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Passing the torch. FeaturedUsers.com is for sale.
- remi 16y agoI don’t understand why would someone buy something that has been recently banned by Twitter. What am I missing?
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- javery 16y agoThis site doesn't do in-stream twitter advertising from what I can tell so it wouldn't be banned by Twitter.
- remi 16y agoOh, you’re right. I thought you couldn’t display ads in any application that used the Twitter API. I guess there’s still room for advertising in any Twitter app then.
- bradleyland 16y agoCheck the comments. Their service isn't banned by Twitter (yet). That's not to say the risk factor didn't just shoot from a 0.1 to 0.99, but it's viable for the moment. Between Apple's alteration to their AppStore T&Cs and Twitter's change in API usage T&Cs, I think we're facing a little bit of a correction in the "internet is free (as in freedom)" movement. This is a natural consequence of a model where corporations roll out features before they've figured out how they'll monetize them. In other words, if I'm not sure how I'll make money from my service, I must reserve the right to change the rules to support a viable business model at some point. Personally, I hope the backlash doesn't push things too far in a conservative direction, but I do think companies should put a little more thought in to the future of their product's interaction with the target network of developers and affiliates before they open the doors to integrate.
- schindyguy 16y agoIt's hard to shell out 10k for something that Twitter might find violates their TOS---even if it doesn't now. I am defintely passionate about the idea/model but that's a big stumbling block.
- smcguinness 16y agoI don't think this model has been banned. Isn't it services like ad.ly who are paying users to tweet out ads. FeaturedUsers is a service that is like an adwords model which allows people to advertise their Twitter account.
- timdorr 16y agoThat's not why he's selling: Why Sell It? I have a grand vision of where I believe Featured Users can go, but I'm ready to move on and focus on other projects. I would like to see someone continue where I left off. Who Will You Sell It To? Not just anybody! Like I mentioned, there are over 35+ sites in this ad network and just as many developers (myself included). I intend to continue using this ad network on FriendOrFollow.com after I've sold it. So, the new owner must be just as passionate about taking over this project as I was starting it. If you bid, please be prepared to explain to me why you would make a good successor.
- aarongough 16y agoI'm assuming something must be wrong here: the minimum offer shows up for me as $2,147,483,647 A website with ~$1000 monthly revenue selling for 2 billion dollars?
- nroach 16y agoSomething's not adding up. He's stating a net profit of about $1,000.00 a month. Gross revenues are stated as $6,000/mo. So about $12k/yr in the owner's pocket. Fine. Sales price is Minimum Offer:$2,147,483,647. Unless I've gone blind, that's Two Billion Dollars. With a "B". I know silicon valley valuations can be optimistic but this seems like farce. edit: Later comment to the auction states that the minimum bid is "all messed up". You might say that :)
- dustyreagan 16y agoIt's an error with Flippa. The minimum bid is $10k. I've reported the problem. :/ Great timing right?
- alexk7 16y agoThe minimum offer is $INT_MAX :)
- jey 16y agoLooks like a bug. The maximum value of a 32-bit signed integer in 2's complement is 2,147,483,647. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=2^31%20-%201 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=2^31%20-%201