Facebook "Like" button now "shares"

[Swarup]

Facebook is again changing the way users share content on their profile pages. Now, if you click the Like button on a site or article, a post will appear on your wall displaying a thumbnail, a headline blurb and an option to comment. In other words, the Like button will now be functioning in the same way as Facebooks’ Share button.

Previously, hitting the Like button on a third-party site would result in a link posted to a user’s wall and could very well go unnoticed by other users. The more prominent, better teased Like link will likely attract more attention from Facebook friends and ultimately encourage more visits to third-party content.

Facebook has been working on updates to the Like button for several months, but will reportedly continue to support the Share button — at least for the time being. While the Share button may continue to linger on sites and news stories, it may be phased out before too long. Inside Facebook has reported that Facebook has removed references to the Share button from its developer documentation.

Facebook Spokeswoman Malorie Lucich told Mashable that the Like button is the “recommended solution moving forward,” but called the new changes a “test” to gauge reaction from users and developers. Unlike some of Facebook’s prior experiments, we don’t see foresee this one causing any major revolts.

But remember that in this new feature you can not edit before published in your wall, it just post the link in your wall.

So be careful before like a post

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[Bearcat]

Thank you very much for that heads up Swarup!

[INDRANIL]

Hmm thanks for the share. But not good move by them .

[Boyfriend]

Thanks swarup1987 for heads up Stop clicking Like (actually Share) from now on...

[Ceyfer √]

No problem... I always shared wacky stuff that you can just ignore and delete/block from showing on your news-feed.

In facebook - Like-sharing is multitasking!

[Bearcat]

No problem... I always shared wacky stuff that you can just ignore and delete/block from showing on your news-feed.

Yes you do!

[Ceyfer √]

Yes you do!

I tried to Liked and Shared the same article ( just recently! ), and what I've got was redundancy. Goodbye sharing button.

[kushtra24]

Cool info. It's good to know,

but this new thing is better for fanpage's but not for anyone that's doesn't post everything on his/her wall.

[kavinraja]

I now understand why i see a lot of stuffs nowadays on FB.