Paying to Promote Your Facebook Status: Tempting or Turn Off?

by SodaHead News Posted 2012/05/11 20:00:00

Related Topics: Facebook, Money, status, Advertising, Social Network, Mom, Links, Coffee, the social network, Time

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Have you ever posted an obviously brilliant Facebook status and been disappointed when nobody "likes" it? Or maybe you desperately needed to find a roommate, but couldn't generate interest among your friends. That could be because, according to TechCrunch, your status updates only reach 12% of your Facebook friends. Sucks for you, but it could work out in Facebook's favor. The social network is now offering users the opportunity to "highlight" updates -- that is, get them out to more friends -- for a price.

A test group has been given the ability to promote status updates by clicking a "Highlight" link underneath the status they want to push, right next to the "Like" and "Comment" links. Clicking "Highlight" initiates a pricing and payment window that informs them how much it will be (something like $2) and asks how the user would like to pay. It's unclear exactly how much this feature highlights posts, but it apparently makes them visible to more people for a longer period of time, and pushes it higher up on their news feed. Facebook says it's just an experiment to "gauge people's interest in this method of sharing." So, we've got to ask: are you interested?

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lee 2012/05/11 20:54:05 (edited)

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how broken does someone have to be to want this?

gives the phrase "attention whore" a new spin...
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Torchmanner ~PWCM~JLA 2012/05/14 15:10:04

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Immature

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jason 2012/05/14 15:06:17

Turn off

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Wont do it. Dont care. Ready to drop F.B. and move to the toolies. Tired of all the "social" media anyways.

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glitteredninja 2012/05/14 15:04:34

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Two bucks...for likes? LIKES? Likes are not even that important. Most likes ive got on a status are 20. But how messed up do you have to be to spend money, for the possibility that SOMEONE will like your status? Cause maybe everyone will hate it. And there goes your money.

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Nicole <3 2012/05/14 15:02:33

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Ughhhh

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sdmbrian 2012/05/14 15:01:14

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hahahaha no I would not pay for more people to read my stupid jokes

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becky.kuntz1 2012/05/14 15:00:50

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if they aren't reading it now, why would they if you pay for it...big waste of money!

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Sinsin 2012/05/14 14:57:22

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I'm not so insecure that I need my friends to validate my freaking status update with a reply. lol That's pretty pathetic. However, it would be different if it were a profile to promote a business or a good cause, then I could see why one might want to 'push' their status.

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ShaZakLar 2012/05/14 14:48:08

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omg that is so retarded! facebook gets stupider and stupider all the time.. but I suppose they got the idea from myyearbook's "spotlight" feature which uses a premium credit to put your status on top for a short while.. but it don't cost 2 bucks and u can sometimes earn credits without paying cash.

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Headhunter 13 2012/05/14 14:47:34

Turn off

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Being on face book is a turn off. Get a real life people

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adeenmc... to Headhun... 2012/05/14 17:54:50

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So true.

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Headhun... to adeenmc... 2012/05/14 18:15:43

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Who ever convinced these fools that strangers really care about them or want to know where they are or what they are doing. Not one of them is important enough to have to be reached any where any time

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adeenmc... to Headhun... 2012/05/16 01:27:25

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That is true. Facebook causes a lot of drama

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Krissy 2012/05/14 14:44:30

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Zuckerberg's rich enough already. Besides, if my post is that damned entertaining, I'll just post it again for free!

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Gahnzo 2012/05/14 14:42:09

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No thank you.. .if you have to self promote, it can't be that great of information..

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Happy212121 2012/05/14 14:40:50

Tempting

I really wanted to vommit when I first saw this but I have to say it may have a purpose, albeit a small one. I have two friends who are trying to adopt and get the word out. That may come in handy for them. But in general if you're paying money to make people read about what you had for dinner or how hard work was you might want to keep the $$ and kill yourself instead. Now who do I have to pay to get some "raves"?! =)

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dranet 2012/05/14 14:32:44

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No, I'll just keep posting it until someone answers. :D

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william keegan 2012/05/14 14:19:34

Turn off

I'm not a facebook member and don't understand the way it operates, but on principle I'm against pay extra for stuff.

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NancyR1 2012/05/14 14:18:26

Turn off

no.

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tweet_tweet 2012/05/14 14:11:21

Turn off

I hate Facebook.

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RoyJLores 2012/05/14 13:16:45

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They can kiss my arse I'm not paying them a cent.

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Izaya 2012/05/14 13:07:15

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The ONLY time I would probably ever use this is if to announce that the facebook user has passed away or something. And that is if I could have access to their account. You know, REALLY important things/news that people would actually care about.

...And it would also require me actually using facebook, which I don't.

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AnonRanGER 2012/05/14 10:23:22

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How about making it so the status reaches more than just 12% of your friends WITHOUT having to pay for it, Facebook? It's not like you didn't DESIGN it so it only reaches 12%, is it.

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Inquisitve Kat 2012/05/14 08:30:32

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Sounds rather pathetic and maybe a little self-absorbed... if people didn't "like" or comment on it, it didn't interest them, move on.

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Ian 2012/05/14 06:30:52

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+1
Not for me.

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Andrew 2012/05/14 05:52:54

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Nah, not for me.

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MistyFay8879 2012/05/14 04:53:39

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Lame!

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LucidLoon 2012/05/14 04:18:10

Tempting

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I promote my band through facebook, so I would be tempted to use this for show announcements.

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xxx 2012/05/14 00:32:05
ViRGiNiA_97 2012/05/13 21:55:03

Turn off

Gosh, who would get so desperate as to paying money to get more likes on your status?! I'd only do it if it were for a beneficial cause like a promotional ad for charity or to support a major group for something. Anyways, if millions of people were paying $2.00 per status, why don't we just use that money for something useful.

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chanel.ball.frascht 2012/05/13 21:39:37
Crimson 2012/05/13 20:35:19

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How desperate can one get?

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mae 2012/05/13 19:25:47

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Sounds and looks like a turn-off...It is amazing how many people will actually shell out $1.80 per post to have their otherwise boring life in 'hightlights'...I could see using this function if I were advertising a job posting I needed to fill right away. Otherwise, Nah.

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Sarah Alexander 2012/05/13 18:53:25

Tempting

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It's tempting for posts where I'm looking for an AV person or someone to help, not because I posted something just oh so brilliant.. really people? Do you need me to know you went to the movies and every other detail about your life?

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Thunder to Sarah A... 2012/05/14 14:46:24

Yep cause

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Susanne the Doodle 2012/05/13 17:52:39
MissGates 2012/05/13 16:18:28

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...Really?
If i post something and people see it, then good for me. If no one sees it, then that's just too bad...

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LM 2012/05/13 16:08:09

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Facebook is barely worth using as is. The only reason I have an account is to stay in touch with friends more easily. It's a matter of convenience over privacy and why would I pay FB to collect data on me!

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Thunder to LM 2012/05/14 14:49:04

Love this one. I can highlights it know?

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Soms Cougli 2012/05/13 14:53:13

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+1
'nuff said.

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Valerie© 2012/05/13 14:43:50

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+2
Uhm, no.

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