I Can See Why YOU Like It

Edwin McCain and Sister Hazel played Antone's on Saturday night. And I missed it!! I had no idea they were here. Sad day. :(

Facebook has finally done away with the Like button on updates that say "Joe likes such-and-such page." Back in the olden days of FB, several months ago,  you could comment on someone Liking something. That was great, because so many times people Like something interesting or obscure and you have some witty or enthusiastically agreeing remark to add. Or someone Likes an odd combination of pages at the same time, and the news feed says something like

Joe likes Linkin Park and Tarrant County Cloggers.

You have to say something about that.

Then they added the Like button onto the Like posts. So you could... Like... that someone... Liked something. Yeah! I may not Like it, but I think it's cool that YOU like it. We've all used it. Mostly for news feed items like

Joe likes Saying "Or Not" When People Do the Complete Opposite of What You Just Said.

I think it's cute, and I like that you Liked it, but I don't wanna *Like* it like it.

Then they changed the function of just that particular Like button overnight, as FB is frequently inclined to do, without so much as an announcement. When you Liked that someone Liked something, instead you were Liking that page yourself. Cue a new post for your mutual friends that says

Joe and Kathy like Saying "Or Not" When People Do the Complete Opposite of What You Just Said.

Argh. Unlike.

Website Design Rule #12: Consistency across every page of the site. "Like" has to mean "I like this," on a status, a comment, a photo, a video, a relationship status change, or on a post about someone liking something.

First they eliminated the comments on posts about someone Liking a page. Now the Like-a-Like button is gone. If you also Like a page, FB wants you to either go off and Like it yourself or just move on. And face it, your comments weren't that funny anyway.