Tech Talk

I was not really aware. Maybe because I was not really reading but just swiftly site-hopping that I didn’t notice the Facebook changes implemented recently until I was able to chance upon this CNN’s update on Facebook changes.

Undoubtedly, Facebook has now become one of the most popular social media on the internet. Personally, I have seen that everybody seems to be on Facebook these days… even those who refused to be on Friendster, Multiply, Hi5, Tagged, Twitter and what-have-you.

I’ve seen classmates from way back in elementary that I haven’t seen for ages, found some long-lost friends I’ve been searching for so long… all with the help of Face book.

Now is online social media is expanding with some changes that either be a boon or a bane, depending on how you would perceive it.

One of the most pronounced update is the “Like” button. I’m sure you’re familiar with the “Like” button on Facebook, which you click whenever you found a picture, status, video or a link interesting, and in essence recommending it to your friends.

Now, this “Like” button is no longer confined in Facebook as you can now see popping up all over the Internet. If only I knew how, I would put one here so you can also “like” this post.

And when you click that “like” button on a blog post, a photo or a celebrity web page, the action will show on your Facebook news feed. Your friends on Facebook would know what you “liked” outside the social site.

Your friends would know when you’re going what you are reading!

An effect of clicking the “like” button is that your profile picture on Facebook will show up on the site. If you “like” many blogs, photos and other websites, soon your profile picture would be scatter all over the net. Take note of that, especially if you are bordering on paranoia.

And then, there’s the new Facebook toolbar which can be added at the bottom of web pages. The toolbar lets you “like” a particular web page or item and gives you information about what your friends think of the page you’re viewing. With the new toolbar, you can also chat with friends who are online on Facebook without the need to visit the site.

I have yet to see a Facebook toolbar on my friends’ blogs though.

These are just some of the changes, which could be a sign of things to come and that is, Facebook will soon be everywhere!

A word of caution: Better check on privacy setting on your Facebook account. You may not want too much of your information going all over the web.