My SoCS post did not automatically distribute to my Facebook page, so I am doing this post to check to see if I fixed the problem.
But, while I am posting, I may as well put in a plea for those of you on Facebook to like my page. Just use the link above. I promise that I don’t post so much that it would litter your newsfeed…
Thanks so much!
JC
Last July, I wrote this post about the need for an empathy button on social media.
Amazingly enough, Facebook has recently implemented an expanded menu of option beyond the old “like” button.
Yay!
I realize this has nothing to do with my little post, which did not go viral and lead to a social media wave demanding a change.
Still, I’m hoping that other social media will follow suit.
Okay, WordPress. Your turn.
Jay Dee is helping out other bloggers by encouraging us to share each other’s work through social media. Are you ready to help out in this way?
I was thinking yesterday, I’m usually giving blog posts I like a comment and a like. I get plenty of those myself on this blog. But there are other ways to show your appreciation to blogs and bloggers.
So, how about this? Whenever you see a blog post you like, don’t just like it. Leave a comment if there’s something you want to say, of course. But why not use social media to help get the word out to others about that post? At the bottom of each post in a blog, there should be buttons you can click on for various social media. Twitter is great, if you use it. Why not pin it on Pinterest? Or how about share it with your friends on Facebook? Or even Google+? If you think the post is really, really good, you could even share it on Reddit.
So, this is what…
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I think WordPress, Facebook, and other social media should institute a new button.
When someone has written a beautiful post on a difficult, tragic, or emotional topic, I don’t always feel qualified to comment, but want the writer to know that I have read the post and that I sympathize with them. I sometimes hit the “Like” button, but it always feels a bit unsettling. I don’t “like” that they are grieving a loved one or that they are dealing with chronic illness.
I want a button that says “I hear you.” “I feel for you.” “You touched me.” “You are not alone.” “I don’t like what you are going through, but I am thinking of you and sending you good thoughts.”
Anyone else with me on this?
