You Know Twitter’s “Favorite” Button? It Could Have Been Called “Thanks.”

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For years now, Facebook and Twitter have had their respective “Like” and “Favorite” buttons. They’re simple, straightforward ways to show appreciation for a status update or a tweet without verbally replying (and Google, too, has its +1 button.). They’re popular, too: Facebook processes nearly three billion “Likes” on a daily basis. Now, on Monday, according to a report from The Next Web, Twitter is tweaking its “Favorite” formula, carrying out a test with some users who are seeing “Star” or “Like” options on tweets instead of the original “Favorite” button. Read the full story at All Things D.

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Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert (WNYW-TV) and the host of Fox Television's monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living. He also hosts United Stations Radio Network's, Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment. He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC an industry-leading advisory and business development firm and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards).