my two cents, quirky as they may be: I really hate "contact" as a noun.
Dana On 9/24/05, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 10:33 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: OT: product name > > > > Hi all, sorry for the OT, but I wanted to get more opinions on this, > > it won't take long: > > > > I'm working on a "contact manager" application, and I have several > > possible names: > > > > 1) ConMan > > > > 2) People onTap > > > > 3) Colleagues onTap > > > > Feel free to suggest any other names, although here's a short list of > > what's already been eliminated from contention: > > > > Friends onTap > > Buddies onTap > > Clients onTap > > Associates onTap > > Contacts onTap > > Connections onTap > > Connect onTap > > Personally I'd try to stick with your broader convention... so right now > that means "something onTap". > > Physical metaphors can be useful (for naming, not so much for designing) > but > are pretty run through. "Address Book", "Rolodex", etc are examples of > physical things that do the same task. > > Verb labels don't really seem to apply - this is (I assume) a storage > system, not a communications system. So, to me, "Connect", "Meet", > "Interact", etc are all out. You're storing items so a noun would seem to > be a better bet. > > I'd try to stay away from constrictive labels ("Friends", "Buddies", > "Clients", "Associates", etc are all categories of contacts, not synonyms > for them). > > General labels are better, I think. "People", "Contacts", etc - I wouldn't > make it any more complex than that. > > Personally, from what I'd heard of the system, I would lean towards > "Contacts onTap" but "People onTap" would be just a effective I think. > > Jim Davis > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:219178 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
