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What's wrong with the name? Some cultural reference I'm not getting?

by snowmobile 8mo ago

Onavo 8mo ago
Twitter. Also it could mean penis (in some places).
altern8 8mo ago
It just sounds—let's say—too playful. Specially if you go to the homepage and they're trying to market it as a work too.. If I went to my boss and tried to make the case that we should move all of our encrypted communication from Whatsapp to something called BirdyChat they would laugh at me and dismiss the idea. That might just be me, not sure.
- drcongo 8mo ago
  It's not just you.
- iknowstuff 8mo ago
  What would they think about a “Slack” at work
  - altern8 8mo ago
    They would probably cut them some slack and buy it anyways.
- snowmobile 8mo ago
  Because a pun on "What's Up?" and "App" is so professional? Maybe I'm old but I remember a time when I though WhatsApp was an extremely silly name for a SMS replacement.
drcongo 8mo ago
I couldn't work out what the hell the app is from the website, as the home page tells you it's a "New Home for Work Chat" and mentions "Still using personal chat apps for work conversations?" - so I'm guessing it's supposed to have some business focus, but the app name makes it sound like something you'd install for your kids. I can't imagine ever saying to someone "we need to discuss contract details, let's talk on BirdyChat".
- altern8 8mo ago
  Yes, exactly. It looks like it's focused on business but its name sounds childish. If I mentioned that in a corporate meeting people would just laugh at me, I don't think it helps their case.
- snowmobile 8mo ago
  The silly names for "work apps" has been a meme since at least 2022. https://x.com/gossipbabies/status/1487161069143576576 https://x.com/gossipbabies/status/1487161069143576576
wiether 8mo ago
Personally I hate the name because it reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdy_Nam_Nam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdy_Nam_Nam (whose work I like)

6 ms·

What's wrong with the name? Some cultural reference I'm not getting?

by snowmobile 8mo ago

What's wrong with the name? Some cultural reference I'm not getting?

Onavo 8mo ago
Twitter. Also it could mean penis (in some places).
altern8 8mo ago
It just sounds—let's say—too playful. Specially if you go to the homepage and they're trying to market it as a work too.. If I went to my boss and tried to make the case that we should move all of our encrypted communication from Whatsapp to something called BirdyChat they would laugh at me and dismiss the idea. That might just be me, not sure.
- drcongo 8mo ago
  It's not just you.
- iknowstuff 8mo ago
  What would they think about a “Slack” at work
  - altern8 8mo ago
    They would probably cut them some slack and buy it anyways.
- snowmobile 8mo ago
  Because a pun on "What's Up?" and "App" is so professional? Maybe I'm old but I remember a time when I though WhatsApp was an extremely silly name for a SMS replacement.
drcongo 8mo ago
I couldn't work out what the hell the app is from the website, as the home page tells you it's a "New Home for Work Chat" and mentions "Still using personal chat apps for work conversations?" - so I'm guessing it's supposed to have some business focus, but the app name makes it sound like something you'd install for your kids. I can't imagine ever saying to someone "we need to discuss contract details, let's talk on BirdyChat".
- altern8 8mo ago
  Yes, exactly. It looks like it's focused on business but its name sounds childish. If I mentioned that in a corporate meeting people would just laugh at me, I don't think it helps their case.
- snowmobile 8mo ago
  The silly names for "work apps" has been a meme since at least 2022. https://x.com/gossipbabies/status/1487161069143576576 https://x.com/gossipbabies/status/1487161069143576576
wiether 8mo ago
Personally I hate the name because it reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdy_Nam_Nam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdy_Nam_Nam (whose work I like)