Comments on: Facebook Fees?

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:04:10 +0000

I believe that this is just another scam the govenorment is pulling over our heads to make more money. for those people who are facebook addicts will pay but for what? Just to see what their friends are doing? I have a phone for which does the same thing so to have two bills is point less. I only have facebook to keep in touch with my recent deployed husband. Other than that facebook is just another drama of all kinds site. At the returnof my husband I plan to delete my account nd stick with my phone. For it has all the people I need to talk to.

Sincerly, Megan

By: Judy Mahan Gonzalez

Judy Mahan Gonzalez — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 15:05:49 +0000

No I wouldn’t pay any fees. It would b a perfect excuse to get off my FB addiction and pay more attention to the more important things in life.

By: Kel

Kel — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:04:05 +0000

gina, thanks for sharing your perspective. i know a lot of people feel the same way as you do. i’m curious if you see myspace and facebook as interchangeable platforms. if you have a moment, please share your thoughts. with justin timberlake jumping on the myspace bandwagon, it will be interesting to see what direction they begin to take.

By: Kel

Kel — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:02:09 +0000

beatriz, thanks for taking the time to comment. it’s amazing to me that this post was written 2.5 years ago and still gets a ton of comments people certainly feel passionate about the subject. the good news is since i wrote this way back when, facebook has clearly found a path to monetization and it doesn’t involve charging users. yay.

By: gina

gina — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 03:23:46 +0000

I would have to disagree as well… facebook is a tool to help stay in touch with friends and family… if I had to pay for using facebook whether it only be a dollar a month or whatever… I wouldn’t…. i feel its just not worth it!! I would just go back to myspace… thats free…. I understand some people are willing to pay but facebook will loose a lot of users n it might get worse…. why risk doing something like that to something so good!! it sounds greedy to me….

By: Beatriz David

Beatriz David — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:11:24 +0000

No, I strongly disagree that facebook should start charging a fee not even a modest fee. I don’t see any reason to open up that can of worms. I see it going something like this first,they’ll charge a modest fee of a dollar then, Zuckerberg will need to hire more people to deal with all aspects of handling this money and the cost will get passed down to us. I believe that the people who would be willing to pay a dollar for facebook today aren’t seeing the forest through the trees.

By: Kel

Kel — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:44:23 +0000

vaga, thanks for sharing your perspective. i would imagine the issue takes on a whole new meaning if you are unemployed. i appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. good luck with the job search!

By: Vaga

Vaga — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:50:55 +0000

I would not pay for Facebook. I would leave it and get a lot more done at home. I think that paying for something that isn’t necessary is bad planning. A luxury that I don’t need. Sure I would miss it but I’m unemployed and counting my pennies. Internet I pay for because of the information that it provides. If it would go up drastically it would be gone also. Just FYI if they decide to put a tax on it.

By: Kel

Kel — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:21:07 +0000

happy to see facebook generated $650 million in revenue in 2009 and didn’t charge its users a penny.

http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-wont-be-a-multi-billion-dollar-company-for-many-years-2010-3

By: Kel

Kel — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:19:27 +0000

melody, your perspective is aligned with the majority of peeps who responded to this post. the good news is that at a recent $14 billion valuation, many people think facebook will figure out how to make money soon:

http://techcrunch.com/2010/01/20/facebook-valued-at-14-billion-on-secondmarket/

By: Melody

Melody — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:28:59 +0000

Neither me or my husband would pay to be on facebook, although we spend sometime on it and we love it, we wouldn’t pay for it. They would loose more people then you might think if they start charging, then someone else will start another website where we can all go and socialize and facebook knows this.
It would be a stupid move on there part, especially with the economy the way it is.

By: Kel

Kel — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:53:20 +0000

bo, i deserve that bitch slap. thanks for reminding me. my comments were certainly not considering countries where the majority of the population are financially challenged. i appreciate your insight. thank you!

By: bo

bo — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:30:08 +0000

what all of you are forgetting is that $1/month or whatever amount facebook may elect to charge its users is not cheap to those of us who do not live in wealthy countries.

i am always stunned with how seriously misinformed those raised in rich countries are when they claim that such expenses are low. please speak for yourself. here in india, that $1 per month would be a couple of percent of a regular, labouring person’s monthly wages. such people as you can imagine have no disposable income. would you be willing to pay any web site even 1/100th of your income??? /!\

By: Kel

Kel — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:35:39 +0000

megan, i think a lot of people feel the way you do. i’m sure my 20 year daughter is slightly disturbed that a bunch of her old relatives are now all over facebook and invading her space. this post was written a year ago and the debate continues. the good news is there are no fees yet! thanks for taking the time to comment. i appreciate hearing your perspective. peace out.

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:05:43 +0000

I would not pay. This is crazy that they would think of this idea. I joined facebook back when only people going to college with an authentic college email address was the only way you could get an account. I thought that was when facebook was at its best. Facebook was invented by a college student who just wanted a way for people to be able to connect online for networking and school communication. Since then it has blown up and gone to the public, which is fine, but making people pay for it monthly is just dumb. There will be a new social site that will pop up for free if this happens and probably destroy facebook. If I had a vote, I would keep it the way it is. Public and free.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:01:22 +0000

I don’t use my phone period while in the car. I guess you could say I love my car my then the internet. Never thought that was possible! Haha

By: Kel

Kel — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:29:10 +0000

mandy, just don’t drive your car while searching the internet on your phone. that is illegal in some states. haha.

By: Kel

Kel — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:27:32 +0000

keith, i think the second a substantial number of someone’s friends drop off, the experience is diminished. it will certainly be a balancing act for everyone.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:36:34 +0000

I would much rather drive my car then search the internet on my phone.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:26:09 +0000

I totally agree with you Wes! I pay enough as is why in the world should I ever have to pay more! I mean seriously. Like the people that pay for internet on their phones why???? I figure I have a computer for that! Unless of course your a business person I really dont see the point. I got a phone with wifi because other wise I would have to pay another $25 a month for internet on my phone and that to me is a waste of money. That’s half a tank of gas…..

By: Keith

Keith — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:09:49 +0000

Well, Classmates charges, and the pool of people that pay is small. You really do not get your $ worth. If 1/2 of your friends do not pay, and they are the ones you really like, will you stay much longer either? Also, what is the goal of the owners, millionaire or billionaire? Why can’t it just be a steady income?

By: Kel

Kel — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:37:52 +0000

peg, if you find a new love as good as facebook, please let me know. i’m open to a threesome. haha.

By: Peg

Peg — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:32:08 +0000

I would never pay to use Facebook. I love it, but I’d have to find a new love.

By: Kel

Kel — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:09:42 +0000

wes, maybe you should run for senator in massachusetts. clearly anyone can win there. haha….i mean sigh.

By: Wes

Wes — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:57:03 +0000

People agree with me? That’s the second time that’s happened this year. I may run for Pressydent now!

By: Kel

Kel — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:09:47 +0000

thanks wes. i appreciate your thoughts. i tweeted about this too and almost everyone who responded agreed with you 100%. clearly you are not alone in your thinking.

By: Wes

Wes — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:54:02 +0000

About Hulu launching a subscription fee: I would simply stop going there. There are MANY other places to go to watch classic (good) television that are still free.

I feel that I’ve already paid three times so I can access the internet (computer, electricity, cable isp). Once I get to the internet, I refuse to pay for access to the sites on the internet.

I’m sure there will be some who disagree with me. You’re welcome to your opinion. Please return the courtesy and allow me to have mine.

By: Kel

Kel — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:22:38 +0000

thought everyone on this thread would find this interesting: hulu is looking at a $5/mo subscription fee. this will act as a great live focus group for facebook. i’m interested to see how peeps respond to it.

http://www.businessinsider.com/hulu-looking-at-5-monthly-subscription-fee-for-older-episodes-2010-1

By: Kel

Kel — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:48:33 +0000

i appreciate you sharing your thoughts zaida. even after 64 comments, i think you bring fresh insight and thinking to the discussion. thanks for that.

By: zaida

zaida — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:52:35 +0000

fb is a wonderfully convenient service to society. they have a right to charge a service. i probably would not pay to use it. however, for those that use fb as advertising for their business, those would be the ones to lose since a good chunk of the millions of people that currently use fb would most likely dimish, which means advertising on fb would no longer b as effective. fb, in turn, would see a reduction in the #’s of paying advertisors which would not be positive for them. my opinion is charge a fee to use the annoying app/games that friends tend to bombard you with, and continue the current business model of charging for advertisments on the site.