BREAKING - Facebook, a public company, has reportedly announced a bold new plan – charging users?
Mark Zuckerberg reportedly announced that there will be a host of new changes to Facebook.
WWN’s J.B. Smitts broke the story that Facebook was shutting down on May 15, 2013. Maybe this helped Zuckerberg come up with his new plan?
Pressure from angry users has been too much and Facebook is looking at an alternative, something that will persuade Mark Zuckerberg to keep the site alive: his social media platform is going to start charging users!
According to sources outside the company, Facebook is planning a subscription-based service with monthly fees starting at $0.99 for a basic “friendship” which allows for the posting of text and just one profile picture. This fee will increase, depending on the number of friends you have, the messages posted and sent, and the pictures/videos/ games put on a user’s page. The monthly fee will be capped at $50.00 per month at the high-end.
Bottom line: the more you use Facebook, the more you will pay.
Reports from sources not affiliated with company are saying that all existing content has been “grandfathered” and will not be disrupted – though Facebook has decided to share this data with government agencies, including the FBI , the CIA and Michael Moore.
CIO, FLoyd Collins said – “people will get used to paying. It’s not so bad. What’s a few bucks a month?”
Investment bankers, including Goldman Sachs, who brought the company public, learned that Mark Zuckerberg wanted to shutter the site, and are thrilled at the prospect of Facebook converting to a pay service.
“The addition of this substantial revenue windfall makes Facebook all that more attractive as an investment,” said Tom Wotozowski, Senior Vice President of Goldman Sachs. “This will make it the largest corporation on the planet, ever.”
Industry watchers estimate that the new fee-based program will generate well in excess of $50 billion in new revenue for the company – based on the most conservative assumptions of usage and the proposed tiered fee structure.
These estimates, of course, account for the fact that millions of users may quit Facebook in response to the imposition of fees. “I’m not going to pay for Facebook! It’s like paying for air. It’s not right,” said longtime Facebook junkie, Jessica Samsille. “Screw them, I’m going back to MySpace,” said Bo Chan.
No matter. Facebook executives are excited at the prospect of charging users. “We’re going to make money hand over fist,” said Facebook CEO Cindy Shooman. “I think converting to a pay service is something that will make Mark want to keep the site going. And I’ll finally get to buy an island in the Mediterranean.”
May 15, 2013 is Facebook Day. The site will either shut down, or start charging users for its service – according to sources close to people from Silicon Valley.
[Reporting by Floyd Collins on WWN's Financial News desk]
The fact that sites like this not only exist, but make money from their existence, is truely a shame to real news sites and reporters.
And no, I'm not talking about Facebook.
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I will not pay!!!
Well Ms Shooman wont get that island with any of my money! It will be back to My Space & Twitter before I pay for social networking!
This is ridiculous Facebook will lose more members then they will keep i will not pay
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well if facebook does this shit ill be leave it
They will lose like 90% of their users or more because no one is going to want to pay. We have enough bills, like the one called internet or wifi to even access the internet. How dare people charge us for additional dumb shit that we really do not need. Go ahead and start charging because the site will go down but at least more people might get up and do something more significant with their time, like go places and spend more quality time with family and friends! People dont let them make you feel that dependent on accessing certain websites, its what they want. The more people who depend on certain sites the more they are going to think they can charge because you dont want to lose that access. Its all apart of the plan.
I will delete facebook instantly ! Can you say "My space". here we come. Facebook is not worth on single penny of mine.
I'm with you on that it is ignorant for them to charge the common users it's not like they aren't making money from all the companies that use it to advertise!
are you guys kidding with these comments? Or are the comments made by site "reporters" and what not. LOOK UP ANY NAME IN THIS ARTICLE AND TRY TO FIND THEM! CINDY SHOOMAN? srry for caps but jesus christ, when have you ever seen schuman spelled like that? think people think, this is all some publicity stunt for this site. I lose faith in you all sometimes, just sometimes.
I will never ever pay and stating we will get used to paying will never happen. Another monthly bill for me NOT !!!! The stupid timeline has lost quite a few people and lots more if there is a charge !!!!
I hate timeline & the fact it was forced upon me, I wish they gave me a choice as to whether i wanted it or not
My theory… They are going to threaten to shut Facebook
down unless people start to pay for it! People around the world are so addicted that they would gladly hand over $25.00 a month to feed their narcissistic addiction!! We'll See….
Let me put this simply. IF Facebook starts charging, people will leave in a mass exodus to sites like Google+, MySpace, etc. Facebook may be the largest social networking site, but they are by no means the only site.
Facebook says on the login/sign up page that it's FREE & ALWAYS WILL BE. This site is a rag, not real news.
I WILL NOT PAY TO USE FACEBOOK. I ABSOLUTELY REFUSE!
i will not pay . i will not pay i will not pay oh did i say i will not pay??? dumb dumb dumb facebook you might as well starting shuting down your site right now .
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it is absurd and outrageous
I know I wouldn't think of paying..and as some people are saying, "perhaps they will spend more time with their friends and family on a physical basis…The only way I would pay the people @ Facebook is if they agreed to pay a percentage (like 50%) toward the national debt…
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Maybe if I find two jobs I will just pay up the extra cash to chat with friends and relatives.
I will not pay facebook to be in my house
I will not click facebook with my mouse
I will not like facebook here or there
I will not like facebook anywhere
I will not pay facebook…. Bill-I-am
lmfao nice!
Why should I pay for a free site? It's absolute nonsense! That would be like if Youtube charge $50 for every video you upload! These free sites should continue to be just that! FREE!
CEO Facebook's Cindy Shooman U sucks egg no one cares if u want to buy an island in the Mediterranean. U SUCK paying facebook kiss my ass
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if this is true i will quit facebook. i live on a disability. i go without eating some days so i can pay my internet.