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paying for facebook?
April 20, 2009In the summer of 2004, right before I moved to Texas, I got a funny email from my good friend and Fraternal Brother W. Albert Martinez with the words "Facebook Me!" on the subject line.
It was one of those red pill/blue pill moments, should I take the blue pill/trash the email and make nothing of it or take the red pill/read it and subsequently join one of the most addicting social networks ever created? Well, red-pill-me folks, I joined.
I've had my name and face available on facebook for little under 5 years. During that time I've de-activated my profile and reactivated it a few times. Personal reasons.
I've connected with high school friends, college friends, co-workers, relatives overseas and even my younger brother whom I have yet to meet in person through this website. Thus, the benefit of a free service (*cough, cough* classmates.com) to re-connect with folks from the past is evident.
But would I be willing to pay for it if the free went away?
CNET Blogger David Carnoy asked the same question today. He posted some info on financial issues that might make this move necessary for the social network. I in turn asked some of my co-workers who gave me a flat "NO"
I personally see the benefit of facebook, but quite honestly, I can do without it. I once deactivated my facebook account for 4 months...yes folks, and I wasn't for lent either.
Can you do without facebook? Or you would you be up for paying $1 per month to get your impersonal social network fix?
Posted by Maurel Merette at 9:08 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
