Comments on: Funky Black Chick Is Not Funky Brown Chick

By: Lauren@LifeStyler

Lauren@LifeStyler — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:44:22 +0000

@LealahB

Their blogs are different looking now. When this post was first published, they were extremely similar in design and layout. Twanna has every right to protect her brand. Blogging and promoting yourself is an extremely difficult and time consuming task to undertake. Having someone come in with a very similar name, url, design, and content is basically a lazy attempt to take away search traffic that shes spent a lot of time and money to build. Her frustration is completely understandable.

Also, you’re entitled to your opinion regarding Twanna’s work, but your comments would have at least held some validity had you of not taken the low road by calling her names.

By: LealahB

LealahB — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:50:36 +0000

your blogs are completely different…if anything I would think funky black chick would not want people to confuse herself with your blog not the other way around. You talk about absolutely nothing and you are homely. And like someone else has stated, black and brown are two different colors. Wow you bloggers really need to get a life.

By: Taiwan Brown

Taiwan Brown — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:57:16 +0000

RE: Last comment

“Get a life and an education in trademarks!”

umm, I think she is a owner of both thats why she could sue in the first place…

By: J

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:10:43 +0000

I think you need to get over it. Black and Brown are two different colors last time I checked. Cultivate your loyal readers and let the girl have her own time. Oh wait, I’m sure your the first person to ever call themselves a Funky Black Chick? Get a life and an education in trademarks!

By: Taiwan Brown

Taiwan Brown — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:46:10 +0000

the other girl is my friend on twitter… I thought she was you for a second… then I thought she might have been your friend…

I see I was wrong… lol!

By: Funky. Brown. Chick. Black. Blog. Copyright. About. Information. Twanna. Hines. | LeahAndMark.com

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:13:44 +0000

[...] while checking to see if our friend FunkyBlackChick.com was rated at all, but instead, I found FunkyBROWNChick.com – and a post about how she’s angry that FunkyBlackChick.com even exists – as in, copyright [...]

By: Sally Ann Straight

Sally Ann Straight — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:36:57 +0000

I don’t get it. You hire Fish & Richardson, but can’t be bothered to trademark FBC?

By: Rachel Kramer Bussel

Rachel Kramer Bussel — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:41:36 +0000

I’m so glad this finally came to light. For all the people saying for Twanna not to blog about it, I know that as a blogger, the things that most inspire me to write or blog are things that are important to me, things that affect me, things that matter. The idea that Twanna shouldn’t write about this is problematic to me.

I don’t think the post is an oxymoron. First of all, Twanna is speaking about this very topic at SXSW. Secondly, it’s a lesson for those setting out to build your brand – that even if you follow all the rules (trademark your name, etc.), you can still be caught off guard with little recourse.

And it’s really not about who’s a better writer or blogger. There’s nothing wrong with this woman having a blog; the problem is the way in which she went about it, which in my opinion clearly tried to mimic and make use of the more well-known name “Funky Brown Chick.” I was there when a well-known Internet personality mistook the two, so it has happened.

By: Dolly Shot

Dolly Shot — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:08:27 +0000

Best of luck! ^_^

By: alicia

alicia — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:30:43 +0000

Hey Twanna,

I totally understand. Your name is your brand and you have poured a lot of money and sweat equity into it. You even took the high road and explained the situation.

Good Luck and I expect an invite to the celebration party when you win:)

Alicia
http://todaystyle.today.com