To put it bluntly Twitter is in control of its API and the data that its users create. The harsh lesson to be learned from this unwelcome news is that there are risks involved in creating software for a platform that is controlled by a single company.
She spent over two years building the @girlgeeks account, spreading words of Girl Geek Scotland to over 26 countries. Last night an organsation called @GIRLGEEKS contacted Twitter to say they had registered trademark for Girl Geeks and wanted the @girlgeeks account for themselves. This organisation only started a couple of months ago and yet compared to the prior reputation of @girlgeeks this meant nothing, Twitter took the account and handed it to them on a plate.
