Facebook dislike buttons would bring too much ‘negative energy’ to the social

The popular social network is set to launch the new series of “reaction” buttons which will allow users to express more emotions than just “like”, with Facebookers in Ireland and Spain chosen to be the first subscribers to test drive the new system before it is rolled out to the rest of the world. Originally starting as online chat-rooms and as forums, it progressed to the likes of MySpace and Hi5, and then to Orkut, which became one of the biggest social networks of all times. Throughout these initial discussions, the proposed bursts of positivity was referred to as an “awesome button”.

After understanding this problem, Mark Zuckerberg & his team have finally delivered on this promise.

A spokesman had no information on the length of the trial or when it might be extended to Facebook users outside Ireland and Spain.

In a recent Townhall organised by Facebook, CEO Mark Zuckerberg replying to a question sent to him by a user from Cairo about the much talked about “dislike” button said that Facebook was working on the concept and would soon roll-out a test version. So, you won’t really see a list of buttons, but they appear on long-pressing or hovering over the like button.

Apart from expressing your dislike towards the posts; users can go through a list of options. “Reactions give you new ways to express love, awe, humor, and sadness”.

The logistics are quite easy.

The “like” button is perhaps the simplest of the website’s features, but it’s also come to define it. Companies vie for your thumbs up.

In other situations, a user may post photos of a funeral or even a grave of a loved one. It is like the heart feature on Instagram.

Wow: When a post amazes you, this is the best way to show your reaction.

Angry: This is a reaction which can be used to express how a particular post angers us.

“We studied which comments and reactions are most commonly and universally expressed across Facebook, then worked to design an experience around them that was elegant and fun”, Facebook product manager Chris Cox said in an announcement Thursday.