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Ask HN : Name for a geeky newsletter ?

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Post by mquentin »

Hi guys,

I'm Mathieu, passionated about web technologies. I am planning to create a daily newsletter, dedicated to web subjects and tech products. From new tools to design subjects, life hacks, fun, etc...

I'm struggling to find inspiration about the name of the newsletter (for now it's ... Newsletter) and also the design.

Any idea regarding both topics would be perfect. The actual look of the newsletter is here:

http://webep.fr/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Screen-Shot-2017-08-09-at-12.16.01.png

thanks fo your inputs !

Re: Ask HN : Name for a geeky newsletter ?

#4

Post by mattbrewsbytes »

If its for geeks, your design won't matter, content will matter. Unless you plan on covering news about design, in which case you will get feedback from designers :)

What will differentiate you from other web/geek news sources? Maybe your name can be discovered in figuring that out.

Some names:

* GET News

* The /index

* Blinking Lights (looked at my router - there's always something being transmitted)

Try writing 30 days of content first before doing it, circulate it to friends that would be interested. Writing daily content will take a lot of work.

Re: Ask HN : Name for a geeky newsletter ?

#6

Post by indescions_2017 »

Don't discount the appeal of foreign language terminology to native English speakers.

For example:

"Urawaza", which is a Japanese word for life hacks. Or "wabi sabi," a kind of organic design aesthetic.

In Danish the concept of "Hygge" or Scandinavian coziness through small pleasures definitely got some traction.

There's probably tons of French and Parisian slang you use everyday and take for granted that would make fine brand names. I always like the way people use the word "Mec" on the streets of Paris, loosely translated as "Dude" in popular American parlance. "Zarb" is another good one. "Fric", "Gnac", "Kif", etc.

Bonne chance!

Re: Ask HN : Name for a geeky newsletter ?

#7

Post by mquentin »

indescions_2017 wrote: post #6

Don't discount the appeal of foreign language terminology to native English speakers. For example: "Urawaza", which is a Japanese word for life hacks. Or "wabi sabi," a kind of organic design aesthetic. In Danish the concept of "Hygge" or Scandinavian coziness through small pleasures definitely got some traction. There's probably tons of French and Parisian slang you use everyday and take for granted that would make…

Nice idea ! I'll explore this direction, definitely ! merci beaucoup

Re: Ask HN : Name for a geeky newsletter ?

#9

Post by mquentin »

mattbrewsbytes wrote: post #4

If its for geeks, your design won't matter, content will matter. Unless you plan on covering news about design, in which case you will get feedback from designers :) What will differentiate you from other web/geek news sources? Maybe your name can be discovered in figuring that out. Some names: * GET News * The /index * Blinking Lights (looked at my router - there's always something being transmitted) Try writing 30…

I'll do ! but the point is that I have nothing to write except some excerpts _ I owned a blog and don't have time for this anymore
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