> Afraid mine's the word 'tiddler'. Don't mind it personally but getting > a bunch of lawyers to take it seriously's going to be interesting - > has raised quite a few smirks already.
There *is* a certain amount of 'giggle factor' in the word "tiddler". However, that might cultural or regional, rather than a universal effect. For example, in the UK and some other countries, a "tiddler" is a small fresh water fish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Stickleback), and is also synonymous with the American slang "toddler" (a 2-year old child). I suspect that in the US, "tiddler" may be evoking juvenile reactions in some people due to the prurient connotations associated with similar-sounding slang words such as: "Tiddly" => "titty" and "tiddler" => "diddle her" One way to potentially help reduce this response is to properly 'spin' the name when introducing TiddlyWiki for the first time. For example, you can explain to people that, although the combined name "TiddlyWiki" might seem frivolous or even salacious, "Tiddly" is simply a colloquial term that means "small" (like "TiddlyWinks"), and "Wiki" is borrowed from the Hawaiian language word for "quick". Thus, when you see "TiddlyWiki", think "small and quick"... and when you see "tiddler" think "small piece of information" (aka "micro- content"). After being suitably primed with this explanation, present your audience with the following list of site names: Google, Yahoo, YouTube, Flickr, NetFlix, FaceBook and these made-up/borrowed words or unpronouncable acronyms: iPod, blog, wiki, HTTP, PDF, SMS, MP3, DVD Then, point out that, while a particular name might slow acceptance by some people, it also seems that silly names have, in recent years, been associated with some wildly successful products or services. In fact, if the technology is really good, then the name won't hurt it and may even help differentiate an entirely new category of software (e.g., 'wiki', 'blog'). -e --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/TiddlyWiki?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
