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Yahoo Hires Marketing Exec To Re-make Brand
Silicon Alley Insider —
Yahoo hires a marketing exec to re-make its brand [BoomTown]
Michael Jackson go back to the top of the charts [WSJ]
WSJ asks users if they'll pay for an app [PaidContent]
China backs down on computer filter demands [Reuters]
VCs have invested $100 million in iPhone Apps [Wired]
Twitter wants appmakers to stop using the word "Tweet" so much [TechCrunch]
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Twitter May Start Suing Companies That Use The Word "Tweet"
Silicon Alley Insider —
biz stone by joi ito TechCrunch dug up an interesting email in which a Twitter API team support person asked a developer to stop using the word "tweet": Hi, Twitter, Inc is uncomfortable with the use of the word Tweet (our trademark) and the similarity in your UI and our own. How can we go about having you change your UI to better differentiate your offering from our own? Thanks, So will Ev, Biz, and the boys start suing TweetDeck, et al, for using the word "Tweet" now? Let it go, folks, let it go. When you reach for a "Kleenex" or hunt for a "Xerox machine," you're helping ...
Twitter Gets ‘Tweet-itorial’
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim —
... Looks like Twitter is not looking the other way as much these days. TechCrunch reports that there is some concern at the social networking company that developers are using the term ‘Tweet’ too much. Twitter, in fact, is claiming that the use of that trademark in the naming of any third party app is something they are ‘uncomfortable’ with. Here is an e-mail that was passed along to the TechCrunch folks relating to the subject. ...
Up Front: Joost squeezes out employees, Pirate Bay to squeeze out...royalties?
Betanews —
... • And framed in the doorway of the barn, we see the rump of a horse as it gallops over the horizon: Robin Wauters says Twitter's getting nervous about all those people using the word "tweet" in their names. Turns out the company filed for a trademark on that back in April. Too little too late? ...
What's Now: Joost squeezes out employees, Pirate Bay to squeeze out...royalties?
Betanews —
... • And framed in the doorway of the barn, we see the rump of a horse as it gallops over the horizon: Robin Wauters says Twitter's getting nervous about all those people using the word "tweet" in their names. Turns out the company filed for a trademark on that back in April. Too little too late? ...
Is Twitter freaking out over 'tweet' trademark?
Webware.com —
... The developer forwarded the e-mail to TechCrunch: "Twitter, Inc is uncomfortable with the use of the word Tweet (our trademark) and the similarity in your UI and our own." Uh-oh. If Twitter is staking a claim to the word "tweet," that could mean a problem for TweetDeck, TweetMeme, PoliTweets, and some of the other extremely popular businesses built atop Twitter. ...
Twitter Doesn't Want Developers Using "Tweet" in Apps
AppScout —
... As TechCrunch helpfully points out, there are a number of existing apps that already use the word in their name, like TweetDeck, TweetMeme, Tweetie, BackTweets, Tweetboard--just to name a few. ...
Twitter Uncomfortable With 'Tweet' Being Used In Third Party Apps
WebProNews Feed —
... Looks like Twitter is not looking the other way as much these days. TechCrunch reports that there is some concern at the social networking company that developers are using the term ‘Tweet’ too much. Twitter, in fact, is claiming that the use of that trademark in the naming of any third party app is something they are ‘uncomfortable’ with. Here is an e-mail that was passed along to the TechCrunch folks relating to the subject. ...
Twitter Dislikes 3rd Party 'Tweeting'.
I4U News —
... The developers behind TweetMeme, BackTweets, TweetDeck, and any other app with the word 'tweet' in its name had better watch out. Twitter does not like it when 3rd party developers use Twitter's 'trademark' word in their product. If it comes as a surprise to you that the word 'Tweet' is trademarked, join the club. Twitter has applied for trademarks in both the U.S and Europe, and they're starting to take their signature words seriously. They even sent this letter out to a 3rd party developer who used the word 'tweet' in their product. Twitter, Inc is uncomfortable with the ...
News Bits: Yahoo Prepares for Makeover
Contentinople: —
... owns the word "Tweet," and is "uncomfortable" with others using the term. "Twitter, Inc is uncomfortable with the use of the word Tweet (our trademark) and the similarity in your UI and our own," a Twitter API team member wrote to a developer in an email obtained by ...
Tweety Bird No Longer King of the Tweets
Technologizer —
... was unearthed after Twitter sent a note to a third-party developer saying it was “uncomfortable” with the UI the developer created in that it was too similar to the Twitter interface. Twitter also mentioned that using the word “tweet” was not kosher either, as it was one of its trademarks, TechCrunch reports. ...
Linkpost | 7.2.2009
TechBlog —
Still using the Windows 7 beta? Not for long . . . | Main July 02, 2009 Linkpost | 7.2.2009 • First Came Gizmodo, Then Engadget. Now, GDGT. - Great new site from the co-founders of Engadget and Gizmodo lets you share your gear with others. • Microsoft Adds Some Twitter Real-Time Data to Bing - Bing now returns Twitter updates in its search results. Also Microsoft's Bing search wins share from Google • Twitter Grows "Uncomfortable" With The Use Of The Word Tweet In Applications (Updated) and May The Tweets Be With You - ...
Twitter Twademarking Tweets
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim —
Twitter is attempting to gain some kind of control of the use of "Twitter" and "Tweet" in a way that reminds me of Google’s attempt back in 2006.
TechCrunch got its hand on an email that was sent out to one Twitter app developer:
Hi,
Twitter, Inc is uncomfortable with the use of the word Tweet (our trademark) and the similarity in your UI and our own. How can we go about having you change your UI to better differentiate your offering from our own?
Thanks,
That prompted an ...
Twitter Applying To Have 'Tweet' Trademarked
WebProNews Feed —
Twitter is attempting to gain some kind of control of the use of "Twitter" and "Tweet" in a way that reminds me of Google’s attempt back in 2006.
TechCrunch got its hand on an email that was sent out to one Twitter app developer:
Hi,
Twitter, Inc is uncomfortable with the use of the word Tweet (our trademark) and the similarity in your UI and our own. How can we go about having you change your UI to better differentiate your offering from our own?
Thanks,
That prompted an ...
Why I’m disconnecting Twitter from Facebook
LIVEdigitally —
... About a week ago I decided to hook my twitter stream up to my facebook status updates. I figured it’d be an easy way to get the same messages out to more people, and with more places for conversation/interactivity. But I pretty much completely forgot about the following attributes of my Tweets™: ...
Twitter Trying to Trademark “Tweet”
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech —
... we have no intention of “going after” the wonderful applications and services that use the word in their name when associated with Twitter. In fact, we encourage the use of the word Tweet. However, if we come across a confusing or damaging project, the recourse to act responsibly to protect both users and our brand is important. Regarding the use of the word Twitter in projects, we are a bit more wary although there are some exceptions here as well. The blog post was a response to a report citing concerns Twitter allegedly had with a third-party app’s UI (a little too ...
Not so fast, Twitter: 'Tweet' isn't yours
Webware.com —
... In an e-mail sent to that developer, Twitter wrote that it was "uncomfortable with the use of the word Tweet (our trademark) and the similarity in your UI and our own." The e-mail was made public on July 1. ...
