Comments on: Oobox http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/12/06/oobox/ Like a chicken with a jewel in its beak. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:28:12 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/12/06/oobox/comment-page-1/#comment-303835 Paul Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:47:10 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/12/06/oobox/#comment-303835 kwiboo was indeed from a web2 name generator see : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwiboo and : http://www.kwiboo.com/ kwiboo was indeed from a web2 name generator

see : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwiboo

and : http://www.kwiboo.com/

]]> By: Eric Berto http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/12/06/oobox/comment-page-1/#comment-210819 Eric Berto Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:25:58 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/12/06/oobox/#comment-210819 Thanks for posting this link. Pogue had some interesting commentary on the issue. I wanted to point out, however, that Etelos has been around for almost nine years now. See the whole story here: http://www.etelos.com/dm/article.espx?show=13292. Thanks for posting this link. Pogue had some interesting commentary on the issue. I wanted to point out, however, that Etelos has been around for almost nine years now. See the whole story here: http://www.etelos.com/dm/article.espx?show=13292.

]]> By: David Huff http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/12/06/oobox/comment-page-1/#comment-209103 David Huff Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:07:45 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/12/06/oobox/#comment-209103 Darn, it's already a <a href="http://www.kwiboo.com/" rel="nofollow">company</a> ;) Love their motto, tho' - "Because We Can" Darn, it’s already a company ;)

Love their motto, tho’ – “Because We Can”

]]> By: shacker http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/12/06/oobox/comment-page-1/#comment-206767 shacker Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:54:04 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/12/06/oobox/#comment-206767 Thanks for clarifying that, Raketu - cool to know! Thanks for clarifying that, Raketu – cool to know!

]]> By: Raketu support http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/12/06/oobox/comment-page-1/#comment-206730 Raketu support Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:25:29 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/12/06/oobox/#comment-206730 The word Raketu (pronounce ra-ke-tu) is a declension form of the Czech word “rocket”. The sound of the word is also similar to pronunciation of the word “rocket” in Russian and Japanese. Please note that the word Raketu is NOT a mambo jumbo word. We chose this name not only because the visionary behind Raketu, G. Parker, is an astrophysicist, but also Raketu software will take communications and media the way we know it to another level. Sincerely The Raketu Team The word Raketu (pronounce ra-ke-tu) is a declension form of the Czech word “rocket”. The sound of the word is also similar to pronunciation of the word “rocket” in Russian and Japanese. Please note that the word Raketu is NOT a mambo jumbo word. We chose this name not only because the visionary behind Raketu, G. Parker, is an astrophysicist, but also Raketu software will take communications and media the way we know it to another level.

Sincerely
The Raketu Team

]]> By: shacker http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/12/06/oobox/comment-page-1/#comment-205142 shacker Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:32:16 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/12/06/oobox/#comment-205142 Heard a funny story recently about how the name "Google" came to be. Either Larry or Sergei came up with the idea to name the company after a googol. One of their office workers was sitting at a terminal, and when they came up with the name, they said "Register that domain!" The worker didn't know how to spell googol and so entered his misspelled version into the registrar as google. They liked the typo enough to keep it. So one of the world's most powerful companies is named on a typo. Heard a funny story recently about how the name “Google” came to be. Either Larry or Sergei came up with the idea to name the company after a googol. One of their office workers was sitting at a terminal, and when they came up with the name, they said “Register that domain!” The worker didn’t know how to spell googol and so entered his misspelled version into the registrar as google. They liked the typo enough to keep it. So one of the world’s most powerful companies is named on a typo.

]]> By: David Huff http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/12/06/oobox/comment-page-1/#comment-204953 David Huff Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:38:00 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/12/06/oobox/#comment-204953 Of course, "google" isn't a completely made-up word, it at least <i>sounds</i> like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googol" rel="nofollow">a real one</a> :) But point taken. (and, for some odd reason, I love the sound of "Kwiboo" - I might have to go register it ;) Of course, “google” isn’t a completely made-up word, it at least sounds like a real one :)

But point taken. (and, for some odd reason, I love the sound of “Kwiboo” – I might have to go register it ;)

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