hi all, please refer to http://apiwiki.twitter.com/FAQ#HowcanIreclaimaninactiveTwitteraccountformyprojectorapplication
We are unable to transfer usernames for personal use at this time. If you believe a Twitter account may be squatting on your trademark and violating Twitter's Terms of Service, please file a ticket at http://help.twitter.com/requests/new regarding 'Trademark/Brand squatting'. On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Kyle Mulka <[email protected]> wrote: > I also have this problem and have gotten no response whatsoever from > Twitter. > > Here's the inactive account that I'd like to have: > http://twitter.com/twilk > > -- > Kyle Mulka > Founder, Congo Labs > http://twilk.com > > On Feb 10, 6:41 pm, Anil Chawla <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, glad to know I'm not alone on this. I've looked at filing a > > trademark but it is still frustrating to proceed through > > lengthy/costly legal process in order to reclaim an inactive/spam > > username -- especially for a completely free service. This entry in > > the Twitter API FAQ is a glimmer of hope for app developers. I hope > > someone at Twitter can help app developers get their specific > > situation reviewed. In some cases, such as mine, it is an > > all-around-win for the Twitter ecosystem to release these inactive > > usernames. > > > > -Anil > > > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Aral Balkan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I had the same response :( > > > Someone told me that the way to approach it may be to file a trademark > > > dispute. This is what I'm going to be forced to do since it doesn't > appear > > > possible to talk to a human being at Twitter about this issue. > > > All the best, > > > Aral > > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 6:04 PM, anilchawla <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> I develop and maintain a free Twitter application (http:// > > >> tweetymail.com) and I am desperately trying to reclaim the inactive > > >> 'tweetymail' username because it is causing confusion among my users. > > >> I was not able to get anywhere with Twitter support, but I came across > > >> this entry in the API FAQ: > > > > >>http://apiwiki.twitter.com/FAQ#HowcanIreclaimaninactiveTwitteraccount. > .. > > > > >> I followed the instructions and emailed [email protected]. Five > > >> minutes later, I received two simultaneous emails: 1) An automatic > > >> notice indicating that support received my request, 2) An automatic > > >> rejection indicating that Twitter is not releasing inactive usernames > > >> at this time. > > > > >> Have any other app developers had success with this process? Is the > > >> information on the FAQ still valid? Can someone from Twitter provide > > >> an alternate avenue for app developers to have a request such as this > > >> heard? > > > > >> The account I am seeking (http://twitter.com/tweetymail) has never > > >> tweeted and has been inactive for at least 6 months. > > > > >> Thank you. > -- Raffi Krikorian Twitter Platform Team http://twitter.com/raffi
