The feelings of the whole world can be expressed in just 5 reactions

At least this is the conclusion reached by Facebook experts.

For some time now we've been hearing rumors about the change of Like button on the Facebook. For the first time such a small change has generated so much interest.

The Facebook Like is the most popular "symbol" of approval on the internet. If we upload a photo of our winter holidays to Facebook, we will be happy to see a lot of "Likes". This means that if someone liked our photo they showed it with a click on Like button.

But what happens when a publication is not positive? For example, if someone loses a pet and posts an announcement on Facebookwhat do the Likes mean? If you lose your dog and all the neighbors in your apartment building like it, how would you interpret Likes?

To make sure there's never any confusion again, Facebook is rolling out new reaction icons. Unfortunately the icon "Yay" which would fit as a sarcastic response to many issues.

But Facebook experts believe that the symbol "Yay" was not understood throughout the world. Love, Haha, Wow, Sad and Angry.

It has already been officially confirmed that the new reaction buttons will become available worldwide. They have already been released on trial in 6 countries.

The team that analysed the global reaction data consulted some sociologists to optimise the list of finalists to accompany the Like Button. To use the new "Like" buttons you need to hold down the Like button until the list of remaining reactions appears.

Those who think that these new reactions will solve the problem mentioned above with the multiple interpretations we can give to a Like are wrong. Things will become even more difficult as the number of reactions increases, as we are asked to choose the appropriate reaction for each situation.

from jericho