Facebook Like Button, Yes Its Time for Facebook Want Button
A developer has claimed that he has discovered a new wording in Facebook’s code, which indicated that the social network could be readying a “Want” button. The developer, Tom Waddington, said the button’s code appeared in Facebook’s Javascript SDK as a tag that reads “,”
and he has somehow gotten it to show up on his website, although it’s still a work in progress.
According to The Los Angeles Times, the button looks like Facebook’s Like button and all its other buttons, in that it has blue wording on top of a light blue bubble, but it also includes an icon with a plus button, based on the one on Waddington’s website.
If a user clicks on it now, it’ll say the user’s name followed by “wants this.” However, it’ll also give the user a very red “Error” message, the paper said.
A Want button is also predicted be helpful for Facebook in as it could allow the social network to differentiate between what a user would like, which could be both items he/she already have as well as those they are looking to get. However, the button does not show up among Facebook’s listed buttons.
I see this idea looking more to what PinInterest does, You Pin says you like it or want it, Now you want it on Facebook tells the Advertisers what to market to you. Do you think Facebook will by PinIterest?



A ‘Like’ icon at the Facebook main campus in Menlo Park, California. AFP/Robyn Beck



