Comments on: #CUNYSPS 4: “We Are the Nation… of Google and Facebook” http://cunysps.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/cunysps-4/ Thu, 16 May 2013 13:34:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Shawn Abraham http://cunysps.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/cunysps-4/#comment-94 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:27:25 +0000 http://cunysps.wordpress.com/?p=322#comment-94 Rachel, you make some really good points. And yes, I’m also glad to see these sites find strong revenue streams that don’t involve directly charging the user. It makes for a much more satisfying and enjoyable experience.

]]> By: Rachel Smith http://cunysps.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/cunysps-4/#comment-93 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:15:46 +0000 http://cunysps.wordpress.com/?p=322#comment-93 Shawn, I find it interesting that collectively people have been willing to pay over a billion $ for virtual goods in games like Farmville but, as you pointed out, most people would be aghast if they had to pay to join Facebook. I’m impressed (and personally relieved) that Facebook has found other ingenious ways to monetize their site, rather than just charge all users. A recent WSJ article discusses how FB will now require the use of Facebook Credits for all social games played through its site, taking a cut of sales:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704279704576102362449637334.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

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