[Daphne – It doesn’t have to be. The tally is kept by Facebook.]

What exactly did she ”risk”?
Please do enlighten us.

While our neighboring EU countries are protesting in the streets about high unemployment levels and tuition fees, we’re all marveling at the outburst of a student on campus. How pathetic!

I just noticed that the button reads ‘recommend’ rather than ‘share’. That most definitely implies approval. Egg meet face.

As a twenty-something who has grown up with Facebook and the like I can confidently say that ‘sharing’ a link does not, in any way, imply endorsement or agreement. I have sometimes shared creationist drivel, just because it is so silly and amusing, but I do *not* believe the world was created in seven days. Similarly, I may share a link to a news item about a natural disaster, but that does not mean I am rejoicing at whatever tragedy has befallen some poor sod on the other side of the planet.

‘Liking’ on the other hand most certainly implies approval.

So if that stat you quote refers to ‘Likes’ then feel free to pop a bottle of champagne. If it refers to ‘shares’, it simply means that your article has attracted attention (and isn’t that enough at the end of the day? ;P ;), but you can’t conclude that it has attracted broad approval.

[Daphne – Matthew, get the gist of that post and then ask yourself why anyone would share or recommend it. I think I get it. But do you?]

[Daphne – This isn’t gloating, Matthew. It’s astonishment. And a revelation to me.]

And what about Arriva being in Malta for three months and not four.