The FREE HOAX !

This weekend my Facebook

was bombarded by an influx of repost

like this :

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 PROMPTED FOR 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

some of the repost even had "artwork" that you need to post so you will not be charged

I know that people mean well when they repost and warn us about "facebook life changing" things

BUT ...

I don't think that FB think tanks will SHUDDER with fear when they see our FB pages turning blue?

Facebook is NOT a charitable institution ... it is a BUSINESS !

They will NOT RISK losing a gazillion users just to earn a few millions

(for those who decided to stick around even with the charges)

FB makes a lot of money from the ads viewed by and clicked by its active users.

They will generate more money by staying FREE

Besides even if I decide to pay for my FB membership

but will not have any FB friends

because they opted not to pay

WHAT'S THE POINT OF FACEBOOKING?

They will not even dare to think of charges especially now that

their rival GOOGLE+ has been launched

And if someday Mark Zuckerberg decides to let us pay

no matter what time of day or even if all our pages turn blue

or how many times we post and repost

HE WILL CHARGE US. PERIOD.

Our world is already crazy as it is

and Facebook is my break from the craziness

so I hope that FB reposts will not be a source of

panic and worry for us active FB users

It is YOU that I am interested in

not some repost hoax that will create an

upside down world

I value my FB Friends so ...

post your pictures of great adventures, of fun times

post your feelings of happiness, sadness or fear

post your funny or sad anecdotes

post your Zynga game achievements

I LOVE to see and read them all !!!