It looks like not only can operational systems like Windows can get infected with a virus. Hackers are all over the place, even getting into classified information from high end agencies around the world. You’d think that would be their main target: going after the big fish. However, it seems that some people just get bored or simply have a hidden gain out spamming regular users.
Meanwhile, most Facebook users (myself included) were asking for a “dislike” button. Contrary to the “Like” button, the one you click on happy news, not all status are subject to laughter or a smile. It was only logical to have the opposite created by Mr. Zuckerberg and his techie team. All of a sudden, someone took advantage of this demand and created a spam notification telling people that at last the “dislike” button was available. Of course all eager users clicked right into the trap.
The only thing they got in return was being a trampoline for the spam to spread to the user’s contacts, until most of the network was infected. May be Facebook need not completely focus on privacy issues alone, and see how secure their network is to prevent these types of misunderstandings. Then again, if someone built it, anyone can un-build it. Or better yet, can Facebook actually come up with an original, unspammy disliker?
I know this is not the purpose of your article, but it does have to do with MKT. Why do you think FB hasn’t launched a dislike button? It’s not difficult and people are demanding it. I have a few theories. What are yours? Do you want that button?
Don’t dislike my comment please.
JS
Don’t worry, I won’t dislike it. As for your question on what does it have to do with marketing, well, pretty much everything. Marketing is about satisfying the customer by thoroughly analyzing their behavior. When users are demanding something, then they are already saving Facebook the trouble of researching what users want. All they would have to do is come up with a dislike button.
As far as my theory goes on why they haven’t come up with the button here goes. Just like everyone has the ability to love or like something, they also have the ability to hate something. In fact, hatred comes to be more powerful on people’s feelings at times, than love itself. That’s why bad news sale more newspapers and ratings than happy news. Now, imagine the dislike button would be there. How many people would get upset over having a dislike on their status if their intention was not to be bad, sad or horrible news? Now think about brands. How much money would they lose? How much stock value would go under when people dislike it over social networks? It’s just too capitalistically risky to have a dislike button.
Just perfect, I wish you had given me chance to debate but I can’t if we think alike! Have a nice day.