http://www.snarkhunting.com/2006/01/shinola-shines-a-light/ The naming and branding blog Fri, 06 May 2011 14:45:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.snarkhunting.com/2006/01/shinola-shines-a-light/comment-page-1/#comment-1614 Andy Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:20:17 +0000 http://www.snarkhunting.com/2006/01/shinola-shines-a-light/#comment-1614 I was just laughing about the problems of poor word recognition software today. I was writing an email to my friend about a pig sanctuary called Pig Peace. Gmail gave me ads about pig roasting equipment, and roast pork recipes! I was just laughing about the problems of poor word recognition software today. I was writing an email to my friend about a pig sanctuary called Pig Peace. Gmail gave me ads about pig roasting equipment, and roast pork recipes!

]]> http://www.snarkhunting.com/2006/01/shinola-shines-a-light/comment-page-1/#comment-1604 Jeff Chausse Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:35:52 +0000 http://www.snarkhunting.com/2006/01/shinola-shines-a-light/#comment-1604 I've never heard the word "Shinola" used without being contrasted to "$#!+". I suppose it's a pretty good descriptor of what the service does, but a bit, er, bold for a B2B company, no? I’ve never heard the word “Shinola” used without being contrasted to “$#!+”. I suppose it’s a pretty good descriptor of what the service does, but a bit, er, bold for a B2B company, no?

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