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Automatic generator for stupid PayPal product-names

Cory Doctorow at 4:20 pm Mon, Apr 23, 2012

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The PayPal Product Name Generator automates PayPal's nasty habit of giving stupid product names to the companies they acquire. I got "PayPal Website Advanced Checkout Online," "PayPal Online Pro Advanced," "PayPal Payflow Payments Express," and "PayPal Payments Link Checkout."

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  • Henry Pootel

    I would say combine this with an Ikea Name Generator, and you’ve got an entire .com business plan.

  • Ihavenofuckingname

    If this gets acquired by PayPal, I think it’s safe to assume they’d call it Flooz.

  • macegr

    This name generator is so good, I swore that Cory’s examples were real products until I searched for them to check.