Facebook has a new offer for users with $7 in their pocket — they can use that cash to pay to promote their own posts on the social network. The social network already uses a complex algorithm to determine which posts appear on any given News Feed. With Facebook’s new feature, though, users can pay $7 to ensure the posts they consider most newsworthy, such as news about a charity, big announcement or significant life event, will get more eyeballs. Facebook has been experimenting with the feature outside of the U.S. since May, when it rolled out the service in New Zealand.
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Grumbling Begins Over Facebook's Promoted Post Scheme
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani October 4, 2012 10:06 AMFacebook has a new offer for users with $7 in their pocket — they can use that cash to pay to promote their own posts on the social network. The social network already uses a complex algorithm to determine which posts appear on any given News Feed. With Facebook’s new feature, though, users can pay $7 to ensure the posts they consider most newsworthy, such as news about a charity, big announcement or significant life event, will get more eyeballs. Facebook has been experimenting with the feature outside of the U.S. since May, when it rolled out the service in New Zealand.