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Are you creative enough to be an Eat My Words namer? Take the test.

admin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:28:00 +0000

Dreaming up names can be a blast if you have talent. Of course the names created by Eat My Words aren’t your typical trainwrecks resembling encrypted passwords that some naming firms pass off as “creative.” Our names actually have concepts behind them. For instance, a chain of frozen yogurt stores named Spoon Me, an all-natural energy drink for women named Bloom, a home-cleaning robot named Neato, and gourmet dips for kids named Monkey Dunks. The visually evocative names we create make strong emotional connections with consumers and are instantly likable, which make them easier to remember than mangled, forced, and seemingly meaningless names. Easier said than done. If you think you have skills, we invite you to take our Namer Test…send us your top 20 names for a cool new external hard drive that stores an enormous amount of data. (Send names in an email to dreamjobs @ eatmywords.com. No attachments, please.) If your style matches are style, you’ll hear back from us. To give you a head start, here are examples of some name submissions we have loved, and some that didn’t exactly melt our butter…

WINNING NAMES:
Reservoir Dog
Doppleganger
Zoo Keeper
Candystore
Ice Box

NAMES THAT DIDN’T MELT OUR BUTTER AND WE SUSPECT MAY HAVE BEEN CREATED FOR $99 ON NAMETHIS.COM (See next posting.)
Archidata
Avast (and its smaller sibling, Avast Matey)
Basenji: No Bark, All Byte
Best Friend
BFF Storage
Big Byte
Brainage!
Brainbags
Brainbanquet
Brainbytes
Braincase
Brainchow
Brainfood
Brainkeeper
Brainpan
Brains
Brainstar
Carbon Space
Comp Closet
Darvian
Data Basement
Data Can
Data Child
Data Galore
Data Henchman
Data Tank
DataCache
DataCommand
Datacore
Datahog
Datakrzr
DataPool
DigiDrive
Dominidrive
Dream Maker Hard Drive
Drive Me Lots
Dyna Store
Encore: More Gigs
Eon
Exodata
Exodrive
Externomator
Food For Thought
Free Loader
Gig Bag
Giga-Gear
Glass Slipper
Gold Medal Storage
Gunther
Hyperbrain
Impulse Connect
Indie Shack
Intellidrive
King Storage
Loaded Parcel
Logos Data Drive
Magic Fingers
Mighty Special
Mutton Hut
Neocache
Nerdcity
Nerdstorage
Nerdstuff
Nerdvillage
Novodrive
Outside the Bore
Plan B
Plenty Of Room
Pocket Office
Port Knox
Portable File Cabinet
RAM-Rod
Requisite Receptacle
Reservoir
Revver Bank
Room To Spare
Save Me
Savvy Cache
Slender Storage
Speedy Stack
Spiffy Storage
Stocked!
Stor And Snore
Stor Em
Stor N Go
Symbiote: Hosts Wanted
Teracotta
Teraport
The Brain (which plugs in via the Brain Cord)
The Mobile Office
The Portable Office
SmartDrive
The Shingle
The Super Drive
Thoughttrapper
To-Go
Too Much Information
USB-Hive
Vital Volume
Warpdrive

Good luck!

Meet "Hollywood," our superstar Sous Chef namer

admin — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:32:00 +0000

Affectionately referred to as “Hollywood” by the Eat My Words team, actress/writer/namer Gina Sorell (who at one time was known simply as “Jinxy”), is an urban hipster who has her finger on the pulse of what’s hot and hip in Los Angeles, Manhattan, Toronto and beyond. A Second City alumna, Gina is fast on her feet, and swears that improvising and inventing new names is really the same thing (although the latter can be done without the presence of drunken crowds and the smell of chicken wings). Since joining the EMW team last year, Gina has contributed her creativity to countless projects, naming everything from vodka to snack foods to technology, which is rather appropriate considering that “simultaneously drinking, eating and writing on my laptop,” are listed under the “Special Skills” section of her resume. Gina’s cheeky name for an acne medication, “Later, Crater,” led to our first annual April Fools Day presentation, resulting in a big laugh from favorite client, Guthy-Renker.

Gina’s acting has taken her all over the world and has given her a broad perspective and knowledge of people, places and things that many other namers can only dream about. And being on the other side of the camera, has given Gina a unique insight into pitching and naming as she has been the face of over 30 national commercial and voiceover campaigns.

Recently Gina just finished her debut novel, a hilarious and heart warming adult coming of age story entitled “Navel Gazing.”

Are you talented enough to be an Eat My Words naming superstar?

admin — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:01:00 +0000

We’re always looking for fresh talent, so if you think you have the mojo to be a rockstar Eat My Words namer, send us your top 20 name ideas for a cool new consumer product: a sleek external hard-drive that stores an enormous amount of data. Before you take the test, please get familiar with our distinctive naming style at the Eat My Words website and look at our portfolio. Our style is unlike any other naming firm… our names make people smile instead of scratch their head. We don’t do names like Flickr, Fusic, Fabtastic, or Fraganza. No experience necessary – in fact, if you have never worked for a naming firm, your chances of success are better because you haven’t learned the old school way of mangling letters and forcing words together. Email your name test to: dreamjobs(at)eatmywords.com.

Meet Heidi, our newest addition.

admin — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:34:00 +0000

You may have met the our new office manager Heidi Paul at the blowout Fallapalooza party or had the pleasure of talking to her when you called the Eat My Words idea kitchen. From fielding phone calls, to planning our parties, to chasing down checks, to cataloging the extensive Eat My Words art collection, Heidi is our Super Girl Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and of course, Friday. As a multi-talented textile artist, graphic designer, and gallery manager, Heidi has mastered the art of right brain/left brain thinking. And her boundless curiosity, upbeat attitude, and cool-as-a-cucumber demeanor makes her a welcome addition to the Eat My Words clan. You can learn more about Heidi in her Boastful Bio.