identity theft at twitter

[dominique]

Well, it happened to casinomeister and spearmaster, and now to me.

This is NOT my page:

GamesandCasino (GamesandCasino) on Twitter

This is my page:

Games and Casino (DominiqueGG) on Twitter

[bb1webs]

Whats the purpose behind this Dom? for us non-tweeters.

[dominique]

Well, people think that this is the GamesandCasino page at twitter. So they will sign up to follow it, and that means that the person sqatting my domain will be able to send them messages in my name, or post public items in my name. They could promote anything and people would think I endorsed it.

[Guard Dog]

Dominique is absolutely correct... The squatters (love that term from history) are there to steal your 'good name' and use it to gain players. I don't know how the affiliate programs will react to this one because it is NOT theft of content in most cases. It is unethical marketing, IMO, but in most cases (probably alll cases) the T&Cs don't clearly outline ethics

So - what to do about it?

Maybe contact Twitter? I do not know if their T&C's will allow any sort of grievance filing in the case where folks have somewhat stolen your identity. Probably not, but it may be worth a try.

The other possibility is to talk to the affiliate managers. It is quite possible that some may help you out and talk to the affiliate in question.

[dominique]

Twitter takes complaints about such things, and I filed one - we'll see.

[Daera]

Keep us updated Dom...

I hope they go away peacefully.

[bb1webs]

This is some of the worst kind of BS we've encountered. Much worse than content theft because they can damage your good name.

[bonusgeek]

I will never understand these losers. If they put half of the effort into building an honest business online rather than using theft for a quick score, then good things would probably happen.

[Adrian-LiveCasinoPartners]

Sorry to hear that Dom. Not taking into account the low life squatters, how is your twitter campaign working out for you? Have you found it a valuable resource? Would you recommend integrating twitter into the normal work routine?

Thanks, and please keep us updated on the situation.

[TreasureChest]

Well, it happened to casinomeister and spearmaster, and now to me.

This is NOT my page:

GamesandCasino (GamesandCasino) on Twitter

This is my page:

Games and Casino (DominiqueGG) on Twitter

I did not see where that name has a link to any site. Twitter is a free-for-all just like the rush on domain names... grab your name before it's gone is the rule of the day as popular names are being sold... but there is a limitation on the length of the name so pretty soon, xyspwxz will be all that is left.