tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322794532024-02-08T15:08:19.702-05:00How Products Were NamedDid you ever wonder how some of your favorite products or services were named? Find out at "How Products Were Named" each day via the web or RSS.Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028318054709267453noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32279453.post-24069539090080574192010-05-23T19:37:00.001-04:002010-05-23T19:37:19.396-04:00Play Google's Version of Pac-Man On The Web For Free!<a href="http://associated-press.net/play-pac-man/" target="_blank" title="Play Pac-Man online, free right on your web browser. Similar to the game that Google displayed on their homepage in 2010"style="font-size:13;color:#004F91;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;"> Play Pac-Man On The Web For Free </a><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><map name="google_ad_map_%CUID%">
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<img usemap="#google_ad_map_%CUID%" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-2666865260633317&channel=&output=png&cuid=%CUID%&url=%URL%"/></p></div>Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028318054709267453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32279453.post-22991043525793933422007-10-21T08:32:00.001-04:002007-10-21T08:32:51.034-04:00Join Us For the Tuesday Night Tech Show LIVE!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cne0ntSq_IQ/RsouNZQuh4I/AAAAAAAAAD0/KhA5JnXXQZU/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cne0ntSq_IQ/RsouNZQuh4I/AAAAAAAAAD0/KhA5JnXXQZU/s200/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100940335604729730" /></a><br />If you love technology as much as we do here at If Then Software, please take a moment to listen to the Tuesday Night Tech Show. The show is a funny dose of technology, personal stories and just alcohol-fueled humor each Tuesday night (9PM Eastern Time) in our <span style="font-weight:bold;">LIVE</span> uStream.tv <a href="http://video.tuesdaynighttech.com">video chatroom</a> where you can hear and see the show as it is recorded and chat with tons of people in the TNT chatroom. The show stars Mark H. Delfs (founder of If Then Software) and Bill "Dr. Soos" Soucy, both formerly of one of the pre-podcast internet radio shows, "<a href="http://macinchatradio.blogspot.com">The Macinchat Radio Show</a>," hosted in the late 90's. The show can also be found on iTunes and can be <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=256667325&s=143441">subscribed to from here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div class="tag_list">Technorati Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Podcast" rel="tag" target="_blank">Podcast</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Podcasting" rel="tag" target="_blank">Podcasting</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Entertainment" rel="tag" target="_blank">Entertainment</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Comedy" rel="tag" target="_blank">Comedy</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Listen" rel="tag" target="_blank">Listen</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Live" rel="tag" target="_blank">Live</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Ustream" rel="tag" target="_blank">Ustream</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Macintosh" rel="tag" target="_blank">Macintosh</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Windows" rel="tag" target="_blank">Windows</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Drunk" rel="tag" target="_blank">Drunk</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Beer" rel="tag" target="_blank">Beer</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Wine" rel="tag" target="_blank">Wine</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Technology" rel="tag" target="_blank">Technology</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><map name="google_ad_map_%CUID%">
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<img usemap="#google_ad_map_%CUID%" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-2666865260633317&channel=&output=png&cuid=%CUID%&url=%URL%"/></p></div>Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028318054709267453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32279453.post-1161273368529225482006-10-19T11:52:00.000-04:002006-10-19T11:56:08.560-04:00How Was "Popeye's Chicken" Named?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/1600/220px-Popeyes.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/200/220px-Popeyes.png" border="0" alt="Popeye's" /></a><blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;">Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits</span>, usually called just "Popeyes," is a chain of fried chicken fast food restaurants that is controlled by Atlanta-based AFC Enterprises.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Popeyes</span> first opened in Arabi, Louisiana, a suburb outside New Orleans in 1972 as "Chicken on the Run," a chicken restaurant owned by Al Copeland. The name was changed shortly afterwards, after the fictional detective Jimmy "<span style="font-weight:bold;">Popeye</span>" Doyle in the movie The French Connection (in turn based on a real detective Eddie Egan, whose nickname did not derive from the cartoon character). The chain would later license the namesake cartoon characters for use as a promotional tool, which added to the confusion as to the source. Recently, however, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Popeyes</span> Chicken and Biscuits has omitted the use of "<span style="font-weight:bold;">Popeye</span> the Sailor" in promotions; one reason given was the inability to market their food effectively with a sailor character. (Wikipedia)</blockquote><br /><div class="tag_list">Technorati Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Food" rel="tag" target="_blank">Food</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Fast+Food" rel="tag" target="_blank">Fast Food</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Popeye" rel="tag" target="_blank">Popeye</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Chicken" rel="tag" target="_blank">Chicken</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Biscuit" rel="tag" target="_blank">Biscuit</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Eat" rel="tag" target="_blank">Eat</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Restaurant" rel="tag" target="_blank">Restaurant</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Store" rel="tag" target="_blank">Store</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Louisiana" rel="tag" target="_blank">Louisiana</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/New+Orleans" rel="tag" target="_blank">New Orleans</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Atlanta" rel="tag" target="_blank">Atlanta</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/trivia" rel="tag" target="_blank">trivia</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/history" rel="tag" target="_blank">history</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/fun" rel="tag" target="_blank">fun</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/name" rel="tag" target="_blank">name</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/origin" rel="tag" target="_blank">origin</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/how" rel="tag" target="_blank">how</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/why" rel="tag" target="_blank">why</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/learn" rel="tag" target="_blank">learn</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/education" rel="tag" target="_blank">education</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><map name="google_ad_map_%CUID%">
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<img usemap="#google_ad_map_%CUID%" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-2666865260633317&channel=&output=png&cuid=%CUID%&url=%URL%"/></p></div>Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028318054709267453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32279453.post-1160944069821010362006-10-15T16:23:00.000-04:002006-10-15T16:27:49.836-04:00How Was "Walgreens" Named?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/1600/205px-Walgreens_Logo.svg.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/200/205px-Walgreens_Logo.svg.png" border="0" alt="Walgreens" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Walgreens</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">(The official corporate name lacks an apostrophe)</span> is a convenience store/pharmacy chain, pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), mail service pharmacy, and specialty pharmacy which operates in the continental United States and Puerto Rico. It operates more than 5,405 retail stores. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Walgreens</span> was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1901 and has since expanded throughout the United States. Its headquarters is located in Deerfield, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. CVS/pharmacy, Eckerd, and Rite Aid are its main competitors.<br /><br />This chain started out as a drug store with owner, Charles R. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Walgreen</span>, Sr.. The <span style="font-weight:bold;">Walgreen</span> family was absent from the senior management of the company for a short period following the retirement of Charles <span style="font-weight:bold;">Walgreen</span> III, however the great-grandson of Charles <span style="font-weight:bold;">Walgreen</span>, Kevin P. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Walgreen</span>, was made a vice-president in 1995 and was promoted to Senior Vice-President of Operations - Southern Division in 2006.<br /><div class="tag_list">Technorati Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Walgreens" rel="tag" target="_blank">Walgreens</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Drugs" rel="tag" target="_blank">Drugs</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Store" rel="tag" target="_blank">Store</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Retail" rel="tag" target="_blank">Retail</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Shop" rel="tag" target="_blank">Shop</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/CVS" rel="tag" target="_blank">CVS</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Eckerd" rel="tag" target="_blank">Eckerd</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Rite+Aid" rel="tag" target="_blank">Rite Aid</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Shopping" rel="tag" target="_blank">Shopping</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Discount" rel="tag" target="_blank">Discount</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Milkshake" rel="tag" target="_blank">Milkshake</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/trivia" rel="tag" target="_blank">trivia</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/history" rel="tag" target="_blank">history</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/fun" rel="tag" target="_blank">fun</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/name" rel="tag" target="_blank">name</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/origin" rel="tag" target="_blank">origin</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/how" rel="tag" target="_blank">how</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/why" rel="tag" target="_blank">why</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/learn" rel="tag" target="_blank">learn</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/education" rel="tag" target="_blank">education</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><map name="google_ad_map_%CUID%">
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<img usemap="#google_ad_map_%CUID%" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-2666865260633317&channel=&output=png&cuid=%CUID%&url=%URL%"/></p></div>Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028318054709267453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32279453.post-1160922407422223552006-10-15T10:21:00.000-04:002006-10-15T10:26:47.440-04:00How Was "The CW Television Network" Named?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/1600/200px-The_CW.svg.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/200/200px-The_CW.svg.png" border="0" alt="CW Logo" /></a><blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;">The CW Television Network</span> is a television network in the United States launched during the 2006-07 television season. It features a mixture of programming from both UPN and The WB television networks, which ceased independent operations on September 15 and September 17, 2006 respectively. The network, which targets young adults, is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, owner of UPN, and Warner Bros. Entertainment, a subsidiary of Time Warner, majority owner of The WB (thus combining the first initial of each company into the "CW" moniker). (Wikipedia)</blockquote><br /><div class="tag_list">Technorati Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/CW" rel="tag" target="_blank">CW</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/TV" rel="tag" target="_blank">TV</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/television" rel="tag" target="_blank">television</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Warner+Brothers" rel="tag" target="_blank">Warner Brothers</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Time+Warner" rel="tag" target="_blank">Time Warner</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/UPN" rel="tag" target="_blank">UPN</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/WB" rel="tag" target="_blank">WB</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/TV" rel="tag" target="_blank">TV</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Programming" rel="tag" target="_blank">Programming</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Entertanment" rel="tag" target="_blank">Entertanment</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Watch" rel="tag" target="_blank">Watch</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Video" rel="tag" target="_blank">Video</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/trivia" rel="tag" target="_blank">trivia</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/history" rel="tag" target="_blank">history</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/fun" rel="tag" target="_blank">fun</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/name" rel="tag" target="_blank">name</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/origin" rel="tag" target="_blank">origin</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/how" rel="tag" target="_blank">how</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/why" rel="tag" target="_blank">why</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/learn" rel="tag" target="_blank">learn</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/education" rel="tag" target="_blank">education</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><map name="google_ad_map_%CUID%">
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<img usemap="#google_ad_map_%CUID%" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-2666865260633317&channel=&output=png&cuid=%CUID%&url=%URL%"/></p></div>Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028318054709267453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32279453.post-1160506244061440822006-10-10T14:47:00.000-04:002006-10-10T14:50:44.080-04:00How Was The "Allen Wrench" Named?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/1600/180px-Allen_keys.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/200/180px-Allen_keys.jpg" border="0" alt="Allen Wrench" /></a><blockquote>An <span style="font-weight:bold;">Allen wrench</span>, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Allen key</span>, hex key or hex head wrench is a tool used to drive <span style="font-weight:bold;">Allen</span> screws and bolts, which have a hexagonal socket in the head. "<span style="font-weight:bold;">Allen wrench</span>" was originally a trademark of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Allen</span> Manufacturing Company in Hartford, Connecticut in 1943. In non-English speaking parts of Europe, it is usually known as an "Unbrako key" (also often misspelled as "Umbrako"), which is a brand name established in 1911. The brand is owned by SPS Technologies. In Germany and Netherlands, this type of screw is known under the name Inbus™, named after the company that invented them in 1936, Bauer & Schaurte Karcher in Neuss (Innensechskantschraube Bauer und Schaurte). (It is still known as Inbus-key - or often misspelled as Imbus-key - in parts of Europe.) In Italy it is known as brugola, after Egidio Brugola, who invented it in 1926. (Wikipedia)</blockquote><br /><div class="tag_list">Technorati Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Allen+Wrench" rel="tag" target="_blank">Allen Wrench</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Allen" rel="tag" target="_blank">Allen</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Tool" rel="tag" target="_blank">Tool</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Wrench" rel="tag" target="_blank">Wrench</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Tools" rel="tag" target="_blank">Tools</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Screw" rel="tag" target="_blank">Screw</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Bolt" rel="tag" target="_blank">Bolt</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Hex" rel="tag" target="_blank">Hex</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Hartford" rel="tag" target="_blank">Hartford</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Europe" rel="tag" target="_blank">Europe</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Fix" rel="tag" target="_blank">Fix</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Germany" rel="tag" target="_blank">Germany</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/trivia" rel="tag" target="_blank">trivia</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/history" rel="tag" target="_blank">history</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/fun" rel="tag" target="_blank">fun</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/name" rel="tag" target="_blank">name</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/origin" rel="tag" target="_blank">origin</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/how" rel="tag" target="_blank">how</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/why" rel="tag" target="_blank">why</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/learn" rel="tag" target="_blank">learn</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/education" rel="tag" target="_blank">education</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><map name="google_ad_map_%CUID%">
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<img usemap="#google_ad_map_%CUID%" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-2666865260633317&channel=&output=png&cuid=%CUID%&url=%URL%"/></p></div>Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028318054709267453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32279453.post-1160484668574315712006-10-10T08:49:00.000-04:002006-10-10T08:51:08.596-04:00How Was "YouTube" Named?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/1600/YouTube.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/200/YouTube.gif" border="0" alt="YouTube" /></a><blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;">YouTube</span> is a popular free video sharing web site which lets users upload, view, and share video clips. Founded in February 2005 by three employees of PayPal, the San Mateo-based service utilizes Adobe Flash technology to display video. The wide variety of site content includes movie and TV clips and music videos, as well as amateur content such as videoblogging. It is staffed by 67 employees.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">YouTube</span> was founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim, who were all early employees of PayPal. Prior to PayPal, Hurley studied design at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Chen and Karim studied computer science together at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The domain name "<span style="font-weight:bold;">YouTube.com</span>" was activated on February 15, 2005, and the website was developed over the following months. The creators offered the public a preview of the site in May 2005, and six months later, <span style="font-weight:bold;">YouTube</span> made its official debut.<br /><br />The company's humble beginnings in a garage and commitment to offering free services necessitated outside financial backing. In November of 2005, venture capital firm Sequoia Capital invested an initial $3.5 million; additionally, Roelof Botha, partner of the firm and former CFO of PayPal, joined the <span style="font-weight:bold;">YouTube</span> board of directors. In April 2006, Sequoia put an additional $8 million into the company, which had experienced a boom of popularity and growth in just its first few months.</blockquote><br /><div class="tag_list">Technorati Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/YouTube" rel="tag" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Google" rel="tag" target="_blank">Google</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Video" rel="tag" target="_blank">Video</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Watch" rel="tag" target="_blank">Watch</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/TV" rel="tag" target="_blank">TV</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Television" rel="tag" target="_blank">Television</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/PayPal" rel="tag" target="_blank">PayPal</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Movie" rel="tag" target="_blank">Movie</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/trivia" rel="tag" target="_blank">trivia</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/history" rel="tag" target="_blank">history</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/fun" rel="tag" target="_blank">fun</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/name" rel="tag" target="_blank">name</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/origin" rel="tag" target="_blank">origin</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/how" rel="tag" target="_blank">how</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/why" rel="tag" target="_blank">why</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/learn" rel="tag" target="_blank">learn</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/education" rel="tag" target="_blank">education</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><map name="google_ad_map_%CUID%">
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<img usemap="#google_ad_map_%CUID%" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-2666865260633317&channel=&output=png&cuid=%CUID%&url=%URL%"/></p></div>Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028318054709267453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32279453.post-1159837722318586192006-10-02T21:05:00.000-04:002006-10-02T21:08:42.336-04:00How Was "Volkswagen" Named?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/1600/140px-Vw_logo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/200/140px-Vw_logo.jpg" border="0" alt="Volkswagen" /></a><blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;">Volkswagen</span>, or VW, is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany. It forms the core of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Volkswagen</span> Group, one of the world's four largest car producers.<br /><br />The name means "people's car" in German. Its German tagline is "<span style="font-style:italic;">Aus Liebe zum Automobil</span>", which is translated as "For the love of the car" - or, "For Love of the People's Cars," as translated by VW in other languages.<br /><br />Though the origins of the company date back to the 1930s, the design for the car that would become known as the <span style="font-style:italic;">Beetle</span> date back even further, as a pet project by car designer Ferdinand Porsche (1875–1951). Adolf Hitler's desire that almost anybody should be able to afford a car coincided with this design.</blockquote><br /><div class="tag_list">Technorati Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Volkswagen" rel="tag" target="_blank">Volkswagen</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/VW" rel="tag" target="_blank">VW</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Car" rel="tag" target="_blank">Car</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Automobile" rel="tag" target="_blank">Automobile</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Hitler" rel="tag" target="_blank">Hitler</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Germany" rel="tag" target="_blank">Germany</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/German" rel="tag" target="_blank">German</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Drive" rel="tag" target="_blank">Drive</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Auto" rel="tag" target="_blank">Auto</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Beetle" rel="tag" target="_blank">Beetle</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Porsche" rel="tag" target="_blank">Porsche</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Wolfsburg" rel="tag" target="_blank">Wolfsburg</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Driver" rel="tag" target="_blank">Driver</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Driving" rel="tag" target="_blank">Driving</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Import" rel="tag" target="_blank">Import</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/trivia" rel="tag" target="_blank">trivia</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/history" rel="tag" target="_blank">history</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/fun" rel="tag" target="_blank">fun</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/name" rel="tag" target="_blank">name</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/origin" rel="tag" target="_blank">origin</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/how" rel="tag" target="_blank">how</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/why" rel="tag" target="_blank">why</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/learn" rel="tag" target="_blank">learn</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/education" rel="tag" target="_blank">education</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><map name="google_ad_map_%CUID%">
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<img usemap="#google_ad_map_%CUID%" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-2666865260633317&channel=&output=png&cuid=%CUID%&url=%URL%"/></p></div>Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028318054709267453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32279453.post-1159451573427907962006-09-28T09:48:00.001-04:002006-09-28T09:52:53.453-04:00How Was "Moxie" Named?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/1600/images.67.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/200/images.65.jpg" border="0" alt="Moxie" /></a><blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;">Moxie</span>, a carbonated beverage, is considered to be the USA's first mass produced soft drink.<br /><br />Created in 1876 by Dr. Augustin Thompson of Union, Maine, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Moxie</span> was first marketed as a patent medicine in Lowell, Massachusetts under thttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.bold.gifhe product name “Moxie Nerve Food”. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Moxie</span> was said to cure ailments ranging from softening of the brain to “loss of manhood.” In 1884, it was sold in carbonated formand merchandised as an invigorating drink, which claimed to endow the drinker with "spunk." In the early phase of its life as a recreational soft drink, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Moxie</span> is said to have been kept handy by bartenders to give to customers who were too drunk to be given any more alcohol.<br /><br />The name entered the American language, when a person was said to be "full of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Moxie</span>", meaning that the person was skillful, or spirited. In this popular meaning, the word is sometimes spelled <span style="font-weight:bold;">moxy</span>. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Moxie</span> became unique in that it was the name of a commercially produced soft drink, also included in dictionaries.</blockquote><br /><div class="tag_list">Technorati Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Moxie" rel="tag" target="_blank">Moxie</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Cola" rel="tag" target="_blank">Cola</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Coke" rel="tag" target="_blank">Coke</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Coca+Cola" rel="tag" target="_blank">Coca Cola</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Pepsi" rel="tag" target="_blank">Pepsi</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Sweet" rel="tag" target="_blank">Sweet</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Drink" rel="tag" target="_blank">Drink</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Refresh" rel="tag" target="_blank">Refresh</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Carbonated" rel="tag" target="_blank">Carbonated</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Soft+Drink" rel="tag" target="_blank">Soft Drink</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Maine" rel="tag" target="_blank">Maine</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/trivia" rel="tag" target="_blank">trivia</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/history" rel="tag" target="_blank">history</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/fun" rel="tag" target="_blank">fun</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/name" rel="tag" target="_blank">name</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/origin" rel="tag" target="_blank">origin</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/how" rel="tag" target="_blank">how</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/why" rel="tag" target="_blank">why</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/learn" rel="tag" target="_blank">learn</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/education" rel="tag" target="_blank">education</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><map name="google_ad_map_%CUID%">
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<img usemap="#google_ad_map_%CUID%" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-2666865260633317&channel=&output=png&cuid=%CUID%&url=%URL%"/></p></div>Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028318054709267453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32279453.post-1159404302982548392006-09-27T20:41:00.000-04:002006-09-27T20:45:03.046-04:00How Was "3 Musketeers" Named?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/1600/3musketeers_logo.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/200/3musketeers_logo.png" border="0" alt="3 Musketeers" /></a><blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;">3 Musketeers</span> is a candy bar made in the U.S. by Mars, Incorporated. It is filled with a fluffy chocolate nougat in the middle.<br /><br />When introduced in 1932, <span style="font-weight:bold;">3 Musketeers</span> had three pieces of candy in one package, flavored vanilla, chocolate and strawberry, hence the name.<br /><br />In the novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, the three musketeers, Aramis, Porthos, and Athos, were joined by the dashing d'Artagnan. In commercials for the candy bar featuring the characters, there are only three musketeers depicted, but d'Artagnan replaces Aramis.</blockquote><br /><div class="tag_list">Technorati Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Candy" rel="tag" target="_blank">Candy</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/3+Musketeers" rel="tag" target="_blank">3 Musketeers</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Bar" rel="tag" target="_blank">Bar</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Candy+Bar" rel="tag" target="_blank">Candy Bar</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Mars" rel="tag" target="_blank">Mars</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/M&M's" rel="tag" target="_blank">M&M's</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Sweet" rel="tag" target="_blank">Sweet</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Treat" rel="tag" target="_blank">Treat</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Kid" rel="tag" target="_blank">Kid</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Children" rel="tag" target="_blank">Children</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Chocolate" rel="tag" target="_blank">Chocolate</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Vanilla" rel="tag" target="_blank">Vanilla</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Dumas" rel="tag" target="_blank">Dumas</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/trivia" rel="tag" target="_blank">trivia</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/history" rel="tag" target="_blank">history</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/fun" rel="tag" target="_blank">fun</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/name" rel="tag" target="_blank">name</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/origin" rel="tag" target="_blank">origin</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/how" rel="tag" target="_blank">how</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/why" rel="tag" target="_blank">why</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/learn" rel="tag" target="_blank">learn</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/education" rel="tag" target="_blank">education</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><map name="google_ad_map_%CUID%">
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<img usemap="#google_ad_map_%CUID%" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-2666865260633317&channel=&output=png&cuid=%CUID%&url=%URL%"/></p></div>Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028318054709267453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32279453.post-1158958091027785702006-09-22T16:46:00.000-04:002006-09-22T16:48:11.046-04:00How Was "Phillips 66" Named?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/1600/180px-Phillips-66.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/200/180px-Phillips-66.png" border="0" alt="Phillips 66" /></a><blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;">Phillips 66</span> is a brand of gasoline and service station in the U.S. It is part of ConocoPhillips.<br /><br />The company that made <span style="font-weight:bold;">Phillips 66</span> gasoline began in 1917 as Phillips Petroleum Company. In 1927, the company's gasoline was being tested on U.S. Highway 66 in Oklahoma, and when it turned out that the car was going 66 mph, the company decided to name the new fuel <span style="font-weight:bold;">Phillips 66</span>.</blockquote><br /><div class="tag_list">Technorati Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Phillips+66" rel="tag" target="_blank">Phillips 66</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/66" rel="tag" target="_blank">66</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Gas" rel="tag" target="_blank">Gas</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Oil" rel="tag" target="_blank">Oil</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Fast" rel="tag" target="_blank">Fast</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Car" rel="tag" target="_blank">Car</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Automobile" rel="tag" target="_blank">Automobile</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Oklahoma" rel="tag" target="_blank">Oklahoma</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Highway" rel="tag" target="_blank">Highway</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Gasoline" rel="tag" target="_blank">Gasoline</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ConocoPhilllips" rel="tag" target="_blank">ConocoPhilllips</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Drive" rel="tag" target="_blank">Drive</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Fuel" rel="tag" target="_blank">Fuel</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/trivia" rel="tag" target="_blank">trivia</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/history" rel="tag" target="_blank">history</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/fun" rel="tag" target="_blank">fun</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/name" rel="tag" target="_blank">name</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/origin" rel="tag" target="_blank">origin</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/how" rel="tag" target="_blank">how</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/why" rel="tag" target="_blank">why</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/learn" rel="tag" target="_blank">learn</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/education" rel="tag" target="_blank">education</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><map name="google_ad_map_%CUID%">
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<img usemap="#google_ad_map_%CUID%" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-2666865260633317&channel=&output=png&cuid=%CUID%&url=%URL%"/></p></div>Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028318054709267453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32279453.post-1158764123332807852006-09-20T10:51:00.000-04:002006-09-20T10:55:23.350-04:00How Was "Rolex" Named?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/1600/250px-Rolex_logo.svg.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/249/106/200/250px-Rolex_logo.svg.png" border="0" alt="Rolex" /></a><blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rolex</span> is a brand of Swiss wristwatches and accessories renowned for their quality and exclusivity, as well as their cost (from a few thousand to more than one hundred thousand U.S. dollars). The watches have become status symbols of the rich and famous — as well as the upwardly-mobile career-minded individual.<br /><br />The <span style="font-weight:bold;">Rolex</span> SA company was founded in 1905 by the German Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law, Alfred Davis. Contrary to popular belief, Hans Wilsdorf was neither Swiss, nor a watchmaker. Wilsdorf & Davis was the original name of what later became the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Rolex</span> Watch Company. They originally imported Hermann Aegler's Swiss movements to England and placed them in quality cases made by Dennison and others. These early wristwatches were then sold to jewellers, who then put their own names on the dial. The earliest watches from the firm of Wilsdorf and Davis are usually marked "W&D" – inside the caseback only.<br /><br />Hans Wilsdorf registered the trademark name "<span style="font-weight:bold;">Rolex</span>" in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland during 1908. The word was made up, but its origin is obscure. One story, which was never confirmed by Wilsdorf, is that the word "<span style="font-weight:bold;">Rolex</span>" came from the French phrase <span style="font-style:italic;">horlogerie exquise</span>, meaning exquisite watch industry. (Wikipedia)</blockquote><br /><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Watch" rel="tag">Watch</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Rolex" rel="tag">Rolex</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Time" rel="tag">Time</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Timepiece" rel="tag">Timepiece</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Swiss" rel="tag">Swiss</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Switzerland" rel="tag">Switzerland</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Wristwatch" rel="tag">Wristwatch</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Wrist" rel="tag">Wrist</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Timex" rel="tag">Timex</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Rich" rel="tag">Rich</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Money" rel="tag">Money</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Quality" rel="tag">Quality</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Famous" rel="tag">Famous</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/German" rel="tag">German</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Germany" rel="tag">Germany</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Stopwatch" rel="tag">Stopwatch</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Timer" rel="tag">Timer</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Dial" rel="tag">Dial</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Trivia" rel="tag">Trivia</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Fun" rel="tag">Fun</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Knowledge" rel="tag">Knowledge</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/History" rel="tag">History</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Name" rel="tag">Name</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Product+Name" rel="tag">Product Name</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Consumer" rel="tag">Consumer</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Service" rel="tag">Service</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Product" rel="tag">Product</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Retail" rel="tag">Retail</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Origin" rel="tag">Origin</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><map name="google_ad_map_%CUID%">
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Shortly after, the brand was renamed after Elmer the Bull, husband of Borden's advertising mascot Elsie the Cow. Elmer's image continues to be featured in the company logo. 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Fisher-Price, a division of No. 1 toymaker Mattel, unveiled the new T.M.X. Elmo to the world Tuesday. Elmo fans could face a shortage of the new T.M.X. Elmo over the holidays. "T.M.X." stands for 2 things - "<span style="font-style:italic;">Tickle Me extreme</span>" or "<span style="font-style:italic;">Tickle Me 10</span>," representing the toy's 10-year milestone. (CNN)<br><br>Read more about the Elmo TMX at <a href="www.boingboing.net/2006/09/19/tickle_me_elmo_extre.html">Boing Boing</a>.</blockquote><br /><div class="tag_list">Technorati Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Elmo" rel="tag" target="_blank" onmouseover="this.href='http://technorati.com/tag/Elmo?user=bitchabouttech'">Elmo</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Sesame+Street" rel="tag" target="_blank" onmouseover="this.href='http://technorati.com/tag/Sesame+Street?user=bitchabouttech'">Sesame Street</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/TMX" rel="tag" target="_blank" onmouseover="this.href='http://technorati.com/tag/TMX?user=bitchabouttech'">TMX</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/T.M.X.+Tickle" rel="tag" target="_blank" onmouseover="this.href='http://technorati.com/tag/T.M.X.+Tickle?user=bitchabouttech'">T.M.X. 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It was very important when material was typed with a typewriter, but less so since the advent of the word processor.<br /><br />It was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951 and originally called <span style="font-style:italic;">Mistake Out</span>. Graham was a typist who developed a type of white tempera paint to cover up her mistakes. Her first batch was mixed together in a common kitchen blender.<br /><br />She offered the product to IBM, which declined. She sold the product, renamed <span style="font-weight:bold;">Liquid Paper</span>, from her house for 17 years. By 1968 the product was profitable, and in 1979 it was sold to the Gillette Corporation for $47.5 million and royalties. She died the following year, with half her estate going to charity, and half to her only child, the actor, producer, businessman, and former member of <span style="font-style:italic;">The Monkees</span>, Michael Nesmith. In 2000 Liquid Paper and related brands were acquired by Newell Rubbermaid. 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