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		<title>Facebook Isn&#8217;t Adding a Dislike Button, Even If Your Friend Gets Dumped</title>

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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:55:26 -0400</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Jordan Valinsky</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_84024" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/nope.png"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-84024" alt="Not happening. (Photo: TechTheBest.com)" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/nope.png?w=150" width="150" height="137" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Not happening. (Photo: TechTheBest.com)</p></div></p>
<p>During a <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1bixu4/im_bob_baldwin_a_facebook_product_engineer_whos/">Reddit AMA today</a>, Facebook product engineer Bob Baldwin faced a barrage of questions about everyone's favorite website to hate.  He confirmed there was a<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1bixu4/im_bob_baldwin_a_facebook_product_engineer_whos/c973r7w"> secret, creepy sounding</a> room at the bottom of its Palo Alto headquarters, he admitted that the much beleaguered "Questions" feature <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1bixu4/im_bob_baldwin_a_facebook_product_engineer_whos/c973a6j">sucked</a>, and he repeated Mark Zuckerberg's<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1bixu4/im_bob_baldwin_a_facebook_product_engineer_whos/c973zlk"> mobile mantra</a> to prospective web developers.<!--more--></p>
<p>Then, of course, <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1bixu4/im_bob_baldwin_a_facebook_product_engineer_whos/c972ic1">somebody named Buttraper</a> asked this: “Will Facebook ever have a dislike button??” In response, Mr. Baldwin wrote this:</p>
<blockquote><p>Actions on Facebook tend to focus on positive social interactions. Like is the lightest-weight way to express positive sentiment. I don't think adding a light-weight way to express negative sentiment would be that valuable. I know there are times when it'd make sense, like when a friend is having a rough day, or got into a car accident like my sister yesterday (she's okay!). For these times, a nice comment from a friend goes a long way.</p></blockquote>
<p><span style="line-height:13px;">We'd dislike this news but we have no idea how to show our displeasure. </span></p>
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<p>During a <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1bixu4/im_bob_baldwin_a_facebook_product_engineer_whos/">Reddit AMA today</a>, Facebook product engineer Bob Baldwin faced a barrage of questions about everyone's favorite website to hate.  He confirmed there was a<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1bixu4/im_bob_baldwin_a_facebook_product_engineer_whos/c973r7w"> secret, creepy sounding</a> room at the bottom of its Palo Alto headquarters, he admitted that the much beleaguered "Questions" feature <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1bixu4/im_bob_baldwin_a_facebook_product_engineer_whos/c973a6j">sucked</a>, and he repeated Mark Zuckerberg's<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1bixu4/im_bob_baldwin_a_facebook_product_engineer_whos/c973zlk"> mobile mantra</a> to prospective web developers.<!--more--></p>
<p>Then, of course, <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1bixu4/im_bob_baldwin_a_facebook_product_engineer_whos/c972ic1">somebody named Buttraper</a> asked this: “Will Facebook ever have a dislike button??” In response, Mr. Baldwin wrote this:</p>
<blockquote><p>Actions on Facebook tend to focus on positive social interactions. Like is the lightest-weight way to express positive sentiment. I don't think adding a light-weight way to express negative sentiment would be that valuable. I know there are times when it'd make sense, like when a friend is having a rough day, or got into a car accident like my sister yesterday (she's okay!). For these times, a nice comment from a friend goes a long way.</p></blockquote>
<p><span style="line-height:13px;">We'd dislike this news but we have no idea how to show our displeasure. </span></p>
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		<title>Russian Activists Aren&#8217;t Going to Stand Idly By While Facebook &#8216;Corrupts&#8217; the Youth</title>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:25:24 -0400</pubDate>
					<link>http://betabeat.com/2012/07/russian-activists-arent-going-to-stand-idly-by-while-facebook-corrupts-the-youth/</link>
			<dc:creator>Kelly Faircloth</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_54383" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 190px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/th04-facebookmale_1132638g.jpeg"><img class=" wp-image-54383 " title="TH04-FACEBOOKMALE_1132638g" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/th04-facebookmale_1132638g.jpeg?w=300" alt="" width="180" height="180" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Too cute, right?</p></div></p>
<p>As skeptical as we are of Facebook's every move, those gay marriage icons are pretty cute, right? Well, there's at least one angry mob ready to set you straight.</p>
<p><a href="http://rt.com/politics/facebook-gay-propaganda-ban-910/">RT reports</a> (via <a href="http://www.dailydot.com/news/russian-orthodox-ban-facebook-gay-marriage-icons/">the Daily Dot</a>):</p>
<blockquote><p>"In response, an Orthodox community in the city of Saratov, southern Russia, issued an ultimatum demanding that Facebook stop “<em>flirting with sodomites”</em> and remove all content promoting homosexuality."</p></blockquote>
<p>But it's just so much <em>fun</em>!</p>
<blockquote><p>"The activists sent a fax to the international network’s office in Russia and gave the company 24 hours to fulfill the demands. If Facebook does not comply, they threatened to sue internet service providers who give users access to Facebook content."</p></blockquote>
<p>Frankly, we're just amazed Facebook has a fax machine to receive their message.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_54383" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 190px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/th04-facebookmale_1132638g.jpeg"><img class=" wp-image-54383 " title="TH04-FACEBOOKMALE_1132638g" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/th04-facebookmale_1132638g.jpeg?w=300" alt="" width="180" height="180" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Too cute, right?</p></div></p>
<p>As skeptical as we are of Facebook's every move, those gay marriage icons are pretty cute, right? Well, there's at least one angry mob ready to set you straight.</p>
<p><a href="http://rt.com/politics/facebook-gay-propaganda-ban-910/">RT reports</a> (via <a href="http://www.dailydot.com/news/russian-orthodox-ban-facebook-gay-marriage-icons/">the Daily Dot</a>):</p>
<blockquote><p>"In response, an Orthodox community in the city of Saratov, southern Russia, issued an ultimatum demanding that Facebook stop “<em>flirting with sodomites”</em> and remove all content promoting homosexuality."</p></blockquote>
<p>But it's just so much <em>fun</em>!</p>
<blockquote><p>"The activists sent a fax to the international network’s office in Russia and gave the company 24 hours to fulfill the demands. If Facebook does not comply, they threatened to sue internet service providers who give users access to Facebook content."</p></blockquote>
<p>Frankly, we're just amazed Facebook has a fax machine to receive their message.</p>
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