10-24-2012, 03:36 PM
TLB wrote:
I heard they are discussing a tiered pay to play or "membership" model: basic (free), regular and premium accounts. It was mentioned they are considering incorporating posting lag times for anything less premium to encourage more paid memberships.
The interesting thing about computers, is that there are huge numbers of people who believe that everything associated with them should be free. This means free software and content, and it's a tough sell to convince people that they should have to pay for something. Look at how difficult it's been for the New York Times to successfully implement a "pay for play" model. If Facebook were to introduce lag times, I think that the majority of people would simply accept it.