“K” is King in Brand and Company Naming

November 30th, 2011 | Guest Contributor | 17 Comments

K is king

Guest post by Donna Vincent Roa

The power of the letter “K” has always fascinated me.

In college, one of my favorite adjectives was “kafkaesque,” a word with three “K” sounds.

The first time I heard this word, it resonated with me, and I wanted to say it again and again. There was something special about it.

“K” is the 11th letter in the alphabet and one of the least frequently used letters, but is believed to make people laugh and feel good. It’s a voiceless velar plosive and an oral consonant with air escaping through the mouth only. This cross-linguistic sound is represented in over 40 languages, from Bengali to Turkish to Kagayanen.

Some people ask: “Why do we even need ‘K’? Isn’t ‘C’ enough?”

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3 Things To Keep In Mind When Starting A Blog

February 2nd, 2011 | Shonali Burke | 24 Comments

Part of the Blogging for Grasshoppers series

So you’re starting a blog.

Image: Vienze Ziction via Flickr, CC 2.0

Congrats! I know that’s a big step to take, and it can be frightening. You probably have all sorts of questions, like:

How will you keep it populated with good content?

Who’s going to pay attention?

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