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Net Startups Go Gaga Over Silly Company Names

New web companies follow Google's example and embrace goofy monikers

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 29, 2007 2:19 PM CDT

(Newser) – Following in the Google tradition of using a goofy name to stand out from the Silicon Valley pack, a new generation of internet startups is sporting wacky monikers that may rile investors and confuse consumers. Young companies resort to names like Tagtooga and Qoosa to...   Read full story »

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