Wednesday 16 May 2012

Find out if you are a Facebook 'Like Whore'

FACEBOOK founder Mark Zuckerberg has threatened to publish a list of the world's top 100 “Like Whores” – the users of his social networking site who most frequently 'like' other people's comments or status updates.

Earlier this year, Facebook published the results of the 2011 Like Census, which revealed that 17-year-old girls from Florida were the world's most prolific Like Whores, while 82-year-old men from North Korea were least likely to be Like Whores.

Now, though, Mr Zuckerberg is threatening to go one step further by identifying the individuals who most flagrantly flaunt their 'likes' and put out on a first status update.

On his own Facebook page this morning, Mr Zuckerberg outed the world's top three Like Whores.

Heading the list was Candy Ramirez, a waitress from Miami, Florida, who has liked 13,000 comments, 8,000 status updates, 3,500 links, 1,200 pictures and 850 videos in the last year.

In second was Teagan Flanagan, a cheerleader from Detroit, Michigan, who once spent a whole weekend messaging her Facebook friends, asking them to post what they were having for dinner, so she could 'like' every one of their status updates.

And in third was Ryan Foyle, a hairdresser from Perth, Western Australia, who employs three people to 'like' comments on his behalf while he's sleeping, and who has taken out like insurance worth $3million in case he breaks his fingers.

Mr Zuckerberg also revealed there is a simple formula for working out whether somebody is a Like Whore or not.

If, in the last year, you have liked comments or status updates in at least three of the following five categories, you are a Like Whore.

  • A picture/video of a baby or a description of a baby doing something cute
  • A link to a YouTube video of someone you don't know doing something foolish
  • A friend's wistful/poetic take on everyday life, along the lines of “Live every day like it's your last”
  • A friend's humorous take on a topical news/celebrity story, usually involving a pun
  • A friend's revelation about the completion of a simple domestic duty, e.g. “I just baked a cake!”, “I just cooked a satisfactory meal!”, or “I just put up some wallpaper!” etc

    Why not generate a transient feeling of warmth and well-being by 'Liking' this story on Facebook and sharing it with your friends?

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