It's called the Internet, maybe you've heard of it.
Google search for Twiglets and what do you get? Well, you don't get Twiglets for a start. First up, you get two online shops selling British grub, then comes wikipedia followed by snackfood review sites, another shop and then... finally... www.twiglets.com The website is one of those crappy internet polls, nothing more. But, do a domain owner search and you quickly find out that twiglets.com isn't owned by United Biscuits at all. It's owned by a company called Business Foresights. And it doesn't stop at twiglets dotcom. Twiglets.net is owned by BuyDomains.com, but hey they'll sell it to you for a mere $2,688. The only other twiglets domain that's already owned is twiglets.co.uk. It points to a commercial photographer's website. I've emailed both the .com and .co.uk owners to see if a) they'd sell and b) how much for.
This brings up a couple of questions,
- Do United Biscuits have any legal ownership over the domain name Twiglets? If it's a registered trademark then I believe they do. But, is it a trademark? I dunno.
- United Biscuits are not just nowhere on an internet search for Twiglets, they don't even make an effort on their own website. Try finding a mention of Twiglets at www.unitedbiscuits.co.uk Go on, try. If it exists I couldn't find it. So, why are United Biscuits so unbelievably crappy on the net?
Next stop facebook...
