I've been thinking about social verbs lately and what they mean to me and how I want to use them, as opposed to how the social networks want me to use them. So I'm compiling a little work-in-progress list:
What do the verbs mean to you?
References:
- I like something when it brings a smile to my face. (aliases: Love, Heart, Favorite)
- I share something when it is noteworthy and assume others might find interesting. This could be my own content or someone else's content or something someone else has shared. In the context where my blog is separate from my activity stream, I post to my blog and I share the link to the post with others. When my blog and activity stream merge into one, I just share content. (aliases: blog, tweet, status update)
- I bookmark something when I want to save it for future reference. (aliases: save)
- I star something to mark it as important/significant.
- I upvote something (in the context of a list of things) when it is more relevant.
- I recommend something when I really believe in it and want to tell others about it. (aliases: endorse, promote)
- I +1 something when I agree with it or support it.
What do the verbs mean to you?
References:
- "Clicking Like under something you or a friend posts on Facebook is an easy way to let someone know that you enjoy it, without leaving a comment." - What does it mean to "Like" something?
- http://wiki.activitystrea.ms/w/browse/#view=ViewFolder¶m=Verbs
- Social verbs: if Facebook is 'to like', Twitter is 'to tweet' and FourSquare is 'to check in', what is Google +? To...
- “Like,” “share,” and “recommend”: How the warring verbs of social media will influence the news’ future
- The verbs of social media
- MMO Language as a Power-up
- Social Verbs
- We need Business Verbs in Social Software
- The 5 Universal Verbs of Social Learning
- Six Verbs You Need to Understand for the New Web
- Learnings about web ratings systems
- POSHstream, a POSHformat profile of activitystrea.ms
- http://indiewebcamp.com/ActivityStreams
- Facebook Like vs Recoomend
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