Retweet.com closes at $4,150 – And that time Name.com rapped about it

Twitter launched July 15, 2006, the domain name Retweet.com was registered in May of 2007.

The domain closed today at auction on GoDaddy at $4,150.

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Now Twitter has a live trademark on Retweet

Word Mark	RETWEET
Goods and Services	IC 038. US 100 101 104. G & S: transmission of messages; electronic message sending, receiving and forwarding; telecommunications services, namely, providing online and telecommunication facilities for real-time interaction between and among users of computers, mobile and handheld computers, and wired and wireless communication devices; enabling individuals to send and receive messages via email, instant messaging or a website on the internet in the field of general interest; providing on-line chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among users in the field of general interest; virtual chatrooms established via electronic messaging and text messaging; chat room services for social networking; providing on-line forums for transmission of messages among computer users; providing an online community forum for users to share information, photos, audio and video content about themselves, their likes and dislikes and daily activities, to get feedback from their peers, to form virtual communities, and to engage in social networking. FIRST USE: 20091106. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20091106IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Providing on-line journals, namely, blogs featuring user-defined content. FIRST USE: 20091106. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20091106 IC 045. US 100 101. G & S: Online social networking services; providing a website on the internet for the purpose of social networking. FIRST USE: 20091106. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20091106
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code	(4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number	77804841
Filing Date	August 14, 2009
Current Basis	1A
Original Filing Basis	1B
Published for Opposition	December 8, 2015
Registration Number	5176563
Registration Date	April 4, 2017
Owner	(REGISTRANT) Twitter, Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE 1355 Market Street, Suite 900 San Francisco CALIFORNIA 94103
Attorney of Record	Karen A. Webb
Type of Mark	SERVICE MARK
Register	PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator	LIVE

Now do they really care about the name? One would say they would have gone after previous owners who ran little blogs on the name, and also once redirected it to the blackbook of Twitter marketing.

Still the greatest thing “retweet” related was back when Name.com was fun and independent and did the video “Nothing Like A Retweet”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=SN&hl=fr&v=vlJpURSDXD4