uSocial, a Brisbane based company, is best known for buying votes on social news service Digg, selling followers on Twitter, and running large marketing campaigns on social media.
Now it is selling off friends and fans on Facebook, in batches of 1000 to 10,000 for prices from $197 to $1297 – or roughly between $0.12 and $0.20.
Maybe you can have a virtual party with your virtual friends…
Thousands of “friends” are up for grabs as businesses compete for the cheaper advertising on popular social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook.
The service from Brisbane company uSocial is mostly meant for businesses, celebrities and other individuals looking to expand on the social network, and Facebook isn’t happy about it.
Under the service, 1,000 new Facebook friends cost less than $200 Australian. (That’s less than $170 American dollars).