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		<title>When Acronyms Go Bad…or Just Sloppy Naming Work?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
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	Name developers occasionally are asked to develop acronyms for clients. Sometimes acronyms are terrific short cuts that resonate. Who hasn&#8217;t heard of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)? 
	

	Sometimes acronyms are trouble. The CNN article has numerous examples of &#8220;bad luck&#8221; with unfortunate acronyms (e.g., when your acronym develops a bad meaning). Perhaps some of these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Naming Faux Pas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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	As a professional name developer, I am often amused by the decisions companies make when naming products. Here are just a few of the naming faux pas I have observed.

	1. Poor Visual Communication &#8211; Naming is an emotional decision and you often get caught up amongst the trees instead of seeing the whole forest. Sometimes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is The Urban Dictionary A Bible For Branding?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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	The Urban Dictionary is a web-based dictionary of slang words and phrases. Anyone can submit to the Urban Dictionary, but submissions are reviewed by volunteer editors and are rated by site visitors. Some people in the naming business think the Urban Dictionary is the new &#8220;Bible for Branding.&#8221; I politely disagree.
	Last year a new vodka [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Reason To Hire A Naming Professional</title>
		<link>http://nameflash.com/2010/03/another-reason-to-hire-a-naming-professional/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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	In the UK, Directgov, the sector of the government in charge of educating the public about the government, recently launched a site to explain Britain&#8217;s government to small children. It&#39;s called &#34;Buster&#39;s World,&#34; and it features a cute dog named Buster who leads the site&#39;s patrons through a plethora of games, videos, and cartoons with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Your Brand Pass The &#8220;10 Second&#8221; Test?</title>
		<link>http://nameflash.com/2010/02/can-your-brand-pass-the-10-second-test/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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	Can Your Brand Pass The &#34;10 Second&#34; Test?
	Aflac, the company that uses the duck as its advertising icon, has started a new &#34;You Don&#39;t Know Quack&#34; campaign. 
	Their new campaign challenges NASCAR driver Carl Edwards to explain in 10 seconds how Aflac policies help protect people. Carl&#39;s response, obviously scripted, was &#34;If you are sick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Google Codenames Make You Hungry?</title>
		<link>http://nameflash.com/2010/02/do-google-codenames-make-you-hungry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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	Google is using names of sweets for its codenames for Android Operating System versions. Listed alphabetically the names thus far are: 1.5 (Cupcake), 1.6 (Donut), 2.0/2.1 (&#201;clair) and now, 2.X &#8211;to be named Froyo (which means Frozen Yogurt).
	Am I the only one who finds this amusing? Some bloggers are actually attacking Google, saying that their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is It Smart To Throw Rocks At Yourself?</title>
		<link>http://nameflash.com/2010/01/is-it-smart-to-throw-rocks-at-yourself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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	HEY EVERYBODY!&#160; Our Pizza Tastes Like Cardboard!&#160; 

	Trash Talking Your Own Product
	Um&#8230;well&#8230;yes it does actually, and your sauce tastes like ketchup.&#160; That&#8217;s why I haven&#8217;t eaten your pizza since my daughter&#39;s 10th birthday when it snowed 3 feet and you were the only place open. 
	The new Domino&#39;s Pizza ad campaign explains that they listened [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Happens When A Few Lights Go Out?</title>
		<link>http://nameflash.com/2010/01/what-happens-when-a-few-lights-go-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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	This falls into the category of &#34;you can&#39;t think of everything when naming&#8230;can you?&#34;

	

	Something that will crack me up and usually leave others staring at me is what store signage can spell when the bulbs in some of the letters in the names have burnt out.&#160; My personal favorite is from a Lone Star Steakhouse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons in Branding From Anti Monkey Butt Powder</title>
		<link>http://nameflash.com/2010/01/lessons-in-branding-from-anti-monkey-butt-powder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I posted a Twitter Poll (Follow me @NameFlash) to gather opinions on Anti Monkey Butt Powder&#8230;Good Name or Bad Name? The results indicated that about 70% of people thought Anti Monkey Butt Powder was a bad name.
However, the real learning came from the comments I received about the post. The people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Naming Confusion</title>
		<link>http://nameflash.com/2010/01/naming-confusion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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	So the owners of this store probably think they have a terrific name for their business: &#8220;Kids Exchange.&#8221; Well I beg to differ. First of all, what is a kids exchange, anyway? What do you do here? Swap your kids out when you get tired of them or turn them in for cash like those [...]]]></description>
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