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]
Establish a clear-cut plan and strategy for Facebook! Facebook is the number one social network out there, and you would be remiss to not think of it as a potential tool for your marketing schemes. With Facebook, you can keep track of your contacts’ doings and goings, plus easily share everything you want to share with them.
Link to your Facebook account, or link out to the various websites under your command. Just remember to keep your personal and business profiles distinct and separate.
Does no one see that this is not a new article? The first comments were made 70 weeks ago! WWN updated their dates, added some new "information" and reposted it. Snopes shows this first came out in July 2011, was debunked, and was revived in May 2012 after all the Facebook becoming public, etc etc.
Check the facts on Snopes and be careful who you trust to deliver reliable information.
I thought Mark said “FACEBOOK IS FREE AND ALWAYS WILL BE”. This is some peoples only means of contacting family across the states… Even world. That stinks. Its all about the money. We should’be known.
FYI – FACEBOOK TESTS CHARGING USERS MONEY TO HIGHLIGHT POSTS.
I can confirm that yes this is being tested I saw "announce" near comment when posting a status, clicked on it & received the pop up offering to highlight my status for a period of time for $2.00 US… I looked at it laughed, closed the pop up & thought hell NO!!!
http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/faceboo…
Facebook is a big success because it's free, like Google Search !
If you ask people to pay, they will quit and use another website.
It was on the news that he is trying to buy google also and it wont be free anymore!
I've been really looking forward to Facebook starting to charge! I'm sick of seeing the status updates of poor people.
I have many friends, but only because of the games I play. No way I can pay. I'm 70 yrs old and on a very limited income. If they start charging I'll have to quit. That hurts because the games I play are important to me.
I have many friends, but only because of the games I play. No way I can pay. I'm 70 yrs old and on a very limited income. If they start charging I'll have to quit. That hurts because the games I play are important to me. They bring me joy
I saw this coming……when a privately owned company wants to cash in huge they go public, fill thier own bank with money of shareholders then make a stupid decision that puts the company belly up…….its thier way of getting out without going bankrupt or selling for a small amount of money – smart I guess………sad for the shareholders and users of facebook
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I can barely afford food, every dollar that comes to my house is stretched. FB was great since I already pay for internet it's already part of my entertainment budget. It has been a nice place to stay sane with family or go crazy with friends but I simply can't afford to pay a dime for it. There's no way, I'll have to leave the site. =(
Oh shut the fuck up. This 'News Article' is bollocks. Facebook is worth billions at the moment, they have no need to start charging. That would only serve to drive their user-base down and be nothing more than a hassle. Bullshit and nothing more this is.
haha i love it when people believe this shit. Morons
If thats the case, FCUK facebook. Only takes one click to delete my profile and off I go to another social network !
I will not pay for Facebook, when I pay to have internet,thats just f king rediculous. Everyone is out to make a buck and forget about the layman who is just getting by. If u make us pay sooo long to you mother f kers
What a FUCKING asshole!
Does he think everyone just happens to have all that extra money lying around to pay for everything we do on FB?!?!?
what the hell charge people for using it i rather leave the site who will pay 50.00 dollars per months just to use all i have to say is fuck you facebook fuck you.
They are so fucking stupid. To ahead and charge for Facebook. It’s getting lame anyways. Some other genius will make another social network if they charge so therefor they will make no money. They are such dumb cunts
Seriously? If they start charging then fuck that. I’ll find a new social network.
Who is Cindy Shooman?
facebook will be be used less and less
maybe even have no one on it
IM DONE IF YOU START CHARGING!!!!!!!!!!!!
fuck this shit ill go back to myspace i liked it better anyway