Facebook (FB) itself has been so synonymous with likes that the thumbs up icon for the like button was placed on the sign outside the company’s headquarters. Now, Facebook is rethinking this ...

The internet wouldn’t be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned into digital catnip. Like it or not, the button has served as a creative ...

Many Facebook users are confused, and a bit unhappy, after a technical issue caused their Facebook app icon mysteriously changed ... others were saying. Looks like I'm not the only one!" ...

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The Facebook "like" icon is displayed outside of Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Jan. 12, 2012. (Paul Sakuma/AP) Facebook wants to get more of the world's more than 7 billion people ...

It's just a little, clickable icon. But Facebook's "Like" button, with its omnipresent "thumbs up" symbol, has made the company billions of dollars. The story of the button's creation can be ...

That's right: even if the owner hasn't implemented a Facebook plugin on his or her website, you can still Like it with this tool. Installing the plugin adds a thumbs-up icon to the right of the ...

According to the European Court of Justice ruling, a site that embeds the Facebook "like" icon and link on its pages also sends user data to the US web giant. "It seems that that transmission ...

Facebook (FB) itself has been so synonymous with likes that the thumbs up icon for the like button was placed on the sign outside the company’s headquarters. Now, Facebook is rethinking this ...