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The "Like" button used for Facebook.
A like button, like option, or recommend button is a feature in communication software such as social networking services, Internet forums, news websites and blogs where the user can express that they like, enjoy or support certain content.[1]
Internet services that feature like buttons usually display the number of users who liked each content, and may show a full or partial list of them. This is a quantitative alternative to other methods of expressing reaction to content, like writing a reply text.
Some websites also include a dislike button, so the user can either vote in favour, against or neutrally. Other websites include more complex Web content voting systems, for example five stars or reaction buttons to show a wider range of emotion to the content.
Contents
1 Implementations
1.1 FriendFeed
1.2 Facebook
1.3 YouTube
1.4 Google
1.5 Instagram
1.6 Reddit
1.7 Twitter
1.8 Tumblr
1.9 Sina Weibo
1.10 Strava
1.11 VK
1.12 LinkedIn
2 Legal issues
3 See also
4 References
Implementations
FriendFeed
The like button was first announced as a FriendFeed feature on October 30, 2007 and was popularized within that community.[2] Later the feature was integrated into Facebook before FriendFeed was acquired by Facebook August 10, 2009.[3]
Facebook
The Facebook like button is designed as a hand giving "thumbs up". It was originally discussed to have been a star or a plus sign, and during development the feature was referred to as "awesome" instead of "like".[4] It was introduced on 9 February 2009.[5] During May 2016, Facebook introduced reactions - a new way to express peoples emotions to Facebook posts. Some reactions included "Love", "Haha", "Wow", "Sad", or "Angry".
YouTube
In 2010, as part of a wider redesign of the service, YouTube switched from a star-based rating system to Like/Dislike buttons. Under the previous system, users could rate videos on a scale from 1 to 5 stars; YouTube staff argued that this change reflected common usage of the system, as 2-, 3-, and 4-star ratings were not used as often.[6][7]
In 2012, YouTube briefly experimented with replacing the Like and Dislike buttons with a Google+ +1 button.[8]
In 2019, after the backlash from YouTube Rewind 2018, YouTube is now considering options to combat "dislike mobs," including an option to completely remove the dislike button.[9] The video is the most disliked video on YouTube, passing Justin Bieber's "Baby". Ironically, this would lock the dislikes to the video, potentially making it the most disliked video on the website permanently.
Google
+1, the "Like" button of Google+ (old version)
Google has a like button called the +1 (Internet jargon for "I like that" or "I agree"), which was introduced in June 2011.[10] In August 2011 the +1 button also became a share icon.[11]
Instagram
Instagram has a like button. It is a heart symbol (
) similar to those in Twitter, Tumblr and VK.[citation needed] On the mobile app, double-tapping a photo also acts as a like button.
Reddit
On Reddit (a system of message boards), users can upvote and downvote posts (and comments on posts). The votes contribute to posters' and commenters' "karma" (Reddit's name for a user's overall rating).[12][13]
Twitter
Alongside "retweets", Twitter users could "favorite" posts made on the service, indicated by a gold star symbol (
). In November 2015, to alleviate user confusion and put the function more in line with other social networks, the "favorite" function was renamed "like", and its button was changed from a star symbol to a heart ().[14]
Tumblr
Tumblr's like button is heart-shaped () like those in Twitter and Instagram.
Sina Weibo
Sina Weibo has a like button. Its functions are similar to those on Twitter.
Strava
Strava, a GPS tracking app for cycling and running, has a "Kudos" button which gives the option for users to like the activities of fellow athletes.
VK
VK like buttons for posts, comments, media and external sites operate in a different way from Facebook. Liked content doesn't get automatically pushed to the user's wall, but is saved in the (private) Favorites section instead.
LinkedIn
LinkedIn, a business and job opportunity focused social media platform, similarly implements a like button to allow users to keep track of interest articles or postings as well as share them with friends.
Legal issues
In 2017, a man was fined 4,000 Swiss francs by a Swiss regional court for liking defamatory messages on Facebook written by other people which criticized an activist. According to the court, the defendant "clearly endorsed the unseemly content and made it his own".[15]
See also
- Surfbook
References
^ Dedić, N. and Stanier, C. (2017) “Towards Differentiating Business Intelligence, Big Data, Data Analytics and Knowledge Discovery“. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (LNBIP). Springer International Publishing. Volume 285.
^ Taylor, Bret (2007-10-30). "I like it, I like it". FriendFeed Blog. Retrieved 2014-10-21..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Kincaid, Jason (2009-08-10). "Facebook Acquires FriendFeed (Updated)". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
^ Andrew Bosworth. "What's the history of the Awesome Button (that eventually became the Like button) on Facebook?". Quora. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
^ Lowensohn, Josh (31 March 2010). "YouTube's big redesign goes live to everyone". CNET. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
^ Siegler, M.G. (22 September 2009). "YouTube Comes To A 5-Star Realization: Its Ratings Are Useless". TechCrunch. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
^ "Google+ replacing ability to dislike a YouTube video?". Geek.com. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
^ Best, Shivali (2019-02-05). "YouTube might remove its dislike button to combat 'dislike mobs'". mirror. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
^ Siegler, M.G. (31 May 2011). "Whoops Redux: Looks Like Partner Just Leaked Google's +1 Button For Websites Launch". TechCrunch. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^ Newman, Jared (24 August 2011). "Google +1 Now Links to Google+ Profiles: Let the War on Facebook's 'Like' Button Begin". PC World. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^ "Yes, Reddit's r/The_Donald was infiltrated by anti-Clinton Russian trolls". 11 April 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
^ "How to Build Reddit Karma Quickly - Online Business Realm". 12 February 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
^ "Twitter officially kills off favorites and replaces them with likes". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
^ Man fined by Swiss court for 'liking' defamatory comments on Facebook - The Guardian / AFP, 20 May 2017
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