Saturday, May 12, 2012

Facebook may charge $2 for important posts



Facebook, the social networking site, whose recent IPO has been oversubscribed is running a test feature and charging is one of the options they are considering. The new feature tested in New Zealand, would make comments more prominent on a user's newsfood. Users were presented with the option to "highlight" their posts for $2 payable through either Paypal or credit card.

Spokeswoman Mia Garlick said: "We're constantly testing new features across the site.

“This particular test is simply to gauge people's interest in this method of sharing with their friends.”

Garlick said they were also trialling a free version of the feature in other areas.

Facebook is currently free to use, and the new option could provide a lucrative revenue stream from their 800million active users.


What do you think of this new feature? Would you use it?



Source: The Daily Chilli

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