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How to Not Name Your Company

via eHub: Who thought that calling a webservice gookbox was a good idea? I mean, I'm only a GenXer, and I seem to remember that "gook" is a fairly vulgar slang term (IIRC) for Asian (see WordNet).

My name is Steve Ivy and I write about technology, the open web, social software, and general nerdity on monkinetic.com. You should follow me on Twitter or subscribe to this blog if you like what you're reading. I spend my days hacking Movable Type, python, Django, and various other efforts at Wallrazer. This is my personal site.