Unfortunate Product Names
Business Buzz The name of the forthcoming video site from NBC/News Corp., Hulu, means “cease” and “desist” in Swahili. It’s getting harder and harder to pick good names these days. BuzzFeed actually means “tired, stinky hippy” in Finnish.
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August 30, 2007
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