uSocial is expanding its Twitter product to the largest social network on the planet

Sep 3, 2009 09:05 GMT  ·  By
uSocial is expanding its Twitter product to the largest social network on the planet
   uSocial is expanding its Twitter product to the largest social network on the planet

Facebook friends are becoming a sellable commodity. While there are many who like to have a bigger catalog of friends on the social network, this usually means actually having to socialize or have some real value to offer, which may not be everyone's cup of tea. Luckily, there is now an answer, as online “marketing” firm uSocial is now porting its revolutionary Twitter product to Facebook. Now, 1,000 friends could be yours for the bargain price of $177.30.

Just 1,000 friends isn't nearly enough, you say? How about 5,000 Facebook friends ready and willing to listen to what you're saying, maybe even to buy what you're selling, for just $654.30. And, if you're still not satisfied, uSocial also offers the 10,000-friend “jumbo pack” for as little as $1,167.30.

Of course, to some, paying more than $1,000 for 10,000 friends may not make a lot of sense, but that is until you look at the fact that, as uSocial has found out, each and every one of them is worth $1 per month, though its exact methods for arriving at the figure will remain a secret for now. That's right, in just one month, you will not only recover your investment, but actually make almost ten times that amount.

Sounds too good to be true? That's because it probably is. It must be working for some people, though, as uSocial is rapidly expanding its lineup, which now includes the most popular social network on the planet. Already offering a similar product for Twitter as well as the possibility to pay for Digg or Yahoo Buzz votes, it's Facebook that looks to be the biggest, most promising market. And it's the most cost-effective as well, as Twitter followers are apparently worth ten times less than Facebook fans.

“Facebook is an extremely effective marketing tool, as anyone with a large number of targeted friends or fans can attest to,” uSocial's confident Founder and CEO, Leon Hill, said. “The only problem is that it can be extremely difficult to achieve such a following, which is where we come in.”