1. Many people believe that the search engine BING was created from “Because It’s Not Google”.
2. The Australian airline Qantas is an acronym for “Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services”.
3. The Nike logo only cost $35! The original Twitter logo was even cheaper costing somewhere between $10-$15.
4. The FedEx logo carries the hidden meaning of speed and precision. Can you spot how they’ve done it?
5. Sony originated from the combination of the Latin word ‘sonus’ meaning sound, and ‘sonny’ a slang word meaning smart, young and presentable.
6. The Hewlett Packard name was decided on a coin toss between Hewlett Packard or Packard Hewlett – the two founders surnames.
7. The brand name Adobe evolved from Adobe Creek, a river that ran behind the house of one of the company’s founders.
8. It’s believed that the well-known Yahoo! brand name is an abbreviation for “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle”.
9. Apples were the favourite fruit of Steve Jobs. He threatened to call his company Apple Computers if his colleagues didn’t suggest a better name by deadline day.
10. The swoosh on the Amazon logo is there for two reasons. 1, to look like a smile – as Amazon strives for top customer satisfaction and 2, it links the A to Z – meaning they sell everything!