Ask HN: Would Twitter have a problem with this also?

1 pointsmyWordBiLLY13y ago6 comments

At WordBiLLY.com we've been making custom word signs and one of the items we offer are custom Twitter ID pieces to be hung/placed at the office and/or home. Would this be a problem with Twitter? With the recent talk about Twitter's guidelines, I wanted to ask this. I am aware that asking this is also a risk but at the same time, I wanted to put it out in front of the community.

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WiseWeasel13y ago· 2 in thread

No, signs with Twitter handles should not be a problem. Twitter is limiting access to their API for retrieving twitter feeds. You're not using any of their resources, so you're fine.

myWordBiLLYOP13y ago

Thank You very much Wise Weasel. BTW, where can I get some good advice to market our product effectively? We are preparing a Kickstarter and also ran some fb ads (which were not great ROI). We got picked up by Uncovet and would love to get on fab.com

18pfsmt13y ago

Instead of typical advertising, I would suggest you look at prominent Twitter users from various media organisations. For example, pick out an NPR personality, make them a sign, and send it to them. Do the same for others that do not have overlapping followings. If these people like them, they will probably take pictures and tweet them, giving you exposure.

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