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After Domain Squatting, Twitter Squatting
carusoj writes "Squatting on domain names is nothing new, but Twitter has created a new opportunity for squatters, in the form of Twitter IDs. Writes Richard Stiennon: 'Is there evidence of Twitter squatting (squitting?) Let's check. Yup, every single-letter TwitID is taken ... How about common words? Garage, wow, war, warcraft, Crisco, Coke, Pepsi, Nike, and Chevrolet are all taken. My guess is that Twitter squatters have grabbed all of these in the hopes that they will be worth selling in the not too distant future. Of course the legitimate holders of brands can sue for them and Twitter can just turn them over if asked. But, because the investment and risk for the squatter is zero, you are going to see the rapid evaporation of available Twitter IDs.'"
How many sock puppets does that guy need?!?!
I heard that Twitter squatted around 100 kazillion accounts on Slashdot including some with prime numbers. If we don't watch out all prime numbers are going to be taken!
Knowledge is power. Knowledge shared is power lost.
Fuck.
Sorry, that's taken already.
Some mornings it's hardly worth chewing through the restraints to get out of bed.
this is why my entire retirement plan consists of the thousands of facebook and myspace accounts that I have created.
It's hard to believe that's how Micronians are made. Why don't we see it right now by having you both kiss one another?
I don't think this is about the website Twitter but the /. user twitter.
Why is twitter squatting squitting and not twatting?
Slashsquatting?
Oh, good Idea.
to use the term "twatter" or "twating" which I find much more hilarious than "squitting"
12:24 PM - Eating lunch
What a wonderful "study." Check a bunch of names that you randomly presume would be desirable, find they are taken, and then assume their use isn't legit.
I'm trying to find a way to tie my hatred of the very concept of twitter in to this but I can't, so I'll just make it a seperate statement.
Whale
Twitter has problems with downtime. Aas the number of users has grown (approximately exponentially, until approaching saturation), so has downtime.
In 2011, twitter downtime will surpass 365 days per year.
12:45 - gotta take a piss
12:53 - Holy fuck! Barack Obama was taking a shit in the bathrroom
12:54 - he forgot to flush
12:56 - fap fap fap
who says you can't still get a short username?
I work for the Department of Redundancy Department.
Most slashdot users would pull a groin muscle if they tried to squat.
4:07PM EST - Regret reading your comment
Eventually ICANN will need to solicit proposals for new Twitters with a $185,000 submission fee, to provide more twitname space.
Terrorists can attack freedom, but only Congress can destroy it.
Now legal in 12 states, between consenting adults!
Maybe yours is next?
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Never been known to fail..."
Bravo. I mean, thank God every Tom, Dick, and f*&Kface can comment on newspaper stories all over the web. There's just sooo much wisdom!!
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/4/23/
Relax. Have a muffin. Enjoy the show. --Slick, Sept 13th, 2007.
Tweet: Replied to guy on Slashdot, did not agree.
What if Tetris was invented by Nazis?
He's a Twitter Shitter!
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