<p>Facebook's latest monetization effort involves charging users a dollar to send a message to someone who isn't on their friends list. "Facebook users historically react strongly to big changes, then get used to it and move on." said Ian Lurie, CEO of Portent. "At $1 per recipient, it's unlikely anyone will exploit this system to send spam on a massive scale."</p><p>Facebook announced Thursday that it is testing a system that will let users send prioritized messages to people who aren't among their contacts by paying US$1. The initial test, part of an effort to monetize its user base, involves a small group of people.</p><p>Currently, any messages Facebook members send to non-contacts go into a folder labeled "Other."The paid messages in this pilot program will go instead to a user's primary inbox. During this experimental phase, the message routing feature will only be available to individuals within the U.S., and the maximum number of messages that can be routed from the Other folder to the Inbox will be limited to one per week.</p><p>Users will still be able to send messages to non-friends, but they will continue to be routed to the Other folder if they're sent unpaid.</p><p><a href="http://www.technewsworld.com/story/76926.html">Keep reading...</a></p>