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UberMedia CEO Bill Gross says these are new issues Twitter never brought up before: “We just talked to Twitter and discussed the various issues they raise. It

by abraham 16y ago

UberMedia CEO Bill Gross says these are new issues Twitter never brought up before: “We just talked to Twitter and discussed the various issues they raise. It took us by surprise because they didn’t raise them before." http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/18/ubermedia-bill-gross-twitter-surprise/ http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/18/ubermedia-bill-gross-twitte...

Samuel_Michon 16y ago
At the very least, UberMedia knew that Twitter frowns upon the use of the terms 'twitter' and 'tweet' in the name of a 3rd party app, as those are trademarks owned by Twitter. But of course UberMedia had to act surprised, what other explanation could they have offered their users? Like with anyone caught cheating, the predictable response is "Really, this isn't what it looks like!".
- tedroden 16y ago
  "Twitter" sure, but if they discourage tweet, it's a new thing. You used to be encouraged to use tweet in your app name instead of twitter. Remember, they didn't officially call them "tweets" until recently(ish). You can even register twitter names with "tweet" in them, not "twitter."
  - Samuel_Michon 16y ago
    From Twitter's Help Center [1]: You may: * Name your website, product, or application with something unique. Uses of Tw-, and Twit- are generally okay with us. * Feel free to include language on your site explaining that your application is built on the Twitter platform so people understand your product. * Use Tweet in the name of your application only if it is designed to be used exclusively with the Twitter platform. You may not: * Use Twitter in the name of your website or application. * Use just "Tweet" or "Tweet" with a simple letter or number combination (for example, 1Tweet, Tweet, Tweets). * Register a domain containing twitter (or misspellings of twitter). * Apply for a trademark with a name including Twitter or Tweet (or similar variations thereof). * Use Tweet in the name of your application if used with any other platform. So the use of 'tweet' in an app name is allowed, if the app is a pure twitter client (not an app that integrates multiple social networks). You also have to agree not to trademark the name, if that name contains the word 'tweet'. [1] http://support.twitter.com/articles/77641 http://support.twitter.com/articles/77641
- abraham 16y ago
  As far as I know Twitter only discourages the use of Tweet in application names if you integrate with no applications other then Twitter like Facebook, Buzz, Foursqure, etc.

by abraham 16y ago

Samuel_Michon 16y ago

At the very least, UberMedia knew that Twitter frowns upon the use of the terms 'twitter' and 'tweet' in the name of a 3rd party app, as those are trademarks owned by Twitter. But of course UberMedia had to act surprised, what other explanation could they have offered their users? Like with anyone caught cheating, the predictable response is "Really, this isn't what it looks like!".

tedroden 16y ago
"Twitter" sure, but if they discourage tweet, it's a new thing. You used to be encouraged to use tweet in your app name instead of twitter. Remember, they didn't officially call them "tweets" until recently(ish). You can even register twitter names with "tweet" in them, not "twitter."
- Samuel_Michon 16y ago
  From Twitter's Help Center [1]: You may: * Name your website, product, or application with something unique. Uses of Tw-, and Twit- are generally okay with us. * Feel free to include language on your site explaining that your application is built on the Twitter platform so people understand your product. * Use Tweet in the name of your application only if it is designed to be used exclusively with the Twitter platform. You may not: * Use Twitter in the name of your website or application. * Use just "Tweet" or "Tweet" with a simple letter or number combination (for example, 1Tweet, Tweet, Tweets). * Register a domain containing twitter (or misspellings of twitter). * Apply for a trademark with a name including Twitter or Tweet (or similar variations thereof). * Use Tweet in the name of your application if used with any other platform. So the use of 'tweet' in an app name is allowed, if the app is a pure twitter client (not an app that integrates multiple social networks). You also have to agree not to trademark the name, if that name contains the word 'tweet'. [1] http://support.twitter.com/articles/77641 http://support.twitter.com/articles/77641
abraham 16y ago
As far as I know Twitter only discourages the use of Tweet in application names if you integrate with no applications other then Twitter like Facebook, Buzz, Foursqure, etc.