What's it Mean When A Facebook App is Sold?

Facebook applications can be sold by their creators.

This means, for example,  an application for Facebook, with thousands upon thousands of Facebook members happily using it and passing it on to their friends, can change ownership at any time. Maintenance can change. It can be moved to a new server. All the data changes hands. That sort of thing.

I found one of the popular applications for sale. Bids have gone past $3000 for it. Not bad for a developer who likely coded it in a day.

Facebook is merrily chugging along with enhancements to applications and specifically, the delivery of them to the Facebook community.

As a member myself, one of the reasons I like Facebook is that some of the applications you can add to your Facebook page make it easier to interact with and get to know your friends. When you work virtually, as I do, it can become a habit to check in several times a day to check on the “Status” of your friends. Many of them use it to communicate what they’re feeling, how the day is going, news of the day, etc. It’s an insight into people you work with or associate with but rarely ever see in person, but care about anyway.

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