Facebook users will now become corporate financers
Submitted by Jamie Williamson on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 13:27
Washington, Dec 28: Facebook users can become the unconscious corporate ambassador if Facebook's latest plans are implemented.
Facebook is planning to allow the site''s main news feed to carry sponsorship messages carrying user's mug shots. If the new change is implemented then your friend will see any product, which you liked with a mug shot of yours in the main news feed, The Daily Mail reports.
Facebook claims that this move will bring them a good amount of revenue, which could be used to reduce the amount of one billion dollar that they are spending every year to develop the highly popular site, If a user decides to ''like'' a product, the endorsement will also remain on their new, open ''timeline'' profile, enabling companies to pay Facebook to feature their adverts more visibly. But the company has claimed that these kinds of stories would be marked a `Sponsored' and would be less meddling.
Facebook has approximately 800 million users and an access to their personal information. Facebook users have now launched a legal complaint against the company over the marketable use of the `like' button.
A judge in San Jose, California, has allowed plaintiffs to bring a case against Facebook in which they argue that the company is using their names and likenesses without their authorization. (ANI)
