Facebook tries positive reinforcement

    Facebook is always making changes and nearly none of them seem to be for the better. This either means that Internet users are inherently conservative or that Facebook had a pretty darned good service to begin with so that any change seems unwise. One change though they didn't make. As the years go by, more and more people drop off and fewer seem to join up. I'm probably not the only person on there with comparatively few actual friends on Facebook (compared that is with Facebook Friends, mostly people I don't actually know).
    So I mainly interact with organizations, institutions, bands and publications, most often making fun of posts by The Onion. Lately Facebook has started allowing users to reply to other people's replies on any status update, including these. And just lately, like yesterday, Facebook has started giving me (because let's face it, it's all about me) notifications when other people Like my replies to The Onion or Scientific American's updates. Previously, finding this out required a lot of legwork and scrolling. So kudos to Facebook for as long as this lasts.