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NEWS: Imageepoch CEO's Twitter Account Taken Offline




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Kadmos1



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PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2015 7:45 am Reply with quote
This doesn't sound good.
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2015 8:36 am Reply with quote
From the looks of it, Imageepoch might be in its last stages of shutting down...
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Usagi-kun



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PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2015 10:48 am Reply with quote
Are the police involved at this point? I hope so, because this seems scary.
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Hameyadea



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PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2015 10:54 am Reply with quote
ANN wrote:
While word has circulated online that Imageepoch is experiencing financial trouble, with a large number of employees leaving the company and the company itself no longer at its previous address, these reports have not been officially confirmed.


So... No-one has physically gone to check the validity of those claims? According to the company's entry in the Japanese Wikipedia, their location is:
company's location according to ja.wikipedia wrote:
本社所在地 ：日本 ・ 〒112-0012 ・ 東京都文京区大塚5-7-12 ・ NKビル新大塚3階
Which Google Translate translates as -> Headquarters ：Japan ・ 〒 [postal code] 112-0012 ・ Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Otsuka 5-7-12 ・ NK building Shin'otsuka third floor (here).

One would think that someone has already checked the location.
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TarsTarkas



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PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2015 11:23 am Reply with quote
Usagi-kun wrote:
Are the police involved at this point? I hope so, because this seems scary.


There's no reason to have a twitter account if your company is going out of business.

If I had a Twitter account and had it shut down, no one would call the police.
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wonderwomanhero





PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2015 12:55 pm Reply with quote
TarsTarkas wrote:
Usagi-kun wrote:
Are the police involved at this point? I hope so, because this seems scary.


There's no reason to have a twitter account if your company is going out of business.

If I had a Twitter account and had it shut down, no one would call the police.


Yes, but the difference is that he has been unreachable. Essentially, he is missing, possibly dead.
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TarsTarkas



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PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2015 1:03 pm Reply with quote
wonderwomanhero wrote:

Yes, but the difference is that he has been unreachable. Essentially, he is missing, possibly dead.


Yes, but it is the reason he is unreachable that counts. Which supposedly is financial. It makes a lot of sense to close your account then, after all you don't want to see all the creditors and former employees coming after you for money you owe them.

The police also are not going to investigate because he is out of contact with his fans. The police are only going to investigate if his family declares him missing, or there is credible evidence of foul play. Of which, closing your twitter account isn't.
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