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Ask HN: App renaming dillima

1 pointsby kuxover 11 years ago
Six months ago I created an Android app to control the Philips Hue smarthome lighting system with little thought given to the name at that time. Since then, the app has grown significantly, and I&#x27;m now considering supporting other home lighting systems. I&#x27;m about to launch a social color&#x2F;animation sharing feature that will strongly commit me to the app name &amp; app web domain, so it is time to decide the name for good. I tentatively announced a new name a few weeks ago, but have received negative user feedback, so I am hesitant to continue to the rebrand.<p>old name: HueMore +established brand -namespace conflict on iOS -negative SEO since don&#x27;t own domain +have more users than iOS app -name very specific to Philips Hue<p>new name: LampShade.io for Philips Hue +&#x2F;- coopt a common english word for familiarity + own domain - .io is awkward in an app&#x2F;product name + great SEO with .io - user annoyance of rebrand<p>Edit: web SEO is important here because it ties into Google Play store SEO, and I have competitors

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