Daniel J. Lewis on Nostr: The excuse "it doesn't matter what we call it" is being consistently proven invalid. ...
The excuse "it doesn't matter what we call it" is being consistently proven invalid.
Look at Podroll. Everyone talking about it is saying, "Podroll." Buzzsprout launched a "Podroll" section in their podcast settings, but they have to explain it—actually right in the page heading because the meaning isn't obvious!
When Blubrry launches support, they'll probably also call it "Podroll" and thus have to explain it to their customers.
That the name needs to be explained proves it's a bad name.
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