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Why You Can’t ‘Dislike’ Facebook

December 14, 2009

When Facebook first started, Mark Zuckerberg intended it to be used as an online simulation of real-life relationships. To his credit, Facebook has become just that. From relationships to catching up with friends, Facebook has taken networking to new levels. Still, Facebook has a ways to go if it intends on being a true online representation of real-life.

The biggest complaint of which is the ability to dislike content on Facebook. Although Facebook allows you to ‘like’ content from your friends, they don’t have an option to ‘dislike’ something. The question then becomes what do you do if you find something so offensive that ‘hide content’ just doesn’t work for you?

Facebook Isn’t MySpace

No matter what the public says, in the end, Facebook will have the final say on how they want their social network to function. With that said, one of the most important things that Facebook considers when they introduce new features, such as their new Facebook privacy policy, is not only how it will affect users, but also their brand. Continue Reading…

Career, College, Social Media, Web 2.0

Web 2.0 in 4:32 mins

December 11, 2008

After many hours of browsing on youtube, I found this cool video that was made by Professor Wesch at Kansas State. The video is in summary, Web 2.0 in under 5 minutes. Didn’t think it was possible to explain it all, but he did a pretty good job doing it.

Got any other great video recommendations? Let me know.