Mashable made an interesting discovery this week when they tried to send a message to Mark Zuckerberg through Facebook. The system offered them a chance to move the message to Mark’s main Inbox instead of the Other (aka SPAM) box for the low, low price of just $100.

I don’t think $100 is too much to ask in order to reach one of the top men in the internet biz. He’s got a lot on his plate and probably doesn’t have time to go through his junk mail. But here’s a chance to put a message right in front of him. He’ll read it. He’ll respond. You’ll become best friends. All for $100. Neat.

It’s award season in Hollywood. The People’s Choice Awards handed out their statuettes last night. The Critic’s Choice Awards air tonight, and Spielberg woke up to the news that his film Lincoln has more Oscar nominations than any other movie (12).

Now the networks have to figure out how to pay for all this glitz and glamour.

The 85th Annual Academy Awards is doing well this year. AdAge says that ABC usually gets around $1.65 million and $1.8 million for a 30-second commercial and this year they’re coming in on the high side of those numbers. Could be because of the buzz surrounding this year’s host Seth MacFalane. The Family Guy creator is known for his sharp stabs at pop culture and his inability to self-censor as Slate pointed out after this morning’s Oscar announcement ceremony.

LinkedIn, the business-oriented social media network just registered their 200 millionth member. I wonder if that person got a prize or at least a digital badge for his profile. . . . the press release didn’t say. What it did say is that LinkedIn has doubled its membership since 2011 and I say, more power to them.

Over the past year, LinkedIn has worked hard to carve out a special niche in the social media world. They’ve added new tools and redesigned the site to make it more relevant. For example, they added the ability to target status updates to a specific group of followers and they added a self-serve video ad platform to take advantage of this hot trend in marketing.

How about a few more LinkedIn facts?