EPISODE · Dec 19, 2025 · 26 MIN
What's in a name? Part 1: When your device thinks you're a typo
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*** Help shape the next season of Made For Us! Please share your feedback in our 4-minute listener survey for the chance to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card and get instant access to our curated reading list of every book ever recommended on the show: https://forms.gle/pNyrCooa23oYsaVk7---In this episode:For years, people added their "unusual" names to their phone's dictionary, treating it as a minor inconvenience. Then some decided to fight back.In this episode, we meet the people whose names are constantly "corrected" by their devices and hear how I Am Not A Typo, a grassroots campaign to fix autocorrect, got the attention of tech giants.This is Part 1 of “What’s in a name?”, a new mini-series about autocorrect and inclusive technology.Listen to Part 1 and Part 2--If someone came to mind while you were listening, send this episode their way. And if you have an autocorrect story of your own, we'd love to hear it. Email us at [email protected] Wogan, Xaymaca Awoyungbo, Vedrana Koren, Wanyu Zhang and Angharad PlanellsLearn more about I Am Not A TypoWebsite: https://www.iamnotatypo.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamnotatypoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/i-am-not-a-typo/--Connect with Made for UsShow notes and transcripts: https://made-for-us.captivate.fm/Social media: LinkedIn and Instagram
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