Facebook tests system to charge $1 for some messages
Interesting trend that I’m seeing: since Facebook’s IPO, it is becoming more and more a legitimate business than a social networking website. Users are now able to pay to get their posts more visibility, a pattern that seems to be continuing with this monetizing of messages.
I’m glad that they only allow individuals to utilize this new feature. But what about in the future? Only time will tell.
I wish I could switch to Google+ completely, but the network effect is preventing me. Guess I’ll have to stick with Facebook for now.
Facebook said Thursday it has begun testing a system for users to send messages to people outside their circle of contacts for $1.
In a statement posted online, Facebook cited research showing that “imposing a financial cost on the sender may be the most effective way to discourage unwanted messages and facilitate delivery of messages that are relevant and useful.”
More on the story from the Wall Street Journal here.