Twitter Squatting

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It looks like squatters have found a new opportunity and are now turning to Twitter. According to a PC World article, squatters are registering potentially popular Twitter IDs.

Is there evidence of Twitter squatting (squitting?) Let's check. Yup, every single-letter TwitID is taken. Some are legitimate (Check out "S" for instance, that is a cool personal email assistant service) but X, Y, and Z are place holders. How about common words? Garage, wow, war, warcraft, Crisco, Coke, Pepsi, Nike, and Chevrolet are all taken. My guess is that Twitter squatters have grabbed all of these in the hopes that they will be worth selling in the not too distant future. Of course the legitimate holders of brands can sue for them and Twitter can just turn them over if asked. But, because the investment and risk for the squatter is zero, you are going to see the rapid evaporation of available Twitter IDs.

What will squatters think of next...?
 

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