The announcement of a new Graph Search from Facebook seems to have left all the technology pundits totally underwhelmed. But, coupled with the trial to charge for sending emails to other FB users, this could be another idea to generate much needed income.
You get the idea - you search (using Graph Search) for others who share the same interests or whatever as yourself. You see someone you'd like to contact, and because they are not in your list of contacts, you then get charged $1 to send them an email.
It's a very crafty idea slipping in the backdoor.
But let's be clear, Facebook is no longer a private company, it's floated on the stock market and in effect, is owned by the stockholders. Stockholders are not known for being very charitable or very patient. They want a return on their investment and quick. Currently they are not getting any. Zuckerberg is racking his brains to come up with ideas to make money and satisfy the stockholders. Bearing that in mind, charging to contact others on FB now makes sense and is bound to be introduced.
Zuckerberg's famous quote, "Facebook will be free...forever" is starting to look a little ragged around the edges. If the stockholders had their way (and they eventually will) FB will be charging for everything sooner rather than later!
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