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We’re excited to announce that we’re joining Facebook

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Re: We’re excited to announce that we’re joining Facebook

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The language in these announcements is so cliched and tired. You're not "joining" anything, you were bought and now you work somewhere else. This isn't a baby shower or an engagement announcement, if anything your users are probably unhappy that their product is vaporizing, not thrilled for your Incredible Journey.

Re: We’re excited to announce that we’re joining Facebook

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post #6

That domain name is terribly ambiguous. One of those brand names that doesn't translate well to a domain. Keep reading the domain as gears. Hah. PSA to anyone building a brand or picking a name.

One of my favorite examples of this:

http://www.handynasty.net

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