Memorable Corporate Names

Meghan Jones shares how the names of U.S. retail companies originated.

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Remembering Names

Tom Kaneshige suggests methods for memorizing names . He suggests linking mental images to the person's name as a way of embedding the name in memory.

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Company Names

Steve Kolowich discusses the genesis of Ed-Tech names in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Peek You

PeekYou is a new website for locating people. It harvests photos from blogs, phone numbers from the white pages, and text from other sources. Currently free, this product provided lots of results when I tried seeking old friends. The product is strongest at locating those with an online presence.

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