Comments on: What Would You Pay for A Twitter Username?

By: otoburb

otoburb — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:05:21 +0000

I revisited the TOS (http://twitter.com/terms) and you are right — there is no mention of trading or selling of usernames.

Somebody had mentioned this to me before, so I'll try to track down if this may have been the case in the past, or if the reference was erroneous.

Morale: fact-checking before sprouting nonsense is the better way to go

By: markevans

markevans — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:41:15 +0000

I think Twitter's TOS has something against squatting but not sure there's anything against selling a username. Let me know if you find out otherwise.

By: lousagar

lousagar — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:31:47 +0000

If you believe, as I do, that Twitter is going to capitalize on the emergence of social search by topics, which will draw a great deal of attention, then usernames that align with their business strategy are going to become very valuable…Anyone who has not yet registered their own names…for a Twitter presence is very foolish, in the long run…even if you have no time to practice.
Watch as prices move higher..for smart twitter real estate.

By: otoburb

otoburb — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:17:32 +0000

I thought that this was against their TOS? I'll have to read it again to be sure.

By: Debt-free Scholar

Debt-free Scholar — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:54:11 +0000

I think that I will simply stick with my name – saves time and money.

Thanks,
Nate