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Why is it Called foursquare?

March 27, 2014 by Adam Lang 2 Comments

Did you know there is an official foursquare day?

It’s celebrated every year on April 16th (4^2 = 16). Get it? Ever curious why they called it foursquare and not third or fifth square?

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Adam Lang
Adam Lang

Adam Lang is the founder and editor of Rewind & Capture. He is passionate about creative marketing, design and brand etymology.

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Filed Under: How Tech Brands Got Their Names Tagged With: Dennis Crowley, foursquare, foursquare story

Why is it Called ebay?

March 19, 2014 by Adam Lang 2 Comments

ebay, a public company (EBAY) is an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide. The company was founded by Pierre Omidyar in 1995 and is currently CEO’d by John Donahoe in San Jose, California. ebay also owns event ticketing site StubHub and online money transferring site PayPal.

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Adam Lang

Adam Lang is the founder and editor of Rewind & Capture. He is passionate about creative marketing, design and brand etymology.

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Filed Under: How Tech Brands Got Their Names Tagged With: ebay, ebay logo, ebay story, Pierre Omidyar

Why is it Called Twitter?

March 11, 2014 by Adam Lang 7 Comments

From dispatch software to podcasts to Larry the bird. Twitter (TWTR), founded in March 2006, is a an online social networking and microblogging service that allows users to send “tweets” that are limited to 140 characters, including hashtags (#).

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Adam Lang

Adam Lang is the founder and editor of Rewind & Capture. He is passionate about creative marketing, design and brand etymology.

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Filed Under: How Tech Brands Got Their Names Tagged With: Biz Stone, Evan Williams, Jack Dorsey, Twitter logo, Twitter story

Why is it Called Spotify?

March 9, 2014 by Adam Lang 4 Comments

Who was the most popular male artist(s) on Spotify in 2013?

Before you read this post, think back to how you used to listen to music. Now think, how you used to run with your tunes – skip, skip, skip. Spotify is a commercial music streaming service that was founded in Stockholm, Sweden by Daniel Ek.

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Adam Lang

Adam Lang is the founder and editor of Rewind & Capture. He is passionate about creative marketing, design and brand etymology.

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Filed Under: How Tech Brands Got Their Names Tagged With: Daniel Ek, music, spotify, Spotify logo

Why is it Called Zynga?

March 6, 2014 by Adam Lang 1 Comment

Love dogs? Zynga may just be a good fit! They named their wifi network “puppynet” and encourage all employees to bring their dogs to work, everyday.

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Adam Lang
Adam Lang

Adam Lang is the founder and editor of Rewind & Capture. He is passionate about creative marketing, design and brand etymology.

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Filed Under: How Tech Brands Got Their Names Tagged With: Mark Pincus, Zynga, Zynga logo, Zynga story

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