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> I’m considering alternatives to Meetup.com for our meetup (should it still be called like that?)

It should be. It's just an English word that predates the app, and is also used in the same setting/context as the use of the word within the meetup.com app, so I really hope there wouldn't be any trademark issues.

Kind of a clever name, since it causes this confusion. I'm not sure if that was intentional, but the effect is interesting nonetheless.

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If there are trademark issues, it's important for all of us to use it as a generic term immediately. I remember years ago some people organized a meetup using Twitter and called it a Tweet-up. Make sure that if Meetup ever goes to court over a trademark, there's enough evidence of generic usage out there that it's not defensible.

A meetup with Twitter users sounds like a nightmare.

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