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Covid.com – trusted Connectivity Supplier for 40 years. Unfortunate URL
- ddingus 5y agoMaybe! They could drop a bunch of high-value resources and information at that URL, and then also have a nice big button to go to the business site and play it all off pretty nicely
- holler 5y agoWas just thinking the same thing, they could rename the A/V connector site to something else, and capitalize on covid.com in a big way, such as creating a covid information aggregator?
- ddingus 5y agoThey could do a lot of things really. All depends on whether they want to or have capacity for what really is a distraction. Unfortunate does not have to be a part of their story though. That seems to be what a fair number of us see anyway.
- eyelidlessness 5y agoI have brain rot from observing all the horrible ways people manipulate and consume the internet, so maybe it’s just me but… I think a website at covid.com with information about covid and a link to a for profit website for a business with the same name would do more harm than good.
- ddingus 5y agoIt all depends on how they choose to do that sort of thing. There is nothing at all wrong with the business link. They had it pre pandemic. I would appreciate a positive take, potentially their story, how this even became a topic for discussion, and who knows? Personally, I tend to focus on how people use the Internet in positive ways. The ones not wound up too tight are having a good time, and the more the merrier.
- benatkin 5y agoI think it's the same as Corona the beer brand. Nice random boost but not something to make a big deal about. Just keep the brand going and don't turn it into a joke even if some of your customers do!
- jackcosgrove 5y ago> don't turn it into a joke even if some of your customers do! I remember seeing pictures from some house party in New Jersey that got broken up during the lockdowns. It was corona-themed and the partygoers were dressed in hazmat suits and drinking cases of Corona. Not exactly the kind of imagery you want someone to remember about your brand.
- benatkin 5y agoCorona is a general-purpose beer, perhaps more than any other due to its ubiquitous option of having it with or without lime. Its use in terrible events is a red herring, like when the stealth bombers started using Kubernetes and some wondered if it took away from the individual developers' efforts. (I think it probably does, but is the same with any foundational open source project.)
- ddingus 5y agoExactly. Not really unfortunate, unless they make it out to be. Could be way worse!
- Fnoord 5y agoIn the 90s there was also a famous eurodance song called The Rhythm Of The Night, by the artist name Corona. Its been stuck in my head for almost 2 years...
- mercer 5y agoWell, thanks for that earworm...
- ddingus 5y agoSorry... I like that one, but am glad it is not such a persistent ear worm. One I cannot always shake is of all things, "Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats... Dunn Dunn Dunn de da dunn dun, de da dun dun de dun dun... And from the club 12" mix: S... A... F... E... T... Y... Fortunately for me, the tune is a good mood, kind of silly reminder of good times. I don't mind it sticking around for periods of time. Maybe reading this shakes your earworm loose!
- Fnoord 5y ago> At Covid, customer service is a top priority. We urge you to contact us for any of your A/V concerns. > [1] AV concerns, legend. [1] https://www.covid.com/en/contact-us https://www.covid.com/en/contact-us
- _fat_santa 5y agoI feel like that's a missed marketing opportunity. They could have put up a small banner at the top that explained the name as well as links to CDC/WHO sites. Easy way to earn goodwill as a company.
- vmception 5y agolucrative property, I would have pivoted that site every 3 months over the last 2 years Knowing me, I would probably serve different websites based on what the databrokers said about you lol, gotta move those Q-branded coffee mugs somehow! I would probably have the same factory in Shenzhen selling masks, blood oxygen meters, and conspiracy merchandise. the ad space would distinguish on their own.
- throwaway81523 5y agoI'm old enough to remember Advanced Information Decision Systems (AIDS Inc.). It had to change its name when the HIV crisis was underway.
- re 5y agoAn executive of the company that made the Ayds appetite-suppressant candy was quoted as saying, "The product has been around for 45 years. Let the disease change its name." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayds
- aquanext 5y agoCorona beer also. Who wants to down some Corona after all this?
- LurkingPenguin 5y agoThe vast majority of people aren't that dense, and in fact, a lot of people actually have a reasonable sense of humor.
- paconbork 5y agoOnly if I can do so while flying Delta Airlines
- maxerickson 5y agoNot any less than before really.
- ahallock 5y agoI think people can make the context switch. Was visiting a buddy of mine a few weeks ago and picked some up. Didn't think twice or even joke about it.
- xg15 5y agoThere is another beer brand called "Astra". I remember some groaners along the lines of "Fighting Corona with Astra"...
- fy20 5y agoOpel/Vauxhall have a car model called Astra https://9gag.com/gag/amPv9e9 https://9gag.com/gag/amPv9e9
- Tommah 5y agoThere was a company named Covidien that made medical equipment, including ventilators. They were purchased in 2015, so the name is not used anymore. But imagine the jokes.
- ChrisClark 5y agoI wonder if that's been part of any of the recent crazy conspiracies.
- Accujack 5y agoI work for the company that bought them. Oddly, no one has made a joke along those lines, even though the name is used to refer to those parts of the company daily.
- rainbowzootsuit 5y agoDuring hospital visits over the pandemic I've noticed plenty of their branded medical bits scattered throughout the gear. Pulse oximeter sensors comes to mind, but I know there's more. Maybe it's all new old stock at the hospital.
- quaffapint 5y agoRight up there with the Isis Mobile Wallet... https://techcrunch.com/2014/07/07/isis-mobile-wallet-rebrands-to-distance-itself-from-militant-group-isis/ https://techcrunch.com/2014/07/07/isis-mobile-wallet-rebrand...
- GuB-42 5y agoIsis is an ancient Egyptian goddess. And I still think of the goddess before Daesh. The real irony is giving the name of an Egyptian goddess to an Islamist group.
- userbinator 5y agoWhat comes to mind when I see ISIS is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISIS_(operating_system) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISIS_(operating_system)
- Fnoord 5y agoIt is also a first name. A Dutch DJ was called 100% Isis. She later renamed herself to Isis, her first name. This all took place in 90s and 00s I don't know if she is still active. I liked the name.
- GSimon 5y agoHa, all their YouTube videos get the Covid 19 warning
- tyingq 5y agoFun to think about this sort of thing when people fear the AI singularity coming from our tech giants.
- mensetmanusman 5y agoRemember Target and Walmart used ISIS for their payment competitor to ApplePay? Ha.
- wirthjason 5y agoNot exactly the same but reminds me of nissan.com. One is a car company the other is a computer company named after a guy with the last name Nissan.
- bitwize 5y agoI seem to recall an infosec article recently on Hackernews that cited work by someone with the first name Kovid. (It may have been Kovid Mehta.) I thought oh, boy, that guy's parents are not going to live that one down...