Comments on: How to Secure an Unused Twitter Account http://www.twitip.com/how-to-secure-unused-twitter-accounts/ Twitter Tips in 140 Characters or More Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:58:57 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Peter Langenkamp http://www.twitip.com/how-to-secure-unused-twitter-accounts/#comment-68152 Peter Langenkamp Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:58:49 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=191#comment-68152 Here is how to reach twitter support: http://twitter.zendesk.com/requests/new Unfortunately, twitter support are not helping me out with taking an unused name. Patience is the only solution, and hopefully tweettaker.com will be of any help. Here is the repsonse of twitter support: Twitter is currently only releasing inactive or suspended usernames in cases of trademark infringement. We do plan on bulk releasing all inactive or suspended usernames at some time in the future, but do not yet have a set timeframe for doing so. We appreciate your patience. If you notice that your desired username becomes available in the future, you can rename your account by following these instructions: 1. Log in to Twitter 2. Click "Settings" at the top of the page 3. Under the Account section, edit your username 4. Save your changes For more information on our policies regarding trademarks, please refer to the following support page: http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/26257/entries/18367 This page contains detailed information about what constitutes trademark infringement, as well as how to report it to Twitter. Be sure to select "Trademark/Brand squatting" from the "Regarding" dropdown menu if you need to submit a new report. We are unable to respond to replies to this email. Thanks for contacting Twitter, Trust and Safety Here is how to reach twitter support: http://twitter.zendesk.com/requests/new

Unfortunately, twitter support are not helping me out with taking an unused name. Patience is the only solution, and hopefully tweettaker.com will be of any help.

Here is the repsonse of twitter support:

Twitter is currently only releasing inactive or suspended usernames in cases of trademark infringement. We do plan on bulk releasing all inactive or suspended usernames at some time in the future, but do not yet have a set timeframe for doing so. We appreciate your patience.

If you notice that your desired username becomes available in the future, you can rename your account by following these instructions:

1. Log in to Twitter
2. Click “Settings” at the top of the page
3. Under the Account section, edit your username
4. Save your changes

For more information on our policies regarding trademarks, please refer to the following support page:

http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/26257/entries/18367

This page contains detailed information about what constitutes trademark infringement, as well as how to report it to Twitter. Be sure to select “Trademark/Brand squatting” from the “Regarding” dropdown menu if you need to submit a new report. We are unable to respond to replies to this email.

Thanks for contacting Twitter,
Trust and Safety

]]> By: Big http://www.twitip.com/how-to-secure-unused-twitter-accounts/#comment-65241 Big Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:34:28 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=191#comment-65241 How to contact twitter support via email anyway? i tried to look everywhere at their website but no luck! :) How to contact twitter support via email anyway? i tried to look everywhere at their website but no luck! :)

]]> By: martymankins http://www.twitip.com/how-to-secure-unused-twitter-accounts/#comment-63947 martymankins Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:23:56 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=191#comment-63947 Yes, thanks to Drew for that tool. I submitted my name and hope it gets freed up soon. Yes, thanks to Drew for that tool. I submitted my name and hope it gets freed up soon.

]]> By: xgravity23 http://www.twitip.com/how-to-secure-unused-twitter-accounts/#comment-41837 xgravity23 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:05:24 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=191#comment-41837 @drew: Thanks for Tweettaker.com! That's great! @drew: Thanks for Tweettaker.com! That’s great!

]]> By: drew http://www.twitip.com/how-to-secure-unused-twitter-accounts/#comment-41763 drew Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:13:38 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=191#comment-41763 I wrote a tool that will tell you when the Twitter name you want is finally deleted so that you can register it: http://www.tweettaker.com/ Now we just have to wait for them to get better about deleting inactive accounts. I wrote a tool that will tell you when the Twitter name you want is finally deleted so that you can register it: http://www.tweettaker.com/

Now we just have to wait for them to get better about deleting inactive accounts.

]]> By: Walt Ribeiro http://www.twitip.com/how-to-secure-unused-twitter-accounts/#comment-8507 Walt Ribeiro Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:39:29 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=191#comment-8507 Huge help. Nice article on this topic! Twitter is a great service. Huge help. Nice article on this topic! Twitter is a great service.

]]> By: Josh http://www.twitip.com/how-to-secure-unused-twitter-accounts/#comment-8188 Josh Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:40:43 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=191#comment-8188 Update: I sent a support ticket to get them to release an old unused Twitter ID (as described in the link from my last comment above) and got the following response: <blockquote>Due to high ticket volume, Twitter Support is no longer releasing inactive user names unless in cases of trademark or copyright violation. We are working on releasing all inactive user names in the future, however, we will no longer manually release them on an individual basis.</blockquote> Update:
I sent a support ticket to get them to release an old unused Twitter ID (as described in the link from my last comment above) and got the following response:

Due to high ticket volume, Twitter Support is no longer releasing inactive user names unless in cases of trademark or copyright violation. We are working on releasing all inactive user names in the future, however, we will no longer manually release them on an individual basis.

]]> By: Josh http://www.twitip.com/how-to-secure-unused-twitter-accounts/#comment-7549 Josh Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:17:41 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=191#comment-7549 Here is the procedure for freeing up squatted or unused Twitter names: http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/26257/entries/18370 Here is the procedure for freeing up squatted or unused Twitter names:
http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/26257/entries/18370

]]> By: Chris Hebert http://www.twitip.com/how-to-secure-unused-twitter-accounts/#comment-5002 Chris Hebert Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:31:33 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=191#comment-5002 Great advice for anyone not sure on how to go about getting a name that fits their biz/personality. It is very difficult to finally find a domain name that suits you, let alone a Twitter ID. I was unaware Twitter would work with the public, regarding precreated accounts that are not being utilized. Great site - look forward to more Twitter info Darren. Great advice for anyone not sure on how to go about getting a name that fits their biz/personality.

It is very difficult to finally find a domain name that suits you, let alone a Twitter ID. I was unaware Twitter would work with the public, regarding precreated accounts that are not being utilized.

Great site – look forward to more Twitter info Darren.

]]> By: Nandu Nair http://www.twitip.com/how-to-secure-unused-twitter-accounts/#comment-2850 Nandu Nair Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:55:52 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=191#comment-2850 I am new to twitter and learning more about twitter. I think you have a great site that makes the twitter experience effective and fruitful. I am new to twitter and learning more about twitter. I think you have a great site that makes the twitter experience effective and fruitful.

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