8 Comments »Yesterday, there was a lot of buzz about how the RocketBoom founder put his Twitter account up for sale on eBay. When I last checked, the account with 1,500 followers was going for $1,125. How about those that have twice as many friends on Facebook? Technically, selling your profile would theoretically violate Facebook’s terms of service since it would be a misrepresentation of the person using the profile.
Then again, you could switch the email address and photo and it wouldn’t be that person’s profile anymore. While I haven’t inquired into Facebook, my guess is that any sold profile would be immediately banned. Such a situation also make one wonder which profile is more valuable, a Facebook profile with 1,500 friends or a Twitter account with 1,500 followers. In my own opinion I think Twitter could be more influential but then again leveraging friends lists on Facebook can accomplish the same goals.
Ultimately, I’m not sure that you can sell any social profile. People add you as a friend on social sites because they actually know you or have similar interests. There isn’t much value once the person you wanted to connect with is not active. What do you think?
I think on top of the legal implications involved in selling your profile, there are significant ethical issues arising from such activities. If a profile is sold, is the purchaser (or seller) required to notify all friends/followers of the change in ownership? With Facebook, the issue is obviously much more serious, as more personal information is typically contained in users' profiles. On Twitter, I can block people who start following me to build up lists of users; but what if I don't know the true identity of the person following me? That is some very thin ice.
And most importantly, if someone is willing to spend that much money on a Twitter profile, maybe they can also lend me some money to pay back my student loans? I hate wasteful spending.
PS: The bid is up to $1525 now! Ridiculous.
I think on top of the legal implications involved in selling your profile, there are significant ethical issues arising from such activities. If a profile is sold, is the purchaser (or seller) required to notify all friends/followers of the change in ownership? With Facebook, the issue is obviously much more serious, as more personal information is typically contained in users’ profiles. On Twitter, I can block people who start following me to build up lists of users; but what if I don’t know the true identity of the person following me? That is some very thin ice.
And most importantly, if someone is willing to spend that much money on a Twitter profile, maybe they can also lend me some money to pay back my student loans? I hate wasteful spending.
PS: The bid is up to $1525 now! Ridiculous.
Is selling a Twitter profile so different from selling a blog, which is done without controversy ? Or is the next logical step ? The same ethics & questions arise about notifying followers about change of ownership etc.
And is it any use to the purchaser ? I guess yes it can be as that person is buying a ready made following which they can keep or increase if they maintain interesting content.
In this context, content sites are very different from primarily friend sites like Facebook.
Is selling a Twitter profile so different from selling a blog, which is done without controversy ? Or is the next logical step ? The same ethics & questions arise about notifying followers about change of ownership etc.
And is it any use to the purchaser ? I guess yes it can be as that person is buying a ready made following which they can keep or increase if they maintain interesting content.
In this context, content sites are very different from primarily friend sites like Facebook.
where can i sell my profile?. i am collecting friends. i have 3 profiles - one is mine, the second is 1900 friends, and the last is more than 600 friends. how can i fing somebody to sell it? i cant google anything. facebook profile with a lot of friends is for people who wants to advertise something one of the best and cheapest ways. you can reply to janvaclavjan@gmail.com . thanks a lot and sorry for my english. i am from slovakia, middle europe
I do really want to sell my facebook profile. I have more than 5000 friends and I don’t know really they are. it’s a bit weird that everyday I could have 100+ friend requests. if somebody would like to buy my account well you can put advertises or anything else on it cause I can’t approve more people, it’s over limited. just let me know how price do you want and we will talk about it. I am living in Indonesia, it’s really a great market for ads ;). email me to alam_disini@hotmail.com .thanks
I do really want to sell my facebook profile. I have more than 5000 friends and I don’t know really they are. it’s a bit weird that everyday I could have 100+ friend requests. if somebody would like to buy my account well you can put advertises or anything else on it cause I can’t approve more people, it’s over limited. just let me know how price do you want and we will talk about it. I am living in Indonesia, it’s really a great market for ads ;). email me to alam_disini@hotmail.com .thanks
I want to sell facebook other my I do not know that at the present moment I have 600 friends at approach I can also reach up to 2000 friends I this I sell until [otoy] and sell only 700 Euros.I and only because I need the money because I shattered with the motobike before 1 month where I did not have the authorisation of control and owe still 700 Euros in the actuarial enterprise. Can find me in zuanito_1989@hotmail.com. I thank you too much. I want also to ask my your comprehension for English