She also explained the thought process they went through when deciding which emotions to add. She said they have spent more than a year conducting focus groups and running surveys to see which one people would most like to see and use.
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Facebook also looked, people, how they are commenting and responding on posts and the top stickers, emotions which the people are using.
Facebook launches a few more reactions to its users globally. Reactions are triggered by pressing and holding the Like button on a post, which will reveal new emoticons such as Wow, Love, Laugh, Sad and Angry for you to react to posts.
Announcing the new alternatives to the “Like” button, Facebook said that the new reactions have been selected by the company due to their universal appeal. Engadget says Facebook has been working on Reactions for close to a year.
It is worthy to note that the update will take a day or more to roll out to everyone, hence, users are advised to be patient if they are yet to see them.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has described the new reaction features as “small buttons with big impact”, urging people to use caution on the new features. By clicking on the total number of engagements with the post (the number to the right of the reaction icons) you can see broken down how many people used each reaction.
To change it, users can place a finger over the reaction they chose, which will be to the left of the comment button.
Generally, users come to Facebook to know and discover the new things happening around the world and share the things, updating the status that was happy, funny, sad, angry. “Reactions gives you new ways to express love, awe, humor and sadness”, he added.
Facebook said “Reactions” would have the same impact on ad delivery as “likes”.
It is the first time that Facebook has offered an extension to the Like button since its inception, and the rollout follows CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s desire to bring a solution that offered more options.
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Pitchforks at the ready, folks – Facebook’s made a change to its service today that you’re sure to notice.
