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		esafak on July 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Do dead YC companies sell their brands/IP? Company names get recycled all the time. People have short memories. I wouldn't recycle the Twitter account but the domain, for sure, if it is generic enough. https://www.fountain.com/ today is an HR company. Yesterday, it was an advice marketplace: https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/29/porch-acquires-mobile-expe.... And so on.

playingalong on July 13, 2024 [–]

At the first glance I thought you meant starting a different service called Twitter.

muzani on July 14, 2024 | | [–]

I don't know if the irony was intentional, but X.com is a recycled Musk IP and also a generic domain name!

compootr on July 13, 2024 | | [–]

"oh, you mean the dumpsterfire platform filled with porn bots?"

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