> But people thought "tweeting" was ridiculous, and they made fun of it relentlessly. I don't think the terms "tweeting" and "tooting" are in the same ballpark

> But people thought "tweeting" was ridiculous, and they made fun of it relentlessly. I don't think the terms "tweeting" and "tooting" are in the same ballpark in terms of how ridiculous they sound to people. > In the end it doesn't matter all that much. But naming does matter, which is why companies spend huge sums on it each year. (Btw I removed those examples from my earlier comment as I felt they weren't relevant to the topic we were originally discussing, which was the name Madstodon)