They regularly decry the tendency of poor Filipinos to vote for scoundrels based on name recognition.
Whereas the largest players on the web are seeing heavy downloads based on name recognition and a shift in user behavior to more mobile-driven experiences, it appears that those same players have not yet figured out how to mine the field in terms of revenue.
Renren.com is a real name based social network with an activated user base of 178 million.
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The new Phillips 66 (its name based on the old brand) will be a giant in its own right.
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The changes will allow non-working spouses to apply for credit in their own name based upon shared household income.
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Glassdoor.com provides job seekers with up to date salary information directly from company employees based on company name and job title.
Where in the past the restaurant tenants were selected by Mall developers based solely on their name recognition and financial statements, now leasing committees choose restaurants based on demographics and concept appeal to their specific community.
Big Corn and Big Sugar are locked in a legal and public relations fight in the US over a plan to change the name of a corn-based sweetener that has gotten a bad name.
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Among them was another man called Jim Sutherland, whose connection was based on their shared name.
Marussia F1 is majority-owned by the Moscow-based car company whose name it bears.
Instead, big companies such as Microsoft, Coca Cola or Nike could run a domain based on their company name.
The UK-based outfit's name change officially ends the dispute over the use of the Lotus name in F1, with Renault set to race as Lotus next year.
The form-fitting shirts, marketed under the trademark name Evidence Based Apparel, are embedded with elastic bands and were designed using a combination of biomechanical technology, neurological research and advanced body-imaging systems.
Among the numerous companies currently competing for a large contract to be awarded momentarily by the government of Kuwait is a Florida-based concern by the name of Conventional Munitions Systems (CMS).
Even if Baidu attracts new users to its mobile platforms based on its brand name alone, it will need to provide a solid mobile platform that meaningfully engages users to keep them involved.
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"I think they have their edge here, and much of that is based on the Wallenberg name, " said Hellman, adding that while the family had connections throughout the Nordic area, they are little known outside it.
By my count, Augusta National holds or has applied for more than 50 trademarks, many for the same words and images but explicitly extending into multiple realms: refrigerator magnets, playing cards, desk sets, ladies handbags, pewter mugs, bowls "with and without lids, " nut-based snacks, you name it.
It was only when the Fab Four set up their own record label, Apple Corps, in 1968 (and incidentally laid the groundwork for another predictably name-based lawsuit) that they took on the rights to their subsequent catalogue of songs and shared the royalties between the four band members equally.
One of them is Rocket Fuel, a Redwood City (Calif.)-based startup that despite its name has flown under the radar of the general public.
Molefe said Nigeria's "Super Eagles" had done well to reach their first final since losing on home soil in 2000, with coach Stephen Keshi leaving out several big-name Europe-based players for the tournament.
Continuing on my journey of exploration outside China (a brief detour), I recently met with Dave Otten, the CEO of a New York-based startup with the intriguing name of LongTail Video.
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Beamz has been firing lasers in the name of gesture-based performance for a few years.
The process began last year when Manziel formed a Texas-based limited liability company by the name of JMAN2 ENTERPRISES, LLC.
While Rome-based ENI may not have the name recognition of its leading competitors, its role in developing Kashagan will certainly change that.
While there is a competitive hunt for talent, hiring candidates simply based on prestigious education or big name experience will ultimately fail.
Some NFL teams do not seek a corporate sponsor based on the legacy of the name of the field (an example being Lambeau Field).
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Beirut-based jeweler Paolo Bonja has his name printed in cursive font on one of the club walls because, I'm told, he "sponsors" the VIP table.
Geeksphone may be an online phone seller based in Spain, but the name of its lower-end Firefox OS reference phone, Keon, appears to be Dutch.
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Muzzy Lane is one of the big name developers in game based learning, working closely with long established players in the education market like McGraw Hill Education.
The film, set during World War II, is based on the novel of the same name by Abergavenny author Owen Sheers.
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