2005 Naming Social Network Viral 
YoungUpstarts
JULY 4, 2019
The year was 2015 and my company, Shareability, had already been behind some of the biggest viral hits of the past few years. The resulting video, “Ronaldo in Disguise,” became an immediate viral sensation. Going Viral. There was a time when “viral” simply referred to, well, viruses. The shoot was on.
Hearpreneur
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Marvel’s fascinating turnaround story is no less than a heroic action story where the protagonist flips the scales at the last moment and arises like the phoenix, just like the many superheroes it helped become household names. Reddit, a popular website for news and discussion, was founded in 2005 by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian.
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Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 19, 2009
I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. It became a huge kerfuffle with many VC partners writing to thank me for the post, which exposed those that gave their industry a bad name.
mashable.com
JANUARY 18, 2012
How to Pick the Right Name for Your Business. There are endless paths to take when brainstorming your new business name. But for many small business owners and entrepreneurs, the naming process is fraught with uncertainty and doubt. Your business name sets the tone for all that follows. Opt for a descriptive name.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. LP contributions to VC firms shrunk from 2000 and by 2005-2008 had stabilized to around $30 billion per year. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin! And buy people are doing en masse.
Austin Startup
APRIL 26, 2020
In honor of Netflix’s big beat today in the very unfortunate age of COVID-19, I decided to revisit my four-part Bazaarblog series while I was CEO of Bazaarvoice (from our inception in 2005 to our IPO in 2012). The name of the last part? And the Blockbuster name became synonymous with late fees. it was amazingly prescient.
mashable.com
MAY 5, 2011
Kayweb is named for its majority owner, the design and development firm Kayserian founded in Australia seven years ago. ); // Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started!
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