Facebook Wakes To Find Its Members Making Money - G-A-S-P!
It seems like Facebook is having a few problems with its members selling ads. According to the NY Times. Using a service from Weblo users can make a little bit of money from the time they put into building their personal account. For some reason Facebook does not like that, apparantly it allows peoples “profile pages to be cluttered”, oooh we wouldn’t want that now would we. At the moment mine is choc full of addons. I have a clear out and delete everything every few months, but like the tide they all come back, completely useless but for some reason strangely addictive.
Antony Mayfield in Brighton has more to say on the issue and has pointed me to Bubblegeneration, which gives a good commentary on Facebook.
One of my personal favourite Facebook posts is from Tamar
In the past I have used Facebook more than written about it, but that’s going to change. Coming away from SMX London I got a different feel for where Facebook could head. I don’t think it’s a Google killer, but I think it has Google worried. What I am interested in is how Facebook will introduce new websites to people and how it will monetize the process. Basically placing its tanks on the Googleplex lawn.

December 9th, 2007 03:09
I saw a story about this on Fox News yesterday. What is the big deal if people can make a few bucks from their profile? It seems to me like a great way to boost popularity for the site, I mean what better incentive for someone to create a facebook account than if they can make a few bucks on the side with it?
December 9th, 2007 07:22
Facebook worrying Google, not even a little bit. Those tanks on the front lawn might as well be marshmallows and a camp fire. Google could care less, Facebook will NEVER touch Google in advertising.
December 9th, 2007 10:01
I agree totally with Facebook, who wants a cluttered, error filled profiles like Myspace?
January 6th, 2008 18:12
Maybe Facebook should just share a portion of their advertising revenue with the users?
March 4th, 2008 12:13
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