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Pls include her spelling in your post so that people can be completely clear on the issue and the perpetrator. Otherwise as I said you are still being too nice.
xo,
a.
You will be OK. You know it's human nature to hope that riding the success of others can bring the same success to you. That's what she is trying to do. So when I see my sister again, I'll tell her to knock it off or I won't hook her up with that co-worker of mine who she is pining for.
I hope that last sentence made you laugh a little.
Like I said, all will be OK.
It's good that you're suing her, but I doubt that it matters. A blog is just a blog. What makes a blog special is the person behind it. She doesn't have your humor or your intelligence and readers know that, so.....
*When you are cold....You're brown...
*When you're pissed off....You're brown
*When you're old or dead.....You're BROWN!
I, as a 'white' guy, would be considered BLUE when cold...
RED when Pissed off.....
Grey when old or DEAD!
*Now who in this world can change colors throughout our life (Other than lizards) and NOT be called "Colored"!
*(Thanks to comedian Richard Pryor for that one!)
dude, you have a virtual squatter.
This reminds me of an Israeli fellow named Nissan (one of the months in the Jewish calendar and a common given name) who lost his domain name nissan.com and a copyright infringement law suit to the Japanese car company.
But her brand is dubious, and your case has merit. Good luck!
Besides, people come here (or anywhere in cyberspace) for the product, the atmosphere, the ambiance. If you have it, no need to worry.
Tim M
I totally understand. Your name is your brand and you have poured a lot of money and sweat equity into it. You even took the high road and explained the situation.
Good Luck and I expect an invite to the celebration party when you win:)
Alicia
http://todaystyle.today.com
I don't think the post is an oxymoron. First of all, Twanna is speaking about this very topic at SXSW. Secondly, it's a lesson for those setting out to build your brand - that even if you follow all the rules (trademark your name, etc.), you can still be caught off guard with little recourse.
And it's really not about who's a better writer or blogger. There's nothing wrong with this woman having a blog; the problem is the way in which she went about it, which in my opinion clearly tried to mimic and make use of the more well-known name "Funky Brown Chick." I was there when a well-known Internet personality mistook the two, so it has happened.
I see I was wrong... lol!
"Get a life and an education in trademarks!"
umm, I think she is a owner of both thats why she could sue in the first place...
Their blogs are different looking now. When this post was first published, they were extremely similar in design and layout. Twanna has every right to protect her brand. Blogging and promoting yourself is an extremely difficult and time consuming task to undertake. Having someone come in with a very similar name, url, design, and content is basically a lazy attempt to take away search traffic that shes spent a lot of time and money to build. Her frustration is completely understandable.
Also, you're entitled to your opinion regarding Twanna's work, but your comments would have at least held some validity had you of not taken the low road by calling her names.