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Why is Jelly Called Jelly?

August 25, 2016 by Adam Lang Leave a Comment

From the end user’s experience, using a search engine like Google is amazingly intuitive. So much so, at least one person was even caught saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ every time she entered a query. Type in a question, phrase, or a combo of keywords and based on a complex, secretive algorithm, Google will display relevant results before you can blink. That’s their mission: speed and relevancy. It’s how they’ve been able to exceed 3.5 billion queries per day. Usage aside, what happens if you stumble upon something that you are unfamiliar with and can’t really describe the characteristics of it? All of a sudden, searching becomes rather complicated. Wouldn’t it be easier to snap a photo of that something and request an answer?

Without further ado, I introduce you to Jelly, the time-delayed Google with a human being on the other end.

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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: Biz Stone, Mobile app, Q&A

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

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

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