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Re: Ugh, a company has contacted me and wants me to release my Twitter name to them. - AAA - 10-21-2009
bazookaman wrote:
[quote=Marc Anthony]
Regardless of whether or not you disclaim yourself as being a representative of X company, they may have a valid point in asking an outsider to not directly use their company name, as it may skew search engine results and hinder their own marketing efforts.
Wouldn't that be kind of like Chrysler going after a site I frequent b/c its called DodgeTalk.com? Or Apple going after a site called MacResource?
Funny. Dodge.com at one time was NOT a Chrysler corporate site.
I remember going to it all the time.
http://web.archive.org/web/20001109160700/http://www.dodge.com/
Re: Ugh, a company has contacted me and wants me to release my Twitter name to them. - sekker - 10-21-2009
A tough call.
I personally would hold out for a stronger argument by the company. You might want to consider options that do not involve cash.
They do seem to be acting in good faith. But when $$ and lawyers get together, who knows what'll happen next.
Good luck!
Re: Ugh, a company has contacted me and wants me to release my Twitter name to them. - Kramerica - 10-22-2009
If you change your Twitter name, all of your followers will automatically come with you.