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Facebook tests paid emails for users not on friend list

Agencies / San Francisco/Washington Dec 22, 2012, 00:32

Facebook Inc is testing a tool that will let users pay to send an email message to another member, even if they aren’t connected as friends on the world’s largest social network.

Facebook said the test will start with a “small number of people” and will charge an unspecified fee to ensure a message gets sent to the main inbox — rather than a lower-priority queue — of another user, even a stranger. Facebook will test different fees, starting initially at about $1 per email, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified because pricing is private.

“Several commentators and researchers have noted that imposing a financial cost on the sender may be the most effective way to discourage unwanted messages and facilitate delivery of messages that are relevant and useful,” the Menlo Park, California-based company said on its website.
                                       
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Amazon wants you to help pick which TV shows it will make CNNMoney.com

Amazon unveiled on Thursday a slate of six pilot episodes that its new Amazon Studios production unit is considering for development into full-blowing streaming "television" series. 

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Windows 8's coolest app: Fresh Paint CNNMoney.com

Windows 8 brings a lot of snazzy new features to the PC, but there still aren't many apps -- never mind good apps -- that take advantage of everything Microsoft's new operating system has to offer.
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