Post by coldec on Jan 12, 2013 9:26:50 GMT
Would you pay $100 to message Mark Zuckerberg? Facebook trialing a system which charges users to send messages directly to VIPs' inboxes
Facebook has confirmed is it testing a service which charges users to send messages directly to another user's inbox
It potentially offers every user the opportunity to send messages directly to their favorite VIPs
However it is experimenting with ‘extreme price points' to reduce the number of messages sent to people with large subscriber counts
Only a limited number of users currently have access as part of a trial
Facebook is testing a system which charges users to send messages to people that they aren’t already connected to, with a premium to be paid for contacting very popular people.
The company confirmed Friday that trials have already begun for the new service, but that only a small number of Facebook users currently have access to the option to pay to send a direct message.
Every user currently has the ability to send a message to any other user for free, however unless being sent to a friend or friend of a friend the message goes directly to the receiver's 'other' folder. Described by Facebook as the place 'where less relevant messages go,' this little known option was introduced in 2010.
Communication at a cost: Facebook is trialing a new service which enables users to send messages directly to people they don't know, but at a price
Communication at a cost: Facebook is trialing a new service which enables users to send messages directly to people they don't know at a price
The new service offers direct access to the receiver's inbox, provided the sender is prepared to pay the fee .
Facebook initially floated the idea of paying for messages prior to Christmas, when it was suggested that the service might cost $1 per message.
However a technology journalist at Mashable was surprised when they attempted to send a message to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and received an option charging a hefty $100 fee to send a message directly to the social network's CEO.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261040/Would-pay-100-message-Mark-Zuckerberg-Facebook-trialing-charges-users-send-messages-directly-VIPs-inboxes.html#ixzz2HkewTYcF
Facebook has confirmed is it testing a service which charges users to send messages directly to another user's inbox
It potentially offers every user the opportunity to send messages directly to their favorite VIPs
However it is experimenting with ‘extreme price points' to reduce the number of messages sent to people with large subscriber counts
Only a limited number of users currently have access as part of a trial
Facebook is testing a system which charges users to send messages to people that they aren’t already connected to, with a premium to be paid for contacting very popular people.
The company confirmed Friday that trials have already begun for the new service, but that only a small number of Facebook users currently have access to the option to pay to send a direct message.
Every user currently has the ability to send a message to any other user for free, however unless being sent to a friend or friend of a friend the message goes directly to the receiver's 'other' folder. Described by Facebook as the place 'where less relevant messages go,' this little known option was introduced in 2010.
Communication at a cost: Facebook is trialing a new service which enables users to send messages directly to people they don't know, but at a price
Communication at a cost: Facebook is trialing a new service which enables users to send messages directly to people they don't know at a price
The new service offers direct access to the receiver's inbox, provided the sender is prepared to pay the fee .
Facebook initially floated the idea of paying for messages prior to Christmas, when it was suggested that the service might cost $1 per message.
However a technology journalist at Mashable was surprised when they attempted to send a message to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and received an option charging a hefty $100 fee to send a message directly to the social network's CEO.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261040/Would-pay-100-message-Mark-Zuckerberg-Facebook-trialing-charges-users-send-messages-directly-VIPs-inboxes.html#ixzz2HkewTYcF
