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Why is Acorns Called Acorns?

December 8, 2015 by Annelise Schoups Leave a Comment

Let’s talk about spare change. You never seem to have it when you need it, and you never know what to do with it when you do. We lose pennies under cushions and car seats, store nickels in jars in the kitchen, hoard quarters for long-overdue laundry days. When we use debit and credit cards to make transactions, though, that spare change quickly becomes much less frustrating. We don’t fret over finding somewhere to put it or remembering where it was for the next transaction because it’s usually right where we left it.

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Annelise Schoups
Annelise Schoups

Annelise Schoups is a contributor at Rewind & Capture. With a degree in journalism, experience in public relations, and an education in travel, she is passionate about cultivating knowledge and storytelling.

Filed Under: How Tech Brands Got Their Names Tagged With: Acorns, Acorns App, Jeff Cruttenden, Walter Cruttenden

Why is Upwork Called Upwork?

November 27, 2015 by Annelise Schoups Leave a Comment

Over the last few years, the face of the present-day workforce has been changing. It hasn’t just been getting younger, it has also been shifting from a very traditional and longstanding eight-hour day in the office to one with flexible hours and remote locations. The expanse of the internet undoubtedly has had much to do with this changing tide, and the proof is in Upwork.

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Annelise Schoups
Annelise Schoups

Annelise Schoups is a contributor at Rewind & Capture. With a degree in journalism, experience in public relations, and an education in travel, she is passionate about cultivating knowledge and storytelling.

Filed Under: How Tech Brands Got Their Names Tagged With: Elance, Freelancers, oDesk, Stephane Kasriel

Why is WordPress Called WordPress?

November 22, 2015 by Annelise Schoups 3 Comments

Try to imagine all of the websites you know exist and then try to imagine how many more there could be that you don’t know about. Now, take a guess at how many websites might be out there altogether. If your estimate was nearing 1 billion, you WIN. The November 2015 Web Survey by Netcraft yielded a response of 902,997,800 websites in operation.

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Annelise Schoups
Annelise Schoups

Annelise Schoups is a contributor at Rewind & Capture. With a degree in journalism, experience in public relations, and an education in travel, she is passionate about cultivating knowledge and storytelling.

Filed Under: How Tech Brands Got Their Names Tagged With: Blogging, Content, Content Management System, Matt Mullenweg, Mike Little, WordPress

Why is Meerkat Called Meerkat?

October 31, 2015 by Annelise Schoups Leave a Comment

Although social networking has more than once changed shape throughout human evolution, it’s basic composition is ingrained in our biological makeup. Whether or not we continue to move from face time to FaceTime, the need for community and social interaction between humans is innate. We are social beings by nature, and what once meant gathering around a watering hole or telling stories around a fire, now means sharing status updates, exchanging comments and sending snaps. It’s much different, but also much the same.

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Annelise Schoups
Annelise Schoups

Annelise Schoups is a contributor at Rewind & Capture. With a degree in journalism, experience in public relations, and an education in travel, she is passionate about cultivating knowledge and storytelling.

Filed Under: How Tech Brands Got Their Names Tagged With: Ben Rubin, Live Streaming Apps, Meerkat App, social networking, Video Streaming

Why is Digg Called Digg?

October 25, 2015 by Annelise Schoups Leave a Comment

If I told you there was a time when Reddit didn’t rule the front page of the Internet, you’d probably shake your head in disbelief. Even harder to believe, is that its predecessor, Digg, was set up for similar success long before internet domination was a twinkle in Alexis Ohanian’s keen eye.

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Annelise Schoups
Annelise Schoups

Annelise Schoups is a contributor at Rewind & Capture. With a degree in journalism, experience in public relations, and an education in travel, she is passionate about cultivating knowledge and storytelling.

Filed Under: How Tech Brands Got Their Names Tagged With: Betaworks, Digg, Diggnation, Kevin Rose, news aggregators

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