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Volkswagen’s Unfortunate Instagram Name

By Steve King Dec 7, 2022 | 11:01 AM

I don’t know how many names I have across all the social media platforms. I mean, my name is Steve King. It isn’t like it isn’t uncommon, so let’s be honest, it is a bitch to find one that works.

My favorite is when it suggests shit like “steveking1076529” or “stevekingham”. This is why it is more fun to find dumb shit that no one else will use…or you think will use. This seems to be what Volkswagen did. Not in the USA. No, that one is easy Volkswagen is simply that “Volkswagen”

But when you are targeting other countries, a lot of companies have to change their handle, so people can feel that you care about them. So, VW came up with a unique name that no one would use…and it was made, especially for Italy.

One problem…the name. It…well…doesn’t translate very well outside of Italy, as you can see…

As you can see it is “volkswagenitalia”, which is nothing more than Volkswagen Italy (Italia). Well, the internet seems to have the same kind of fucked up teenage humor that I have,: