Electric Pixels is a good name for a Second Life business, because it's memorable, and strongly suggests what products it sells. (Particle effects.) Unsurprisingly, the owner of that enterprise, ArminasX Saiman, has some good advice on naming your own SL company on his blog. Among his recomendations for would-be entrepeneurs: the company name should be unambiguously spelled (so it's easy to find in Search) and should be pronouncable (so it's easy for people to mention via word-of-mouth.)
To that advice, I'd add my own personal criteria: the company name should immediately evoke the metaverse, sounding more fantastical or creative than most real world companies would ever dare. Off the top of my head, that would include, for example, the SL fashion company Deviant Kitties, and the metaverse developer Cranial Tap. What are some of your favorites?
I originally traded in-world as Electric Sheep. There wasn't any other such name that I could find. Of course, I ended up having to change it when ESC formed. Bother.
Posted by: Tateru Nino | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 05:38 PM
So I had it all worked out well after all, eh? My business name is Freak Flags. Let your freak flag fly, baby! The product is in the name, and yes, the other part makes it extremely metaversal. :)
Posted by: Thor Eldrich | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 07:04 PM
I've always liked 'Digital Knickers' and 'PixelDolls'. And it's not particularly SL-ish, but I love Fallingwater Cellardoor's 'Shiny Things'. (I think she's been selling jewelry since before you actually could make prims shiny.)
Posted by: Liberty Tesla | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 07:07 PM
I've always liked the content development company "Metaversatility"
Posted by: Brad Reason | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 08:32 PM
It is not easy to come up with a good company name. So many things to consider. Kudos to those who manage to create a brand awareness from their clever namings. My favorites are...
- Disembodied Hands (which sells steampunkish creations). Their logo is great too.
- Creamshop (Japanese pop clothes and accessories). Kawaii- cute to the max.
- Tonktastic - uber-edgy, mind-blowingly high quality shoes, clothes, buildings, etc... Tonk Tomcat is such a nice guy too.
Posted by: Chenin Anabuki | Sunday, March 01, 2009 at 09:19 PM
Far and away, "Wierd Shit" was perfect...described *exactly* the business they are in.
But, preseumably in order to get into the fabled Showcase, just before last Christmas they became the neutered and pseudo-clever Weirdiculous.
Ah well...
Posted by: Maggie Darwin | Tuesday, March 03, 2009 at 12:25 PM