Facebook is Planning to Allow Users to Profit From Their Posts
@cmoneyspinner (9218)
Austin, Texas
April 20, 2016 10:06am CST
First news of the day for me was a quick business article published in Time Magazine. That Mark Zuckerberg believes in innovation, evolution and helping the masses. What a visionary! Agree?
Follow up to my previous post about “Social Networks That Pay”.
Looks like we are going to have to add Facebook to the list.
Is everybody OK with that? 
Anyway … Zuckerberg is thinking of putting his spin on the phrase “a penny for your thoughts” by creating a “virtual tip jar” for posts by individual users to the social network. Don't know how this is going to finally work out, but give the guy kudos for his business planning, knowing how to keep his lion's share of the social media market, and staying alive! Forward thinking people are to be admired.
Anyway … Zuckerberg is thinking of putting his spin on the phrase “a penny for your thoughts” by creating a “virtual tip jar” for posts by individual users to the social network. Don't know how this is going to finally work out, but give the guy kudos for his business planning, knowing how to keep his lion's share of the social media market, and staying alive! Forward thinking people are to be admired. 
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11 responses
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Apr 16
He has billions, I think he should just give all users of facebook like I don't know a thousand bucks just for being a member me thinks. Wouldn't that be cool.
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@Mike197602 (15511)
• United Kingdom
20 Apr 16
He'd bankrupt himself as FB has 1.2 billion members
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
20 Apr 16
Probably not everybody will profit from their posting activity. But as much time as some people spend on Facebook, they might easily make $100 to $1000 profit. It could happen!
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
20 Apr 16
I'm waiting to see it also. But for now, I'm glad he's even thinking about it.
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@infatuatedbby (94912)
• United States
20 Apr 16
That would be nice for him to share the wealth
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@infatuatedbby (94912)
• United States
20 Apr 16
@cmoneyspinner yes he is quite brilliant!
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
20 Apr 16
Quite frankly I think he's a marvelous social entrepreneur.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
21 Apr 16
If that's rhe case, more people will get in there.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
22 Apr 16
@cmoneyspinner Some are just on Facebook just for the sake of having it. But if they can have money out of it, they will be more active.
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
22 Apr 16
@cherriefic - If I didn't have websites and blogs, I probably wouldn't be on Facebook or any other social media for that matter. I created the accounts because they were free to sign up; and I was following the masses in order to share my stuff. The original intent of Facebook was personal, i.e. to “reconnect” with people from your past. I very seldom reconnect with people I once knew via Facebook. But even though I use social media mainly for business purposes, I have made some new friends.
@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
21 Apr 16
How much more people? I thought everybody in the world was already on Facebook. At least, everybody who has Internet access.
@carebear29 (31980)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
20 Apr 16
I'll believe it when I see it. I think TSU is their competition and that is a lot of money going to be paid out to billions of people if they do.
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
20 Apr 16
Competition usually makes for a healthy and thriving business environment. Let's hope the consumers reap the bountiful blessings! The Social Media Giants and competitors can't fight for territory all they want. Free enterprise is the American way. If the little people get the benefits, it's all good.
@andriaperry (118751)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Apr 16
I bet he will stop people from sharing the blogging posts from other sites.
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
20 Apr 16
Not so sure about that. The feature at Tsu for sharing posts to Facebook has been reactivated. Now when you share on Tsu, there are two options. Share and/or Share to Facebook. Noticed it the other day. Looks like Tsu and Facebook kissed and made up after all that brew ha ha about spamming!
@moonchild117 (1990)
• Philippines
21 Apr 16
This is interesting, although I'm wary of this actually happening. But it's an article from TIME, so I hope this is true.
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
21 Apr 16
Yes. I thought so. TIME Magazine is not known for being like the National Enquirer.
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (15003)
• Torrington, Connecticut
22 Apr 16
That would be great and they would get alot more people on facebook and they would profit tremendously
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
22 Apr 16
UUhhh ... yeah. I'm not a "Facebook insider" but I'm pretty sure that's the "unspoken plan". Hey! I can speculate just like everybody else!
Hey! I can speculate just like everybody else! 1 person likes this
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
1 May 16
A very welcome idea, to think that he had been gaining so much from users, I guess.
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
21 Apr 16
How can you have pages without a profile? Did you convert your profile to a page? Some people did. But as far as I know, Facebook won't let you create pages without a profile. That's how it was when I created my pages anyway.
@AkoPinay (11492)
• Philippines
22 Apr 16
@cmoneyspinner I created a page without profile but on desktop. Instead of sign up I chose create page and it worked. And I also have pages with my profile account. 
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