article thumbnail

27 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

Ran reports through a IP lawyer, they were all taken or didn’t sound good. Peacock didn’t sound as good but Conure another name for parakeet sounded good and passed the IP/trademark test. In 1995, had it not been for the internet and the task of shortening our company name to a web address, it would never had happened.

Naming 98
article thumbnail

Why the Browser Matters

Ben's Blog

This was not so illogical as most companies didn’t even run TCP/IP—they ran proprietary networking protocols such as AppleTalk, Netbios, and SNA. As late as November 1995, Bill Gates wrote a book entitled The Road Ahead in which he predicted that the Information Super Highway would rule the future.

CTO 78
article thumbnail

Why Content Personalization Is Not Web Personalization (and What to Do About It)

ConversionXL

Let’s say you’re a distributed startup team frustrated with your web meeting software. For instance, my IP address would show that I’m from a high-tech company in Boston, so they could offer me relevant case studies from other respected high-tech firms in Boston. There are tons of possibilities. Understand.

Web 48