As much as Path was making waves following its November 2010 debut, little did we hear in terms of plans for the future, excluding the privacy fiasco related to uploading users' contacts without explicit permission.

That's a shame because I still hang out on Path, if only occasionally. Apart from learning about my friends' sleeping habits, Path gives me a much more private environment to catch up on what the people in my closest circle have been up to.

Facebook, despite its rich feature set, just doesn't allow for such a controllable setting. Confirming earlier whispers, Path's co-founder and CEO has gone on the record to hint that his company isn't ruling out the possibility of a paid-for premium service. He also talked about the search feature that has resulted in plenty more engagements and more...