Comments on: Can You Sell Your Facebook Profile? http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/can-you-sell-your-facebook-profile/ The Unofficial Facebook Blog - Facebook News and More! Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:11:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Maggy Young http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/can-you-sell-your-facebook-profile/#comment-8806 Maggy Young Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:50:43 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/can-you-sell-your-facebook-profile/#comment-8806 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.

]]> By: Maggy Young http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/can-you-sell-your-facebook-profile/#comment-14418 Maggy Young Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:50:43 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/can-you-sell-your-facebook-profile/#comment-14418 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.<br><br>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.<br>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.

]]> By: Vitak http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/can-you-sell-your-facebook-profile/#comment-8799 Vitak Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:57:26 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/can-you-sell-your-facebook-profile/#comment-8799 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.

]]> By: Vitak http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/can-you-sell-your-facebook-profile/#comment-14417 Vitak Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:57:26 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/04/can-you-sell-your-facebook-profile/#comment-14417 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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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.

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