Hey #paleobubble and fellow fossil nerds, What would be a good name for a company building #dinosaur and other #paleontology #exhibits for #museums? We plan to include hands-on science labs, the latest research, and original fossils in our displays. Four suggestions in the poll below, multiple choices are possible. Please add your own suggestions in the comments and boost boost boost! Now I'm curious ๐Ÿง
PaleoExhibits
18.2%
DeepTimeExhibits
36.4%
Exhibiting Prehistory
9.1%
the Mesozoic Experience
36.4%
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Come on #paleo and #museum people :) we can do better than 10 votes!
#dinosaur #democracy
@etschopp Definitely not the last one, why you you limit yourself to a single era?
@mike Because it's the coolest of all ๐Ÿฆ•
jokes aside, you have a point here, of course!
@etschopp @mike
among era names "Mesozoic" is far better known than the others, and is probably the best era to choose for a name, even if the actual exhibits range the gamut from the Hadean to the Holocene. Also, you'll probably get more commissions (and thus more experience) for Mesozoic work. But by the same logic, The Cretaceous Experience might be even better, and The Jurassic Experience best of all, except that the last one is probably taken.

@llewelly @mike

thanks for your thoughts, vote, and boost, llewelly!

@mike @etschopp Most of the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park are Cretaceous, but the name still bangs. ๐Ÿฆ–
@AdamStuartSmith @etschopp That has always bothered me. You say "the name still bangs" but I think we've merely become accustomed to it over the 30(!) years since it came out.

@mike @etschopp I'm sure Crichton gave it a lot of thought when he came up with it! I bet he had a few drafts of 'Dinosaur Park' and 'Mesozoic Park' but eventually settled on 'Jurassic Park' for a reason. A bold decision at a time when Jurassic was jargon.

If that bothers you, then you'll hate the Dinosaur Toy Blog, which features far more than dinosaur toys, as I'm frequently reminded. But then you know all about literal blog titles ;)

@etschopp Of those four I prefer and voted the first one.

Hmm, this should be in my wheelhouse but nothing else (good) comes to mind. Let me give it some thought!

@AdamStuartSmith
Yeah, it definitely isn't an easy task :) but thanks for voting and boosting!

@etschopp How about :

Jurassic Arts

or

Rexhibition

or

Cretaceous Creations

@VeroniqueB99

Thanks for these suggestions! I kinda like Rexhibition 

@etschopp I like the "Deep Time" aspect--it's evocative. What about just "Deep Time, Inc."? I do like "Deep Time Exhibits," but "Deep Time Exhibitions" seems more euphonious. And the slogan possibilities are endless! "Bringing prehistory (back) to life!" or some such.
@dinogami
Thanks for your suggestions, Jerry. Yeah slogans are the easy part haha. I do like Deep Time, Inc. Or maybe Deep Time Docs?
@etschopp @dinogami Come to think of it, I'm not sure you can just put "inc" on the end of a company name, I suspect it means something specific about the legal constitution of the organization (at least in the USA). I may be wrong, but it's worth looking into.
@mike @etschopp Yeah, I wondered about that too...it probably does, but research is definitely called for!
@mike @dinogami do you think that applies to companies registered elsewhere and just (maybe) providing services in the US? In any case, we'd definitely have to consider that if we would decide to go with this name

@etschopp @mike Here's some info on the term as used in the US...not sure about Europe or elsewhere. Might be worth a conversation with a corporate lawyer or accountant with international expertise.

https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/what-does-incorporated-mean-in-business

What Does 'Inc.' Mean in a Company Name?

'Inc.' in a company name means the business is incorporated, but what does that entail, exactly? Here's everything you need to know about incorporating your business.

@etschopp
This seems a niche market where clients (museum curators?) find you via word-of-mouth and trade exhibits rather than โ€œa quick google searchโ€? Then consider something unexpected, something that describes your passion and take on the job rather than the job itself. Exhibiting Prehistory is punchy, but to me it sounds like a caterer called โ€œServing Foodโ€.

E.g., The Brain Scoop (Emily Graslieโ€™s show from the Field Museum) is memorable and reflective of her approach, but not obvious.

@johannes_lehmann
Interesting thoughts, thanks for sharing!

@etschopp @johannes_lehmann Yes, this is an important point, we often think too literally, especially as science-y types. What you want is a memorable name, any name really, that becomes synonymous with what you're selling.

Amazon doesn't sell rivers.
Apple don't sell apples (although Amazon does these days!).
And Nothosaur don't sell nothosaurs (look it up)!

So, how about 'Tschopp'. ;)

@etschopp

This is how your Tyrannosaurus rex gets named Bitey McBiteface.