Don’t Want Cindy Crawford Touching My Face, and Other Celebrity Endorsements
This post originally appeared at Fast Company. Did you know that Cindy Crawford has her own line of face creams? Did you know that the anti-aging properties are due to …
Who’s Afraid of the Trademark Police? Everyone.
This post originally appeared at Fast Company. I was in a meeting with Vinod Khosla once, about a thousand years ago in Internet time (which would make it roughly 2001). We …