<p>Some people love Facebook, some people hate it. For me, it's somewhere in-between. Unlike some other services like Twitter for which I keep a tab or a screen open, I check on what's happening on FB a couple of times a day, no more. Facebook has announced that effective December 20, they will allow a small group of users to pay in order to have their messages routed directly to your inbox.</p><p>During the test, Facebook will let select non-connected users send messages into your inbox, instead of going to the "other" folder. It's supposed to be an experiment that will validate the usefulness and create a new revenue stream for Facebook. They're claiming it's supposed to discourage unwanted messages and facilitate delivery of messages that are relevant and useful. Has anyone ever heard of useful spam? I haven't.</p><p>On the plus side, there will be a maximum of one message per user per week and is charging $1 per message so it's unlikely that it can be abused by spammers at least not yet. However, it's unclear how the service will evolve once the testing ends.</p><p>[via Facebook]</p><p><a href="http://technabob.com/blog/2012/12/22/facebook-paid-messaging/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/20/facebook-tries-letting-you-pay-to-guarantee-message-delivery-changes-messaging-privacy-settings/">Facebook Tries Letting You Pay To Guarantee Message Delivery, Changes ...</a> (TechCrunch)</p><p><a href="http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/facebook-testing-for-pay-messaging/">Facebook is testing a pay-for messaging service, effectively putting a price ...</a> (Digital Trends)</p><p><a href="http://www.marketplace.org/topics/tech/facebook-tests-new-paid-messaging">Facebook tests new paid messaging</a> (Marketplace.org)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dzGFAKyw2DV-toMqUFpbXUiBQSwiM&ned=us">694 additional articles.</a></p>