Jamblr Vs. Tumblr Vs. Flickr

When we first started this Jamblr project, we struggled to find a name. At first, we had the most brilliant and fitting name you could possibly think of. The problem, however, were the legal issues surrounding it. Our lawyer and team deemed the risk too high to move forward with it. All hope wasn’t lost though, because we had five clever minds coming up with new ideas everyday, especially co-founder Justin Wagner, who was throwing out names like they were recyclables.

Slowly but surely, we had other name options. Some were good, some were horrible. Somewhere along the way, we thoroughly analyzed the current trend of “web 2.0″ and the popular names that were inhabiting the scene. Although we were hesitant to “follow the leader” in a sense, there was a reason we decided to drop the “e” from what could have easily been “jambler.” Just by looking at it now, I realize that that was the right move to make.

Great sites like Flickr, Tumblr, and many others are still flourishing because of their unique service and not because of their grammatically incorrect moniker. We’d like to think that Jamblr works the same way; filling a void and offering a service that almost everyone can use.

So Jamblr it is, and Jamblr it will be. After all, it’s much better than “Janglr.” Don’t you think?