Now convey love, haha, wow on Facebook posts

The new pictures are activated by holding down the Like button while using the app, or by hovering over it on the desktop.

Remember you can only use one reaction to respond to a post, you can also change to a different one if you change your mind afterward Also be careful, the “wow” or “love” someone’s status may inadvertently get clicked when you mouse over the new options.

Many users have called for a “dislike” button, but this idea has been rejected – reportedly because it is thought to be too negative. Truth is, majority are so not worthy of your precious newsfeed space and are actually reasons why that “unfollow” button is equally famous and useful.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote about the new reactions on the site, “Not every moment you want to share is happy”.

For starters, brands can now get a more nuanced view of engagement sentiment on their Facebook pages.

The global rollout follows a pilot that was carried out in Ireland, Spain and Japan in October 2015. Facebook already knows. Apparently they’ve been watching our emoji-usage for a while now… You can find a nice report on why Facebook added Reactions from Wired here, but a tidbit: Reactions had to fulfill two main criteria: universality and expressivity. The Like buttons seems to be not enough. It has also stated that the reactions are being rolled out phase wise therefore dont be dismayed if you still cant see them.

Facebook have unveiled Reactions, following months of testing the new feature.

Facebook has been carrying out research and surveys to determine what reactions that people would use most and how they’re already commenting on posts. All users across iOS and Android will have to update the Facebook application to see the new feature, but it will be added automatically on web browsers by Thursday.

For this particular good news, here are six “likes” and six hearts.