Facebook Introduces the Like button

| Apr 20, 2010 | 5 comments

While checking in with my company fanpage I noticed the nice, neat little message that today Facebook is rolling out the “like” button for Fan Pages . . . I’m not sure how much I really “like” this idea Facebook.  When you become a fan of a site doesn’t it make more sense for me to “become a fan” rather than clicking “like” . . . I just don’t get the logic.

Take this question from the ‘Learn More’ section as an example . . .

Yes. Liking a Page means you are connecting to that Page. When you connect to a Page, it will appear in your profile and you will appear on the Page as a person who likes that Page. The Page will also be able to post content into your News Feed. On the other hand, when you click “Like” on a piece of content that a friend posts, you are simply letting your friend know that you like it without leaving a comment.

No potential confusion for the masses there Facebook . . . 0.o

Fast Company has a great article that explains the Official and Community pages feature.

“There are two controversial elements of this change, and they’re kind of the refrain of all Facebook-related problems: annoyance and privacy. Starting Monday, if you’ve got thirty interests and affiliations listed on your profile, you’ll be presented with fifteen popups telling you to join fifteen Pages. You can pick and choose which Pages will be linked individually, but if you’ve got a long, curated Facebook profile, Monday is going to be a pain in the ass for you.Oh, and you’re stuck with using accepted, linked Pages for most of your profile, including education and interests.” – Read the full article

What are your thoughts on the new changes? Read more about the new changes HERE and when you are done reading about the new “like” feature and the community pages – take a moment to help Facebook by offering them feedback.

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Danielle Hatfield is Chief Dirt Digger at Experience Farm, Managing Partner of Linking Greensboro, That chick who is responsible for hatching @gsotweetup, Admin for Social Media Club Piedmont and Art Coordinator for StudioB. When she is not tweeting about coffee drinking and bacon consumption, her passion is Web Development, Brand Strategy, Email Marketing, Graphic Design, Social Media, Recycled Furniture Design, Vintage Style, Travel, Art, Social Networking Events, . . . oh, and she speaks her mind.
  • http://twitter.com/OMG_Ponies @OMG_Ponies

    I've already seen a couple of bands on Facebook that are pissed off because they no longer have fans. I guess the only ones happy with this change are MySpace employees.

  • http://twitter.com/dhatfield @dhatfield

    In the few days since the "like" change . . . there have been a lot of pissed off people. . . Seems that no matter what changes Facebook makes – we are all still drinking the Kool Aid. 0.o

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