Facebook toyed with the idea of adding a "Sympathize"
button to the social network, for when "like" doesn't quite apply.
As reported by The
Huffington Post, a developer came up with the "sympathize" button at
a recent hackathon event. It would only appear if your friend labeled their
Facebook post with a negative emotion like "sad" or
"depressed," the blog said.
Facebook has no plans to add the sympathize option to the site;
like any tech firm, it experiments with features all the time. But the topic
came up during a presentation from Facebook engineer Dan Muriello at Facebook's Compassion Research Day. The event, which
took place last week, shares "everything we've learned in the last year
about what happens when you apply the science of how people relate to each
other to social technology." It was organized in conjunction with
Stanford's Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education Compassion
and Technology Conference.
For years, Facebook users have requested a "dislike"
button for posts on the social network, but the company has thus far declined
to go negative. During a 2010 interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer, Facebook chief
Mark Zuckerberg said the "dislike" button is "something that we
would definitely think about," but he did not commit to adding it to the
site. Later, a "dislike" app
scam made the rounds on
Facebook; rather than adding the functionality, it stole your information.
For now, the only option is "like," which is
definitely not appropriate for all situations. Of course, one might argue that
it's not exactly a huge task to type a sympathetic comment like, "I'm
sorry," or "I'm here for you." But this is the age of Facebook,
so sometimes you only have time for a click.
Source:pcmag.com
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