[bilbo0s]

OK . . . I got one.

Maybe Facebook is even more clever than I gave them credit for. What if they use the platform to stage different features, all implemented by different companies, and some of these companies are WILDLY successful in charging a price for their product. Facebook could buy these companies or replicate the services and boom, they have another revenue line.

Shady, but it works.

[create_account]

Most Facebook users are students, so how can you expect them to shell out cash for products or services?

If Facebook ads don't result in more sales, advertisers will give up on Facebook eventually.

[far33d]

Well, students are a great market for the credit card industry, so they must be spending that money SOMEWHERE.