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$11,000 Fictional Companions

Purchase Your Very Own Virtual Facebook Girlfriend for Two Months

— September 26, 2012 — Unique
A real life person isn't enough to make your ex-girlfriend jealous anymore since the virtual Facebook girlfriend has been up for sale.

In a recent bid on eBay, a virtual Facebook girlfriend was sold for over $11,500. According to New Launch, the perfect girl will "like your statuses, post on your wall and even let you keep a ‘in a relationship status’ with her for two months." This is a pretty swell deal for 9000 euros.

Whether it's sensible or worthwhile to spend that much money on someone who doesn't truly exist, the importance of public Facebook views is clearly reflected in this strange and creepy bid. Who needs to court a new person they genuinely care about and have feelings for when you can buy love for two months and renew it over and over again?
Trend Themes
1. Virtual Companions - The rise of virtual companions for sale presents disruptive innovation opportunities in digital relationships and emotional support services.
2. Public Validation Obsession - The obsession with public Facebook views highlights the disruptive innovation potential in social media validation platforms and personalized status updates.
3. Emotionally Manipulative Technology - The emergence of emotionally manipulative virtual girlfriends signals the potential for disruptive innovation in ethical technology development and responsible AI applications.
Industry Implications
1. Digital Relationship Services - The market for digital relationship services can benefit from disruptive innovation by providing more advanced and personalized virtual companionships.
2. Social Media Validation Platforms - Disruptive innovation opportunities exist in developing platforms that enhance and monetize public validation on social media platforms like Facebook.
3. Ethical Technology Development - The need for responsible AI development and ethical technology practices presents disruptive innovation opportunities in creating emotionally sensitive and ethical virtual companions.
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