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akosgheri ( akosgheri@beehaw.org )  to TechnologyEnglish · 1 year ago

X is launching a marketplace for inactive handles

www.theverge.com

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X is launching a marketplace for inactive handles

www.theverge.com

akosgheri ( akosgheri@beehaw.org )  to TechnologyEnglish · 1 year ago
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X is launching a Handle Marketplace where Premium subscribers will be able to search and request usernames that have been unavailable.
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    Priority handles will be free and “often include full names, multi-word phrases, or alphanumeric combinations.” Rare handles, on the other hand, will be a paid option, and “may be priced anywhere from $2,500 to over seven figures, depending on demand and uniqueness.”

    Ok so if it’s a “high demand” handle then I guess they bend you over for it. Domains are like that too, but it isn’t exactly something to strive for.

    But more importantly, if you ever downgrade your X subscription, your account will revert back to your original username, and you’ll lose access to the one you snagged through the marketplace.

    I really hope someone pays 7 figures for one only to get fucked by this. I want to see it so badly.

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      … will they at least ask the account owners first…? I have many sleeper accounts. They are mine.

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        @TehPers @crandlecan In fact they aren’t yours. I guess that there are no legal restrictions to just take them away from you.

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          Yup. Exactly what happened with @x and @music.

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        Better start posting

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          :(

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