mastermind@lemm.ee to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agoRIP Twitter’s iconic bird logowww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square142fedilinkarrow-up1381arrow-down10
arrow-up1381arrow-down1external-linkRIP Twitter’s iconic bird logowww.theverge.commastermind@lemm.ee to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square142fedilink
minus-squareRealtrain@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up51·1 year agoAnd not even as a genericized term. (Google and Xerox HATE that they’re used as verbs.) “Tweet” is only ever used to describe posting to Twitter. It’s a very unique position that’s about as ideal as it gets for a company brand.
minus-squareConsciousCode@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoYou can lose your trademark if your name becomes generic
And not even as a genericized term. (Google and Xerox HATE that they’re used as verbs.)
“Tweet” is only ever used to describe posting to Twitter. It’s a very unique position that’s about as ideal as it gets for a company brand.
You can lose your trademark if your name becomes generic