Why You Should Think Twice Before Giving that Article a Facebook “Like”

Posted by HotelMktgROI under Social Media
From http://www.e-marketingassociates.com 5014 days ago
Made Hot by: steeldawn on March 2, 2011 10:39 pm

In a vast effort to improve the user experience and bring more traffic to publishers’ websites, the popular social network is rolling out with a major update that will give each “like” more prominence on the Facebook platform. Now every time you give a story your “thumbs up,” a headline, blurb and thumbnail will display on your wall and on your network’s newsfeed updates, essentially eliminating the need for the Facebook “Share” button.

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Written by businessavante
5013 days ago

Hi HMR!

Armed w/the new info I can streamline my FB procedure by "like/sharing" what I want to share w/o tagging, which has to be done the old (more time consuming) way. But I won't "like" things I don't want on my page, which I used to do as a soft compliment. So far it's made things easier.

Duncan

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Written by HotelMktgROI
5012 days ago

Thanks for the feedback Businessavante! I always like to hear how these kinds of changes make life easier rather than more complicated.

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Written by James John
5014 days ago

As a new user and a heavy user of the "share" feature, I'd have to say I have mixed feelings on this one. I'm guessing it will cut down on the "like" votes new posts will receive, not so much because these "likes" are being clicked out of habit but because people may not feel strong enough for them to put them on their wall. Also the "share" feature allows for tagging, a better feature in certain situations though, of course, a post in your stream will be shared with everyone in your network anyway.

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Written by HotelMktgROI
5013 days ago

You make some good points James. I know what you mean with having mixed feelings...I went back and forth with the pros & cons for a while before I established my standpoint.

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