FACEBOOK JUST RELEASED THEIR PRICE GRID FOR MEMBERSHIP. $9.99 PER MONTH FOR GOLD MEMBER SERVICES, $6.99 PER MONTH FOR SILVER MEMBER SERVICES, $3.99 PER MONTH FOR BRONZE MEMBER SERVICES, FREE IF YOU COPY AND PASTE THIS MESSAGE BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WHEN YOU SIGN ON TOMORROW MORNING YOU WILL BE PROMPTEDFOR PAYMENT INFO...IT IS OFFICIAL IT WAS EVEN ON THE NEWS. FACEBOOK WILL START CHARGING DUE TO THE NEW PROFILE CHANGES. IF YOU COPY THIS ON YOUR WALL YOUR ICON WILL TURN BLUE AND FACEBOOK WILL BE FREE FOR YOU. PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE ON IF NOT YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE DELETED IF YOU DO NOT PAY
Analysis: A version of this text first appeared in 2009 on a bogus Facebook page inciting users to protest an alleged plan by the company to charge a $4.99 monthly fee. Similar false claims have circulated before (and since). In this particular case, members were directed to an external website that delivered malicious software to unsuspecting visitors. Facebook has since deleted the group.
While Facebook executives have never explicitly ruled out instituting fees for specific features on the site, they have repeatedly denied having plans to impose a blanket charge on all users.
"The answer is no, we are not planning on charging a basic fee for our basic services," Sandberg said. "Once again, that question stems from people thinking we're growing so quickly, we're running out of money. We're growing really quickly, but we can finance that growth. We're not going to charge for our basic services."
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