How Do We Actually "Dislike" Something on Facebook?
I don't know if it's that status update creativity has stayed stagnant while Facebook has obviously evolved, but some of the things I'm seeing on there are absolutely atrocious It's as if you want us to mock you for telling us that you are on your way home from work and need to stop to get a Red Bull. Congrats!
I'm sure we've all said it before but, "How do I dislike a status update?" Currently, unless you're using Firefox, the only way to dislike something is basically not to comment or like it. I guess this works as people should understand that if their status isn't clever enough, people won't like it, and thus they'll change it next time. But I've got a better idea...ADD A DISLIKE OR THUMBS DOWN BUTTON. It seems to be a simple step to allow people to show their true feelings on your status.
Currently Facebook employs the small thumbs up icon and the like button. Why not just have the opposite and give the users the chance to embrace the change? YouTube does this and it helps market a video that goes from kind of cool, to crazy viral. The same can soon be said for Facebook and some of their companies. A lot of companies update their statuses bi-weekly and don't put too much thought into it. This can help teach them the dos and don'ts of Facebook posting and allow them to ultimately improve their marketing efforts.
As I briefly stated above, there is an add-on for Firefox that allows this, but only Firefox users can see the dislike. Which begs the question, if people are clamoring for it, why doesn't Facebook just listen to us?
Great post Brandon! Also I think the lack of a dislike button enables trolls to further comment because they have no way to disagree.
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