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Just as an addition to this, a friend just pointed out this tweet

https://twitter.com/#!/brandcarrie/status/20333195936

About to set up a Tower Bridge Twitter with the IT boys... Any advice?

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https://twitter.com/#!/BrandCarrie/status/71231424824483840

"follow our new Twitter account for Tower Bridge.... @TowerBridgeExh"

@TowerBridgeExh is invalid, so if this is the same one, then they didn't originally go with the stolen account. I also see several similar accounts (like @tower_bridge), so this might not be related.

I don't think we should start blaming the marketing agency for what has happened (even if they did start the process). It is Twitter who should take responsibility for silently transferring ownership of the @towerbridge account and then effectively deleting it.

Though I feel little sympathy for an agency who looks at an already active twitter account, sees it has 4000+ followers, and makes the determination that "Hey, what we should do is take over this account and send marketing crap to all these followers rather than continue to send them what they originally signed up for. I mean, it's just a feed of what time the bridge will open/close, it's unlikely any of these people live near by."

Way to piss off your target market.

Not yet. The original user should kindly ask for the account back.

EDIT: User, not owner.

Careful with that, I can already see that person getting abuse whether they are involved or not :/

Why would a nearly 1-year-old tweet be relevant?

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