Users will soon have to say goodbye to the Share button as Facebook in its wisdom has decided to gradually phase out the latter by incorporating the same functionality into the Like button .
As a result, when you click on the Like button from a particular article, instead of it just posting a small link to the story on your profile it will now post to your wall a full story with a headline, some blurb about it, and a small thumbnail. You will also be given the option to comment on the story link.
This will undoubtedly benefit publishers as they will gain increased coverage of their respective sites and content, but on the flip-side it will also start to fill the users walls with a lot of bloat.
According to Facebook spokeswomen Malorie Lucich, Facebook has stopped developing for the Share Button as the Like button is their recommended solution moving forwards, but they will still continue to support the Share button.
