Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Flipboard 0 What Was Your Reaction? When Facebook’s reactions showed up last week, there was the typical banter as to who likes them and who doesn’t. Me, as with most new features or updates, it’s never about liking or disliking them. It’s about figuring out how to use them. And, as it turns out…. …Facebook’s reactions are quite the tool for getting more interaction on your posts. Why? Facebook does a great job at limiting brand pages from communicating directly with people. It’s why pages can only tag individuals under only a few circumstances: The ability to reply to comments via private message (Private message page replies) . The ability to tag individuals in a post who have previously engaged on that post. Put simply, if you engage on my Facebook post about this article, I can tag you as my page in that post. Here’s the kicker – reactions count as engagement. No big update there as I could always tag you to say ‘thanks for the like’ previously. The issue with that approach meant ‘do it for one and you pretty much need to do it for all.’ Could get a bit tedious, not to mention string of comments filled with the same ‘thank you’. I will admit my friend Debra Jason has this technique quite well. (It’s actually her technique I thought of when reactions first appeared). Reactions, however, offer a bit more. Add a ‘Wow’ to my Facebook post and I can tag you in a comment asking ‘Why the wow’. I could further ask if it was you learned something from my post or some other reason. An angry reaction? I could respond with ‘Do you disagree?’ So much more potential than the plain old ‘like’ wouldn’t you agree? Facebook’s reactions open up a number of new opportunities for brand pages to tag individuals to create more engagement and interaction. They are nice little gift from Facebook. So, I guess I do like them! Your Thoughts on Facebook’s Reactions? Like, dislike? Maybe you have a better appreciation for them now? Twitter Tweet Facebook Share Email This article originally appeared on Tactical Social Media and has been republished with permission.Find out how to syndicate your content with B2C Author: Kane Pepi Kane Pepi is an experienced financial and cryptocurrency writer with over 2,000+ published articles, guides, and market insights in the public domain. Expert niche subjects include asset valuation and analysis, portfolio management, and the prevention of financial crime. Kane is particularly skilled in explaining complex financial topics in a user-friendly … View full profile ›More by this author:VoIP Basics: Everything Beginners Should Know!Bitcoin Investment, Trading & Mining: The Ultimate Guide for BeginnersIs This a Better Way to Set Your 2020 Goals and Resolutions?