How Tech Brands Got Their Names
Ads, ads, ads! Did you know that Americans watch 1.4 billion video ads on Hulu per month? That’s a lot of seconds!
Adam Lang is the founder and editor of Rewind & Capture. He is passionate about creative marketing, design and brand etymology.
Skype (owned by Microsoft) is a freemium communication service that was created by Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström in 2003. The company was initially headquartered in Luxembourg, but was later purchased by eBay in 2005 for $2.5 billion. A few years later in 2011, Microsoft purchased Skype Technologies from Ebay for $8.5 Billion in cash (their largest acquisition to date).
Adam Lang is the founder and editor of Rewind & Capture. He is passionate about creative marketing, design and brand etymology.
Instagram (owned by Facebook), was founded by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger in October 2010. The company operates independently of Facebook and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Instagram is an online social networking company that lets you share photos and videos with your followers. Keep reading to learn why it’s called Instagram.
Adam Lang is the founder and editor of Rewind & Capture. He is passionate about creative marketing, design and brand etymology.
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.
Adam Lang is the founder and editor of Rewind & Capture. He is passionate about creative marketing, design and brand etymology.
According to Redbox’s rental data, ____________ was the most popular actor in 2013. I’ll give you a hint… she’s hilarious!
Adam Lang is the founder and editor of Rewind & Capture. He is passionate about creative marketing, design and brand etymology.