Brand Implications Of Facebook Changing 'Become A Fan' To 'Like'

Facebook is phasing out “Become a Fan” and replacing it with the already existing “Like” button. Why?

As Nick O’Neill writes on our sibling blog AllFacebook.com, “One of the major drivers of the verb change is that ‘Like’ performs much better than ‘Become A Fan.’ The other is that developers will be much more likely to implement ‘Like’ within their applications as it’s easier to integrate into other applications and websites.”

A Facebook spokesperson tells PRNewser, “In the next few weeks we will introduce a small language change that will allow people to connect to a Page by clicking ‘Like.’

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