Like It or Not, the Like Button Has Changed the World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The internet wouldn't be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned ...

Facebook's thumbs-up icon has become near ubiquitous, with parody designs being used to denote the disliking of something, and the thumbs-up being used in many situations both within and outside of ...

Facebook and TiVo are in a trademark dispute over which company owns the humble “thumbs up” icon. Facebook and TiVo are in a trademark dispute over which company owns the humble “thumbs up” icon. In ...

“Thumbs Up” gives faculty and staff the chance to recognize others on campus for a job well done. “Thumbs Up” submissions may be made online. Emma Welsh (Animal Sciences): A huge thank you to Emma ...

A simple ‘thumbs-up’ emoji can change the course of a conversation. You send a message, wait for a response, and there it is. One tiny thumb. It can signal happiness, agreement, understanding, or ...

There’s a big difference between merely liking a show and it being your all-time favorite. Netflix’s recommendation algorithm will now be able to distinguish between the two. The streaming service is ...

Few recent innovations have been as simultaneously celebrated and maligned as the like button. In “Like: The Button That Changed the World,” Martin Reeves and Bob Goodson trace this social-media ...

“Thumbs Up” gives faculty and staff the chance to recognize others on campus for a job well done. We would like to hear about those people whose hard work and commitment contribute to the success of ...

Zoom today announced the latest version of its popular video conferencing app, and one of the key new features is gesture recognition on the iPad, enabling users to use visual gestures to ...

Netflix will let customers express a deeper affection for TV shows or movies that they love — not just like — with the launch of a new ratings option: two thumbs up. According to Netflix, the new ...

Seems like every week film criticism dies a new death. The latest murder suspects, according to Anghus Houvouras at Flickering Myth, are Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, whose iconic syndicated television ...

Do you have a question about history? Send us your question at history@time . com and you might find your answer in a future edition of Now You Know. It’s a widely recognized gesture: fingers curled ...