a single source, nothing corroborates it
Check the handle is obtainable before renaming
Some platforms will release a reserved short username on request while others will not hand one over without a registered trademark, which can be months away. Auditing availability across every network before committing to a name avoids shipping under a handle you never wanted.
The method
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Audit social handle availability before committing to a name: some platforms reserve short usernames and will hand them over on request, while others will not release one without a registered trademark.
What it returned
The new name was taken on every platform; Facebook and Instagram released their reserved four-letter usernames, but Twitter required a trademark still months away
Sources
- There and back again: the story of renaming ConvertKitNathan Barry · nathanbarry.com · Social media · 2020-08-04
the second source
Three plays a week, for the phase you are in
No roundup of links, no news. Three tactics more than one builder arrived at separately, with the numbers each one returned and the disagreements left in.
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