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Why is it Called Hipmunk?

August 23, 2014 by Adam Lang 1 Comment

They literately had no idea what they were doing…

Hipmunk (not chipmunk) is a privately held company that was co-founded by Adam Goldstein and Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman in 2010. Three days prior to launch, Alexis Ohanian, the other co-founder of Reddit, joined the team. Hipmunk is a travel company that aggregates travel sites to make it easy for consumers to compare and book flights.

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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: Adam Goldstein, hipmunk, Hipmunk story, Steve Huffman

Why is it Called Redbox?

July 18, 2014 by Adam Lang 3 Comments

According to Redbox’s rental data, ____________ was the most popular actor in 2013. I’ll give you a hint… she’s hilarious!

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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: Gregg Kaplan, Redbox, Redbox story, Why is it called Redbox

Why is it Called Zappos?

July 10, 2014 by Adam Lang 2 Comments

“Most people know us as a shoe company, but we’ve always said we’re a service company that just happens to sell shoes.” – Alfred Lin

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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: Tony Hsieh, why is it called zappos, zappos, Zappos story

Why is it Called Haiku Deck?

June 13, 2014 by Adam Lang 1 Comment

Creativity is hard. Luckily, the right tool can make it easier.

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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: Adam Tratt, Haiku Deck, online presentation tools, presentation software

Why is it Called Netflix?

May 8, 2014 by Adam Lang 3 Comments

Apollo 13 put Blockbuster out of business and landed Nextflix on the moon: “Blockbuster, We Have a Problem.”

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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: Netflix, netflix story, Reed Hasting, why is it called nextflix

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