Facebook Reactions Much More Than a Like

Facebook Reactions Much More Than a Like

The Facebook “like” button was one of the social media website’s most popular features.

But now Facebook has added more emojis that users can click on to quickly express their feelings about a post.

The five new buttons, called Reactions, are love, haha, wow, sad and angry.

Facebook has been working on the feature for more than a year. The company looked at how people commented on posts and used emojis to share their feelings.

The company tested some possible reaction emojis with some users. It said it found most people liked the addition.

How to Use Reactions

Reactions are available both on the Facebook website and on the app.

Right now, users can add Reactions to posts, photos and videos but not comments.

To use Reactions on Facebook just click the Like button. All of the possible Reactions appear. Choose one and click on it.

There is also a video that explains how to use Reactions, if additional help is needed.

If you do not see Reactions in the Facebook app, close the app and then reopen. Reactions should appear.

Viewing Others' Reactions

Now Facebook shows the top three Reactions people have used on a post, photo or video.

Clicking on Reactions show how many people posted them and who those people are.

Looking Ahead

The new feature helps users react more sensitively to the nature of posts, especially when they report unwelcome news.

Now, friends can share sadness with the sad Reaction.

You can also go beyond Like and add the heart Reaction to show your love. Might romances² start with a Love Reaction?

The new feature may be helpful during the current U.S. presidential election season. However, Reactions could also create confusion³.

For example, a user might post about a candidate with a political position he or she disagrees with. A Facebook friend might react with the Angry emoji. Is that friend angry about the candidate, the position, or the person who posted?

Words in This Story

haha - exclamation⁴ used to represent laughter

wow - interjection used to show that you are very surprised or pleased

romance¹ - n. an exciting and usually short relationship between lovers

confusion - n. a situation in which people are unsure about what to do or are unable to understand something clearly

ambiguous⁵ - adj. able to be understood in more than one way; having more than one possible meaning

1 romance   

n.恋爱关系，浪漫气氛，爱情小说，传奇

参考例句：

• She wrote a romance about an artist's life in Tokyo.她写了一个关于一位艺术家在东京生活的浪漫故事。
• They tried to rekindle the flames of romance.他们试图重燃爱火。

2 romances   

n.浪漫史( romance的名词复数 )；爱情小说；恋爱；传奇色彩

参考例句：

• The Arabian Nights and Treasure lsland are romances. 《一千零一夜》和《金银岛》都是传奇故事。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Most teenage romances are transitory. 绝大多数青少年的恋情都转瞬即逝。 来自辞典例句

3 confusion   

n.困惑，迷乱，混淆，混乱，骚乱

参考例句：

• His answers to my questions have only added to my confusion.他对我的问题的回答只是使我更加困惑不解。
• His unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion.他的突然来访使我们完全不知所措。

4 exclamation   

n.感叹号，惊呼，惊叹词

参考例句：

• He could not restrain an exclamation of approval.他禁不住喝一声采。
• The author used three exclamation marks at the end of the last sentence to wake up the readers.作者在文章的最后一句连用了三个惊叹号，以引起读者的注意。

5 ambiguous   

adj.引起歧义的，模棱两可的，含糊不清的

参考例句：

• This sentence is ambiguous in sense.这个句子意思不清楚。
• The title of this chapter is ambiguous.这一章的标题含义模糊。