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Why is it Called Airbnb?

December 23, 2014 by Adam Lang 7 Comments

Who wants to sleep in a boring hotel when you can sleep in a treehouse, pass out in a beer barrel or stay in a beagle shaped house? Airbnb connects people and opens the door to new adventures all across the globe.

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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: airbnb, Brian Chesky, sharing economy

Why is it Called Fandango?

October 29, 2014 by Adam Lang 2 Comments

Skip the long lines and Fandango-it to the back row!

Fandango (owned by Comcast) sells movies tickets via their award winning mobile app, online and over the telephone (1-800-Fandango). They make it is easy for moviegoers to discover and purchase the right movie ticket at the right time, at a theater near you.

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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: Fandango, movie tickets

Why is it Called Square?

October 13, 2014 by Adam Lang 2 Comments

Most little kids like sports, not little Jack. At an early age, Jack Dorsey became fascinated with real-time dispatch software for taxis, delivery vans, emergency vehicles and other fleets. At just fifteen, he wrote his first dispatch software.

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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: Jack Dorsey, Square, Square payments

Why is it Called Quora?

September 22, 2014 by Adam Lang 1 Comment

Why is it called football? Why is the keyboard organized the way it is? Why is it called a hamburger? Why is toilet paper always white? Why do grades go A, B, C, D, _, F? What are tittles? What is a togue? Why is a “W” not called a “double V? “Why is a pizza box not called a pizza square? What is it like to always be the smartest person in the room? Why is it called Quora?

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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: Adam D'Angelo, Charlie Cheever, Quora, Quora story

Why is it Called Hulu?

September 22, 2014 by Adam Lang Leave a Comment

Ads, ads, ads! Did you know that Americans watch 1.4 billion video ads on Hulu per month? That’s a lot of seconds!

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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: Hulu, Hulu story, online streaming

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