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How do you increase the value of your business by 300 per cent overnight? Simple, add a buzzword to your name. As spotted by the Financial Times, AIM-listed company On-line did exactly that and quadrupled its share value by including blockchain in its name. The spike in value immediately followed this stock market statement …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    AiBM - Artificial Intelligence Business Machines.

    I might trademark that one myself.

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    1. Yet Another Anonymous coward Silver badge
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      If only Watson had suggested that - they might have a business .

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    2. thomn8r
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      Artificial Intelligence Blockchain Machines - FTW

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  2. Adair Silver badge

    Hooray for algorithms!

    [see title]

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  3. Hollerithevo

    This goes on my name-tag at conferences

    I feel I would be more successful if I were Joe BlockChain Bloggs.

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    1. blockchain
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      Re: This goes on my name-tag at conferences

      Don't be soft. Why would changing your name make you more successful?

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      1. Ken Moorhouse Silver badge
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        Re: Why would changing your name make you more successful?

        Prince Rogers Nelson might disagree with you, if he were still alive.

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    2. Chemical Bob
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      Re: Joe BlockChain Bloggs

      But wouldn't having 'Danger' for your middle name be more fun?

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  4. Anonymous Coward
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    I've compressed big log files using gzip before. I think this makes me a blockchain expert.

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    1. Martin Summers
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      "I've compressed big log files"

      A.K.A a techie description of constipation?

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  5. Oh Homer
    Windows

    Let's superameliorate our memeableness!

    How about...

    • The Co-Op Deathmatch (Co-Op Funeral Care)
    • Das Capita
    • BitTorrent Communications (let's be honest!)
    • Überworked
    • Gobble (Google)
    • Haz Printa (HP)
    • id IoT Software (Microwave Doom!)
    • [insert here]
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  6. Ken Moorhouse Silver badge

    The UnblockChain

    The new name for DynoRod

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    1. John Brown (no body) Silver badge
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      Re: The UnblockChain

      ...and their new advertising jingle, UnBlockedChained Melody

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  7. MiguelC Silver badge

    I'm gonna go for VC cash now

    With my new company "VR DevOps 4DPrinter Neuromorphic SelfDriving BlockChain 5G, Plc"

    Profit!

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    1. Robert Moore
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      Re: I'm gonna go for VC cash now

      With my new company "VR DevOps 4DPrinter Neuromorphic SelfDriving BlockChain 5G, Plc"

      I am buying stock in that company.

      Then selling about a week later.

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    2. abedarts
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      Re: I'm gonna go for VC cash now

      Like it, but you missed out 'Agile'

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      1. K
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        Re: I'm gonna go for VC cash now

        Nah... DevOps is the successor to Agile... Its bullshit factor really is on another level.

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  8. Robert Moore
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    International BlockChain Machines

    That should pump the stock values up a bit. :)

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  9. Dwarf

    Gravity

    What goes up must come down.

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  10. Sierpinski
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    Courage

    Real courage would be doing it a second time to see if the stock price jumps again. Search Engine Optimization at the stock market level would be an amusing way to drain some value out of other people doing high-frequency trading.

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  11. Anonymous Coward
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    we couldnt affort it so its crap

    Interesting for what it tells us about a financial sector made up of the odd whizzkid and an army of clueless public school educated gumbys.

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  12. Stratman

    Working on a Blockchain Gang

    Sorry Sam

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  13. Roj Blake Silver badge

    Blockbuster

    If only the video rental people had changed their name to Blockchainbuster they might still be s thing.

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  14. Anonymous Coward
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    Blockchain chain...

    ... chain of fools

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