Thursday, 25 February 2016

Facebook - reaction button influencing language?

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This article discusses how the latest Facebook update - which introduced the "reactions" button to replace the old "like" feature. The update uses emoji-like icons to allow users to react to posts in one of six ways - like, love, haha, wow, sad or angry - meaning users of the social networking site can express empathy in a simple way. It also means there is a universal language on the website, making it easier to communicate with other users. The new update is likely to have been influenced by the increase in usage of emojis in recent times, which shows the power language trends can have over other environments - such as the virtual world of Facebook.

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