Twitter.co.uk - the forgotten domain

[Ceres]

Interesting article on Guardian.co.uk about Twitter.co.uk:

it is owned by software developer Steve Crawford, who bought it in 2005 - before Twitter was even a twinkle in Jack Dorsey's eye.

Some Twitter users are inadvertently using @Twitter.co.uk email addresses. As a result, Crawford keeps getting emails from Twitter whenever these 'users' gets a new follower, or other email update from Twitter.

What can Twitter do? Introduce email verification for one, answer Crawford's emails for another and - let's be honest - make him a decent offer for the domain. A note on the site say he doesn't want to sell, but maybe he's never seen the colour of Silicon Valley money before?

I wonder if Twitter will end up buying Twitter.co.uk? In any event, I'm glad to see Twitter is using Twitter.in to promote its brand in the Indian market.