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You know when you try to find a brand on Twitter, and you just assume the handle will be the brand name? Well, not so fast.
A surprising number of brand-name handles aren't run by the brands at all. They're run by real people who got there first. We've highlighted a few of them below. Since they're not otherwise posing as the brand, they are not subject to Twitter's trademark policy.
Though the brands surely aren't too happy about it.
1) @Chipotle
Name: Chip Clark
Bio: They have the Internet on computers, now? —Homer Simpson
Joined: March 2007
Brand account: @ChipotleTweets
Joined: May 2010
Meet Chip Clark, who judging by his bio, is more into the Simpsons than burrito bowls.
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