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Lexicon News (2008 Archive)

Dar nome a produtos custa até US$ 150 mil, diz criador da marca BlackBerry
Daniela Arrais, Informática / Fohla Online
Dec. 29th, 2008

Para dar nome a uma marca, David Placek conta com uma equipe de 26 pessoas em seu escritório, o Lexicon Branding, sediado em Sausalito, Califórnia. Mais 80 lingüistas espalhados por 40 países ao redor do mundo fazem análises para garantir que uma palavra em inglês, por exemplo, não tem uma conotação completamente negativa quando levada para outra cultura.

 

How 10 Famous Technology Products Got Their Names (BlackBerry)
Thomas Wailgum, CIO.com
November 11, 2008

From iPod and BlackBerry to Twitter and Wikipedia, we take a look at the processes and people who came up with the names for these iconic tech products.

 

Tech's Product Name Guru: Meet the Man Who Coined BlackBerry, Azure and More
Thomas Wailgum, CIO.com
November 11, 2008

How do they come up with technology product names like "BlackBerry" and Windows "Azure"? In this Q&A, David Placek, the guru whose company came up with those two and many more, takes us inside the product name game.

 

Name that Firm
Suzanne Barlyn, Wall Street Journal
March 17, 2008

Selecting a name is one of the most important decisions a company will ever make. But a lot of small businesses don't give it nearly enough thought.