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What does it mean to ‘Like’?

January 17, 2012 at 3:13 pm · Filed under Discussion

Given the prolific use of Facebook, I wonder how each of you choose what to ‘like’. What standards are applied when ‘liking’ something. Is something ‘likeable’ at a certain level of quality, creativity, thoughtfulness, etc. etc., or does it simply need to elicit a quick click that requires little consideration?

When we critique or analyze our own work or others work does ‘like’ have a place in the language we use to discuss what we see, what we feel, and what works, or what doesn’t to create the experience of the piece being engaged with? Does it add to the conversation or rob the recipient of useful feedback?

To further shape this discussion here are a few articles on the topic of ‘like’

 

6 Comments

  Jordan Tarr wrote @ January 17, 2012 at 4:15 pm

Facebook has defiantly changed the internet world. They have changed the way companies advertise to use and they defiantly want to make sure that you like their pages. Even people are always wanting to get the most likes. Facebook to me is like an social advertisement. You want people to like your pictures, your status, your ideas, you want people to like you. The same as products, they want you to like their stuff they want their products to be the most liked because people fall under if they see a lot of people liking a product than they will want to like it as well. I enjoy Facebook, but anymore it is the means of giving coupons, and some people advertise to much on Facebook.

  Prof. Ames wrote @ January 17, 2012 at 8:59 pm

So would you say the Facebook “Like” fosters narcissism and feeds commercialism? If so what value does “like” have beyond helping companies sell more? Further what does it mean to be “liked”?

  Jordan Tarr wrote @ January 17, 2012 at 11:04 pm

I think Facebook does foster narcissism to a certain point because I believe in today’s society people want to be “liked” by the most people. Companies want to be liked the most, and even with the struggling economy i think that people and companies are worried about there selves. To be liked means you are doing well in society, for people to like you, your products, or the matieral things that you have means that you are doing well. Everyone wants to be the best.

  fmmst4 wrote @ January 18, 2012 at 12:10 am

I think Facebook has opened a whole new social world. Facebook can be good and bad. The like button below a post can go both ways also. Some people click like because they actually like the post, while others click like to annoy people, be sarcastic, or just be plain smart. I don’t usually click like unless I actually like the post. I only click like if it’s the lyrics to a song, a funny video, a quote, or just something fun someone is doing. As for some people, such as my brother, he clicks like just so the person will have a thousand notifications. I also agree with Jordan when she talks about people wanting to be “liked” in today’s society, because everyone wants to fit in and have lots of friends. It usually makes you feel good when someone likes something you posted because it’s usually something you want to seek attention. Over all I enjoy Facebook because i enjoy playing some of the games, being able to keep in touch with out of state family, and just having a place to talk to friends when I’m bore. I do not like all the advertising, drama, and headache Facebook causes though. Just as I start to get used to the website, they go and changed something on me, which then drives me away from it more. I do not like change, especially if it’s to something I enjoy using.

  Jaclyn King wrote @ January 29, 2012 at 11:42 pm

I believe that my standards are fairly high when “liking” something on Facebook. The photo needs to be extremely funny, cute, or interesting for me to hit the “like” button. The wall post needs to have something to do with me, or someone important to me or significant. I personally don’t go around liking people’s status that I do not talk to on a daily basis. Yes, I will admit I have 2,000+ friends due to being a camp counselor at a leadership camp every summer, but, those ambassadors and I rarely speak on FB. So, I do not go on a liking spree and like their photos or posts. The things I “like” on Facebook almost always are my roommates, close friends, and family…the people that matter in my life.

  Brittany Miller wrote @ January 30, 2012 at 11:46 am

The “like” application on Faebook can be good for many different reason. In some senses companies are advertsing their products. As a Facebook user I can go “like” any product that I want. Most of the time after I “like” something it takes me to that companies Facebook page which always has contests and other promotions.

The “like” application also lets others see what kind of things you are into. This is good as long as it isn’t used excessively. Some of the people on my Facebook account “like” over a hundred different pages a day and it all shows up on my newsfeed.

I think that this application can be beneficial in many way as long as it is not abused.


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