How do free websites such as facebook earn money?

[anoyomous]

Any free website in general, you tube, face book, Skype..... How do the founders and people earn money and why do people online beg for more subscriptions?
I don't think advertisements and commercials make websites EARN MONEY.

[Ken]

Advertisements

[Dijon]

You mean you've never realized the commercials swarming around the screen?

[Henry Thepuggle]

Advertisements and by selling the personal information of its users to other companies.

[Prashant]

yes advertisements generate huge revenue for these companies. these companies make revenue on click per view basis and click per page basis.

try advertise button on facebook you will get answers to all you questions.

[mandeep]

most of the big brands on internet giving free services have there own advertisement networks

google > Google Adwords
Yahoo + Bing > Microsof Advert network
Facebook > their on advertisment network

A single ad you disply or click on internet can costs from 0.05$ - 70$+

I have written some articles on web earnings methods, which you can check with source

[Divy]

Advertising

[Daniel]

They Earn Money Because of Advertisements People Pay Websites to Display there ads on there website and thats Where they get there Money From if they get enough than they dont charge users to use the website

[TheRakshaSharma]

If don't think advertisements and commercials make websites EARN MONEY, you need to do some research about Internet Marketing.

Have you ever tried creating Facebook ads for your fanpage?