August 17, 2010 | Michael Streko | Announcements, KnowEm News
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Today we are happy to announce that after a great many requests we have integrated a domain name search with our social media network username search. This was a feature that we had talked about since launch and we are happy to finally be able to release it.
July 14, 2010 | Kelly Merkel | Brand and Trademark Protection, Intellectual Property
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The latest European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling in a dispute about Google’s AdWords service and trademarks is instructive for multinational brand owners and their customers. In the matter of Portakabin Ltd., Portakabin BV v. Primakabin BV, the ECJ again addressed the liability of third parties who choose keywords that are identical or similar to a proprietor’s registered trademarks.
July 7, 2010 | Barry Wise | Announcements, KnowEm News
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We’re happy to announce that as of today KnowEm will now be available to the German-speaking market thanks to our new partnership with Yiid.com. We have worked with Marco Ripanti of Yiid (Your Internet Identity) to create a German language version of our social media account creation service at yiid.knowem.com. Yiid has long been recognized [...]
May 25, 2010 | Robert Siciliano | Identity Theft, Intellectual Property, Online Reputation Management, Social Media
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What BP has done isn’t funny. The Wall Street Journal reports a Twitter user with an account dubbed BPGlobalPR is posting satirical entries about the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico — and already has more than twice as many followers as BP America’s actual account. I’m sure BP doesn’t think its “satirical” or funny.
May 24, 2010 | Barry Wise | Announcements, KnowEm News
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KnowEm is proud to sponsor a tweetup tomorrow with Rob Holmes (from The KnockOff Report) and Nils Montan (of IP Ally) at the International Trademark Association’s 132nd Annual Meeting. The tweetup will be from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at McCormick & Schmick’s in Boston (1 Faneuil Hall Market Pl, North Market Building). KnowEm is sponsoring the tweetup, so drinks and appetizers are on us!
April 23, 2010 | Barry Wise | Identity Theft, Social Media
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Identity Theft isn’t just something that impacts your bank account or credit card. Your brand or trademark can be hijacked in social media and on the web as well, and we’ve seen it thousands of times here at KnowEm. Most recently, according to PCWorld, a hacker named Kirllos has offered up for sale 1.5 million Facebook user accounts.
April 22, 2010 | Rob Holmes | Intellectual Property, Social Media
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In the Intellectual Property world, few things matter as much as a name. Since the advent of the business name and the trademarked word, nothing has been used to identify quality and individuality more than a unique name. A unique name, as obvious as it sounds, is how people know to buy your product instead of something else.
April 20, 2010 | Michael Streko | Announcements, KnowEm News
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Today marks the one year anniversary of KnowEm’s public launch and we could not be any happier with how much success we’ve enjoyed during our first year in business. We also thought it might be fun to celebrate our birthday by relaunching the original social media name checking service which started it all, CheckUserNames.com.
April 2, 2010 | Robert Siciliano | Identity Theft, Social Media
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Whole Foods Market is the victim of social media identity theft. CNET reports the grocery chain said it’s continuing to clamp down on a series of Facebook-based scams that entice users with a purported $500 gift card from the Austin, Texas-based supermarket chain.
March 10, 2010 | Robert Siciliano | Identity Theft, Social Media
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Someone posing as another in any shape or form is an imposter. However today there are financial repercussions when someone poses as you, or if you are in business, posing as your brand. Most of us live lives where we have standards, morals and integrity, and we work to maintain our position and status in society.
