Bots are crawling new domain registrations and namesquatting Twitter handles

#1

Post by duggan » Sat, Aug 20, 2011, 10:10 PM UTC

Re: Bots are crawling new domain registrations and namesquatting Twitter handles

#2

Post by Hisoka » Sat, Aug 20, 2011, 10:53 PM UTC

Thanks for reminding me to register a Twitter handle for my new site.. Glad noone squatted it.

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Aug 20, 2011, 10:53 PM UTC

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Aug 20, 2011, 11:00 PM UTC

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#5

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Aug 20, 2011, 11:07 PM UTC

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#6

Post by blatherard » Sat, Aug 20, 2011, 11:08 PM UTC

According to a commenter on the linked page, you can file an impersonation report and will likely get it resolved.

#7

Post by glimcat » Sat, Aug 20, 2011, 11:15 PM UTC

Is it just me that always registers Twitter at the same time as the domain?

#8

Post by ra » Sat, Aug 20, 2011, 11:21 PM UTC

[deleted] wrote: post #5

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You registered your twitter handle 11 years ago!

#9

Post by highace » Sat, Aug 20, 2011, 11:30 PM UTC

As well as Twitter are there any other services that should be signed up for ASAP to avoid problems like this? Facebook, Youtube, Tumblr?

#10

Post by duggan » Sat, Aug 20, 2011, 11:33 PM UTC

blatherard wrote: post #6

According to a commenter on the linked page, you can file an impersonation report and will likely get it resolved.

Spotted that, fingers crossed!

Still worth being aware of if your case isn't quite open-and-shut, or you're planning a quick launch. I feel quite an eejit for letting it happen.