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Can You Sell Your Facebook Profile?

Started by Nick O'Neill · 10 months ago

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 ... Continue reading »

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  • Vitak

    1 year ago

    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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  • Maggy Young

    1 year ago

    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.
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