Can you redirect old abandoned Twitter/Facebook accounts?

[RosemaryB]

My client has a Facebook profile and a Twitter account that they have abandoned. These pages also have old branding and we would like to redirect these pages in some way to the current Facebook and Twitter accounts.

I did find this article but it's 3 years old and not sure this is works: http://www.thesearchagents.com/2011/12/how-to-do-a-301-redirect-on-twitter-even-though-twitter-doesnt-allow-it/

What's the best way to do this?

[Ray-pp]

Hi RosemaryB,

AFAIK, no - you cannot implement a 301 redirect from an old FB/Twitter profile to your new one.

The business should minimize the old profile (remove any unnecessary content) and put up a description/text about the new company's handle/page/twitter. You could also send out an email blast with the updated profile and make sure to check the old accounts for any straggler users that find the old profile and need to be redirected to the new profile.