Hey Raffi, I don't think these requests fall into "personal use" – they're requests by Twitter app developers for their Twitter apps. It would go a long way for Twitter to show that it cares for its developers if they didn't treat their requests like requests from general users.
I've put in a "Trademark/Brand squatting" request as you suggested – I'm hopeful that it will have an effect. On a positive note: my app was approved by Apple yesterday and I'm working feverishly to get it launched tomorrow. It would be a really nice gesture if I could have the Twitter account to go with my app. Especially since it has been dormant since 2007. Here's hoping. I'd love to feel that Twitter treats its developers a little differently than its users. All the best, Aral On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 12:34 AM, Raffi Krikorian <ra...@twitter.com> wrote: > 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 <repalvigla...@yahoo.com>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 <ani...@gmail.com> 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 <aralbal...@gmail.com> >> 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 <ani...@gmail.com> 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 usern...@twitter.com. 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 >
