Comments on: Facebook Drops “Become A Fan”, Replaces with “Like”

By: kate miller

kate miller — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:14:43 +0000

LETS GO TO KATE'S PARTY

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:20:21 +0000

We have not had one new person "like" our page since this was put into effect. Previously, we were averaging 6 to 10 new fans per day. This is disastrous! Facebook needs to re-evaluate this feature.

By: jeanne

jeanne — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:33:40 +0000

Facebook has also changes user's info page – used to be that pages were listed with their respective little icons – and these rotated randomly. Now, it's just one icon and a list.

Fan Pages had REALLY become a big thing for businesses – because with a Fan Page, a business can develop a full blown application or leverage FBML to create a virtual MINI site directly on Facebook – this is great because it allows small businesses to do things like post their menus online, etc…

Now, with "like", these fan pages aren't really all that 'business-like' anymore and the line between a group page and a business (fan page) is even more blurred. I dislike, dislike, dislike!!!

By: joshkins111

joshkins111 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:25:59 +0000

Somehow I do see the consistency theory… and I also think it’s a big function being lost (but in the long run a good idea. But anyway, I have the answer. Facebook is reverting back to it’s original purpose and I apologize to anyone who felt that they were now in Hollywood with the ‘Become a Fan’ status. I mean… there is less effect as they used to be when someone actually has the mindset that he is becoming a ‘fan’ then the ‘like’ which just sounds simple, plain and… to some extent dull. This teaches us not to rely on electrolonogy as a big marketing mix…. someone say I’m right.

By: @jprrealty

@jprrealty — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:04:08 +0000

Are they still planning on this change? I see my fan pages are back to normal, but when I go back into pages you admin they are still posting they are going to change "Become a Fan" to "Like" feature

By: @asliceofdelight

@asliceofdelight — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:52:11 +0000

There is also a HUGE functional change that is GONE – I used to be able to determine who my last fan was that joined the site. Where is that link and I used that to either msg the person directly to thank them OR post on my wall but now you can't determine who the last 'become a fan' person is.

By: rachel

rachel — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:51:28 +0000

its back to become a fan button again

By: Era

Era — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:10:42 +0000

Sorry, FB creators, but I really don't know where do you take your own definition for "consistency". Creating two functions bearing the exact same name, plus add the same icon does not improve consistancy, no matter how hard I try to see that your way.