Media Coverage
Articles
Washington Post: "Amazon, can we have our name back?"
Bustle: "Where have all the Alexas Gone?"
The Atlantic: "Amazon Killed the Name Alexa"
BBC News: "Parents of Children Called Alexa Challenge Amazon"
Gizmodo: "Amazon Never Should Have Named It 'Alexa'"
The Reporter: "The Pillaging of the Name Alexa"
New York Post: "Teen Named Alexa Changes Identity After Bullying Over Amazon Assistant"
Headphonesty: "People Named Alexa are Prone to Bullying" Due to Popularity of Amazon's Speaker"
Forbes: "8 Reasons 'Hey Google' is a Genius Assistant Wake Phrase..."
Ohhh Mhhh: "Was 'N Witz! (What a Joke!"
Daily Mail: "Father Reveals He's Considering Changing His Daughter Alexa's Name"
South China Morning Post: "When a Bot Shares Your Name: How Amazon Made Girls Called Alexa a Target"
Salon: "Don't Call It Siri: Why the Wake Word Should Be Computer"
Alexa Steinbrück: "Personified Machines: How Voice Assistants Are Anthropomorphized"
Nic and Cam: "To the Girl Named Alexa"
The Telegraph: "Amazon Has Ruined My Daughter Alexa's Name"
Videos
“Amazon Have Ruined the Name Alexa”
Youtuber “Name Explain” discusses the history of the name Alexa, and what has happened to it because of Amazon’s use of it for their virtual assistant
“Alexa is Always Listening: How Amazon Echo Ruined My Life”
A fictional depiction of social life with when your name is a wake word
“Alexa Ruins a Zoom Meeting Thanks to Amazon Echo Overheard Wake Word”
A fictional depiction of work life with when your name is a wake word
“Voice Spark Live with Lauren Johnson and Jennifer”
Voice Spark Hosts Nick Sawka, Ben Falvo, Emily Banzhaf and Liam Erven discuss the aftermath of Amazon’s choice to use the real name Alexa for their voice assistant’s wake word and persona with mothers of girls named Alexa and a woman named Alexa.