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A Hundred Monkeys is a naming company based in San Francisco, California. A Hundred Monkeys was founded in 1992 by Danny Altman, the former co-founder of Altman & Manley, an ad agency and design firm with locations in Boston and San Francisco.

Companies named by A Hundred Monkeys include high-tech startups: Riverbed, Inkling, Jamcracker, Stoke, and Ruckus. In addition to naming, the company has worked on branding projects for Microsoft, Intel, Bill Hambrecht, Philips, and Nike.

In 2002, A Hundred Monkeys launched the Shinola Awards, an online competition granting awards to the best and worst named companies and products. Judges for the awards included Ben Cohen, Jerry Harrison, Bob Camp, and Penny Arcade.

A Hundred Monkeys is also the publisher of the naming and branding blog, “On the Button.”