Mark Dain
I'm working on a cloud platform but all the names I think of are taken. I liked Raindrop but the primary domain (raindrop.io) is taken. Any ideas for alternate names?
😀 Tom
Why not "Ancarda"? The dot com is available, it's easy to pronounce, only three syllables, not too difficult to spell (you might have a slight problem with word by mouth), it's unique, and it doesn't sound like another generic company that just uses common English words for its name.
Mark Dain
That's actually not a bad idea. I already own "ancarda.net" (Not a lot there right now, sorry). I just grabbed com and io though.
Eric
Skyhook would be cool but I think Sky have a history of being overzealous with trademarks, so avoid anything Sky. "Cloud Hop" is all I can muster.
Martijn
Also, Microsoft's SkyDrive was renamed OneDrive after BSkyB sued them (and the High Court rules again Microsoft).
Eric
That was the case I was trying to remember! Single word copyrights give a bad smell.
Martijn
It's not really 'single word copyrights'. It's brand protection. It could be (and probably was in court) argued both companies operate within the same field, and thus the right to call a cloud service 'SkyDrive' lies with the company that is most commonly known by the 'Sky' name. Much like how Microsoft would have asked BSkyB not to call their cloud service LiveDrive. Overall these brand protection rules are pretty solid, no matter what you may think of over-bloated copyright law written by lobbyist.
Adam Douglas
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🏒 Lucian Marin
You can use wordbyletter.com to look for words that start with "rain" or ends with "drop". Some of them are pretty cool for a cloud platform.