Facebook is going to charge
"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."
Rumors that Facebook would start charging users for the privilege of sharing baby photos and "poking" people they sat next to in the second grade have circulated for the past couple years. Recently the announcement that Facebook would partner with Skype to offer video chat reignited rumors that the house that Mark Zuckerberg (and a bunch of other dudes) built would start charging for video and other services.
Ironically this rumor often takes the
form of a status update Facebook users are told to repost or a "Stop
Facebook From Charging" Facebook group. Back in 2009, a Facebook group
called "We are against paying $4.99 for Facebook" turned out to be a
(big shock) virus-spreading hoax. As a spokesperson for Facebook
recently told The Huffington Post, "Facebook is free and always will
be." (The price of a free Facebook is eternal vigilance when it comes to
your privacy settings, however.) Let this be a lesson to all those who
think that the way to show your disapproval for a Facebook policy is to
spend more time on Facebook. 
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