Ironic that Andrew Baron's Twitter account is being auctioned off on EBay according to Blogger's Blog:
"...Andrew Baron explains in the eBay listing the new owner of the Twitter can change the name to a new one - providing the new name doesn't already exist on Twitter.
The winner of this auction gets my account with all of my followers. The account is in my name now, but the winner of the auction can pick any other name that's available on Twitter for the transfer. For example, you could have http://www.twitter.com/x where x=any name thats not already taken. You can change it yourself at anytime too, one of the cool features about Twitter settings.
So basically it's like getting a new account with your own name, but having a pre-installed audience.
The first sign of value to most people would be the number of followers I have (the audience size). At the beg. of this auction, there are 1397 followers and I am actually quite proud of the actual quality of these followers, moreso than the number. Feel free to explore everyone to see who's there.
Also, as with any dynamic group, there is obviously risk. My followers could jump ship at anytime. There is no guarantee on this part. People will come and go, thats just the way it is. Whether you represent a company, a group or just yourself, this group will not want to be sold to, Im sure. The successful winner will share a reciprocal value with the followers.
Finally, I'd just like to give props to all of you out there who are following me on Twitter. No offense what so ever - we can easily find each other again.The auction, which has reached $510 after 26 bids, has already exceeded price expectations. The big questions are how quickly will the Twitter bleed followers once the sale is complete and how much will this damage Andrew Baron's credibility on Twitter? He has called it an experiment and he does have the @rocketboom Twitter to move to after he sells the @andrewbaron Twitter account."
Yeah, but who'd really want @andrewbaron? Someone with $500 or $1000 to blow away?
I'm not sure selling a Twitter name really proves much of anything except that you can sell almost anything (including reputation) on EBay - but the trick is maintaining the account.
Some followers might not yet know that @andrewbaron is not Andrew Baron and other's who do know will think it's just another way to to generate link bait.
By the way, I've met Andrew Baron a couple of times and he's a good guy - I think the last time I saw him was at MobileBarCamp at Brooklyn PolyTech maybe a month ago.
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