http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/05/15/web-20-and-syllabic-consonants-a-match-made-in-silicon-valley/ Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:47:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/05/15/web-20-and-syllabic-consonants-a-match-made-in-silicon-valley/comment-page-1/#comment-1134 Chris Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:14:19 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/05/15/web-20-and-syllabic-consonants-a-match-made-in-silicon-valley/#comment-1134 Awesome! I was thinking of posting something about the use of "r' at the end of web 2.0 apps, but you've done it for me. I'll post a link to you. Nice work! Awesome! I was thinking of posting something about the use of “r’ at the end of web 2.0 apps, but you’ve done it for me. I’ll post a link to you. Nice work!

]]> http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/05/15/web-20-and-syllabic-consonants-a-match-made-in-silicon-valley/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Dan Bruno Sat, 02 Jun 2007 19:50:04 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/05/15/web-20-and-syllabic-consonants-a-match-made-in-silicon-valley/#comment-310 I think it's a practical thing. Because so many desirable domain names are taken (e.g., flicker.com) and can be expensive to buy out, Web 2.0 startups need to get creative while still maintaining some level of memorability. Misspelling words by dropping letters is a pretty good technique. Another one is playing with subdomains/top-level domains, as with del.icio.us. I think it’s a practical thing. Because so many desirable domain names are taken (e.g., flicker.com) and can be expensive to buy out, Web 2.0 startups need to get creative while still maintaining some level of memorability. Misspelling words by dropping letters is a pretty good technique. Another one is playing with subdomains/top-level domains, as with del.icio.us.

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