Description
"Like" is a casual action taken against any number of objects to commonly express positive or favorable sentiment. It is similar to a positive vote or "upvote", but is defined separately to match common usage habits.
Objects
Liking commonly applies to articles, videos, photos, or other kinds of social media.
URI
http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/like
Examples
Facebook
FriendFeed
Un-like:
Google Buzz
Cliqset
Vimeo
Notes
Like is similar to Mark as Favorite, but is more casually and gestural, whereas favoriting tends to have a "bookmarking" connotation.
For related thoughts, see: Learnings about web ratings systems by Adina Levin.
Status
This verb is currently being investigated, and is not part of the core verb schema.
Implementations
- Cliqset
- Facebook
- Friendfeed
- Google Buzz
- Vimeo
Maintainers
Comments (1)
Tantek said
at 2:34 pm on Oct 25, 2010
See this comment for a real-world example of a commenter distinguishing a "like" and a "favorite" of a photo on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tantek/2964102096/#comment72157625235866250
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