I noticed today on Facebook that I “like” 110 pages. They range from music groups to restaurants to blogs to charities to snacks. What can I say? I have diverse tastes.
A couple of my friends have said that they play a little game with Facebook “likes.” When they see a suggestion box in the sidebar, telling them that one or more of their friends “like” something, they try to guess who it is.
2 of your friends like Dove Chocolates.
I know, Facebook. I’ve seen the empty wrappers.
4 of your friends like Eminem.
Huh. You don’t say. Wait – what? SHE does? Huh.
1 of your friends likes Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
Well, now, that’s just ridiculous.
But really, don’t you think seeing what a person likes on Facebook paints a picture of who she is? Maybe. How about I tell you some of the things I like and you decide what kind of picture it paints!
[Side note: Annalyn has recently started saying, “How’s that?” after every harebrained idea she proposes. I’m pretty sure it’s her adaptation of my commonly used phrase, “How does that sound?” when proposing an alternative or compromise after hearing out her harebrained idea of the day. Cute.]
10 of My Favorite Facebook Likes
- AP Stylebook: I don’t work without a copy (or two) of this handbook by my side. I think, at one point, I actually had four copies. I’m down to two now. #bignerd
- QuikTrip: It might seem weird to be a fan of a gas station, but around these parts, it makes a lot of sense. We have QuikTrips – and <i>other</i> gas stations. Only QuikTrips are fairly clean, post “Safe Place” signs in their parking lots (therefore making them safe places, right?) and tell me they’ll “see me later” every single time I visit. (Seriously, how annoying would it be to have to tell every person, “See you later”?)
- Stride Gum: I used to be a big fan – in real life, not virtually – of cinnamon Trident. But it got harder and harder to find. So, though I felt like a gum cheater, I started trying other brands. Until the day I bought a pack of Stride. And now, I’ll never chew anything else. I {heart} Stride.
- Oreo: What? It was just for a coupon. I’m not a crazy fan. Or anything like that.
- Redbox: I’m sad for Blockbuster that it’s going bankrupt. But I’m so glad for me that Redbox rents movies for a dollar. A dollar! That’s practically free! LOVE.
- Shakespeare’s Pizza cups: At last count, we have about 16 of these cups in our cupboard. They are the BEST for drinking water, tea, milk or pop. Really, anything. Classy? No. My favorite? Oh yeah.
- Share Our Strength: I’ve been learning more about this organization while I’ve been working with Mission Foods, a partner with Share Our Strength. They do great work, and I look forward to learning more.
- NCIS: I know. No surprise. But it really is my favorite show (except for Chuck), whether new episodes or reruns.
- Straight No Chaser: Watching this group perform this spring was the most entertaining couple of hours I’d experienced all year! They are so talented and so funny, and I can’t wait to see them again.
- The BlogFrog: I met the folks behind this company at Savvy Blogging Summit this summer, and I’ve been having fun figuring them out ever since. Do you BlogFrog? (And would you be interested in a BlogFrog discussion room on this blog?)
All right, hit me with it: what do my Facebook likes say about me? What do your Facebook likes say about you? And – you know I have to ask – have you joined liked Giving Up on Perfect yet?
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What an interesting thought! I have actually begun to not ‘like’ so much because it just gets ridiculous the amount of stuff that ‘piles up’ on the list, even down to just funny sayings I ‘like’. I may need to go through and actually prune mine…but first maybe I will examine how someone may see me through my ‘likes’! Great post!
I often laugh at the funny sayings other people like, but so far I’ve resisted liking them myself. :)
Too funny! I know I’ve been either slightly disappointed or even angry when I’ve seen something one of my friends has “liked” on FB. Especially when it comes to politics! Haha.
I also like a diverse group of things. Again, you’ll find a lot of “conservative” political likes, food, shows and blog likes.
I don’t know if I’ve ever been disappointed, but definitely surprised!
Ha! I had to go check. I have 123 “likes,” including:
–The Couch to 5K Running Plan (yes, laugh at me!)
–Gymboree (no surprises there)
–Using Apostrophes Correctly
–Harry Potter
–and yes, Giving Up on Perfect
Using Apostrophes Correctly? Oh, I like! I like!
I also liked Oreo for the coupon; love NCIS (Mark Harmon, anyone?!); got hooked on Straight No Chaser a couple of years ago with their 12 Days of Christmas. I’m also a fan of Gymboree, Paper Crafts Magazine, some political candidates (three of whom are personal friends), Walgreens (for photo freebies) and Mad Hungry (love that TV show). I found that some of my likes were junking up my newsfeed and I *hate* that. If something shows up on my newsfeed constantly and I find them annoying, I unlike them. I have one friend who likes everything that comes down the pike, I think…and that is even more annoying to me than anything else!
I’ve unliked a few things, too, if they post too much uninteresting stuff. Or I just hide them.
Sooo funny! I think I just “unliked” half of my likes. Oh Facebook, what would we do/be/act without you?? Arg!! :)
I cleaned up a few before doing this post, too. ;)
What a cute idea! I should steal it! ;)
You should! I probably saw something similar somewhere else anyway!
I have to be honest, I don’t know how many likes I have or what I do like because the only reason I “like” anything is so that I can get an extra entry in blog giveaways. So I guess that means I like giveaways.
That’s a fair assessment. I have never (I don’t think) gone looking for something just to like it. I just like things I see – or yes, to get a coupon or enter a giveaway!
I love this idea! And, I gotta say, I didn’t realize how many things I had “liked” until I was prompted by this post. I had 326 and decided to clean out some, so now I am down to 300. Most of them are music and restaurants. What can I say? I love to eat and listen to music. Lol. Also, I’ve started to “like” other things recently like TV shows, blogs, internet sites, local places, etc. Some of mine include: Florida Gators, Google, Apple, Oreo, Chick-fil-A, Outback, How I Met Your Mother, Dave Matthews Band, Need to Breathe, Petit Elefant, Groupon, and of course, Giving Up on Perfect! :)
Thanks for liking my blog! I like to eat and listen to music, too. ;)
OR what do your selections to include on here say about you? (since you only chose 10 out of 110;)
So were you surprised I WASN’T one of your friends who ‘likes’ Doves? (Frankly, I am too. I must just not have thought of it!) My Facebook likes probably say I’m a huge nerd. I like Ron Paul and Harry Potter. And the tip of the Drumstick cone that’s filled with chocolate, of course. :)
I’m surprised Shakespeare’s Pizza cups are on Facebook. But then again, I’m not. :) Maybe I’m more surprised that you thought to look for them there. :)
I haven’t actually seen the Dove one. It was just an example I thought of easily. :)
And I didn’t LOOK for Shakespeare’s cups. They showed up in my sidebar or something, and I clicked it! Also, you’re right about which ones I chose to share, but I tried to do ones I hadn’t talked about before. It was harder than it sounds!
I actually wrote a post after I read yours! Thanks for the inspiration.
http://heismybeloved.blogspot.com/2010/09/facebook-likes.html