i is the new e as pink is the new black, beta is the new gold, small is the new big, or old is the new new. Sexiness changes and everyone follows sexy.
Back in the day (like 5 years ago), it was sexy to use e in front of brands. Remember eToys in the dot com bubble? Even e*trade? eBay? You can even eFile your taxes!
E defines electronic commerce. Companies used ‘E’ in their branding to convince consumers that they were hip; that they were cool; that they were cutting edge. It was a buzz word, of sorts.
But E is no longer cool. I is the new e, and I is kicking E’s ass into the grave, taking the shovel and personally burying it.
The truth is that the Apple iPhone, iStockphoto, iiProperty (!!) and iTunes all are so much cooler than those ‘E’ brands. And now there is iGoogle.
Branding is everything when it comes to how the brand makes the consumer feel. Sexy is cool and iProducts make people feel sexy. Cool!
Stumble it!
About the Author: Aaron Brazell is the lead editor of Technosailor.com and a social media expert. His passion is to see companies and individuals use the internet and web technologies wisely and effectively to promote their brands and companies. He served as Director of Technology at b5media from 2005-2008 and is currently an independent consultant.
true…
I’m going to i-mail your post to people I know :)
In my country, both i- and e- are bad suffix :o and should be avoided!
i-name (bad way to call a guy name. For example, i-Aaron = very bad Aaron, not sexy at all)
e-name (bad way to call a woman name)
I knew those iJokes couldn’t be avoided. :-p
iThink you could well be right. ;-)
Well that’s a bit wierd. I just launched my new blog, and instead of ‘effect’ it’s ‘iffect’.
When browsing the internet. Don’t but I before E as in “IE”
Ha! That’s good advice, Shawn!