The Curious Case of Facebook Likes
Thy shall scroll down and down,
Till you come by a post.
No, not yours, not of your friends,
A celebrity picture liked by most.
Fifty-three shares, ninety-eight comments,
Crawled the server of the host.
Wonder what the celebrity would give...
His Lamborghini free of cost?
Is it a race or craze?
...I better find out.
As when I share a social cause,
No one listens even if I shout.
I curate the timeline,
For what's happening in my friends' lives.
Have no interest in knowing,
Saif took Kareena as his second wife.
The laziest man alive,
Discovered the LIKE button.
Now he must be wondering,
Why everybody acts so sudden.
Please don't spam the feed,
It's a public plea.
For celebrity news we would rather,
Flip to Page 3.
P. S. : You can LIKE, SUPERLIKE and SHARE this post.
Ofcourse SUPERLIKE Saru
ReplyDeletei specially liked d lines:
'Is isy a race or craze
...I better find out
As when i share a social cause
No one listens even i shout'
this is d truth..
Simple..sweet..sarcastic..expressive...Superlike nd shared on fb;)
I hope people will like social causes more after reading this poem. Thank you so much for reading.
Deletesuper duper likes...:)
ReplyDeleteThanks...
DeleteSaru Ji, Definitely a big superlike ! Let me take this opportunity to convey my greetings to you & family on this auspicious occasion of Sarawati Puja/Ayudha Puja. Hope you have an array of super sweet goodies and kheers lined up.
ReplyDeleteBest Wishes Ram
Thank you Sir both for reading and your wishes. I wish you the same :)
DeleteTrue, true, true, absolutely! I always had an urge to tell this to my fb friends... liked, superliked and shared :)
ReplyDeleteEven I had an urge and hence this poem. Thanks for reading Madhuresh!
DeleteSaru.. I propose a new “Super Duper Like” button for this one. You have actually invented a new genre here: Poetical satire. Brilliant timing as well as rhyming there! I have always wondered about people’s surfing behaviors in Facebook and I guess it is a research paper in itself. But you have so humorously brought it out here. While tickling the funny bone you have also pricked the mind to think. Lovely read!
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed something on which we can have a debate. Yes, we can explore more in this genre. Thanks for agreeing and a wonderful comment. :)
Deleteit has to be super like :) awesome
ReplyDeleteThanks Prasant! :)
DeleteThis was lovely, Saru. In a way, I am glad for the phenomenon. It tells me that what you are doing is important and not frivolous. Nice idea for a poem and post. Nice SEO, so to speak, too. :)
ReplyDeleteActually, it's for people who just share Page 3 stuff. For bloggers like us, it s surely a remarkable thing. About SEO, I think I can never crack it beyond its full form :P
DeleteThanks for reading dear!
Ha Ha, very true.
ReplyDelete:) :) :)
DeleteSaru, good to see your poetry in its true elements:) You quoted the best examples for likes and superlikes of the profile pic changes, new Lamborighini and of course remarriage of a much married Saif!Since I am still not lazy, I refrain from pressing the Like button:)
ReplyDeleteLike button has become synonymous to many other things but what I don't like is when people like celebrity pictures and lend no support to good work.
DeleteGlad you liked the poem Sir!
Haha, witty witty one Saru. Poetry with sarcasm loaded with humor. The facebook drama is now becoming unknown to me, since I have been deactiviated for more than 6 months. But indeed wish people would like the social causes more than the Saif ki shaadi stuff!
ReplyDeleteYeah, good for you that you are not there. It's really boring to see celebrity news in your feed.
DeleteHa..ha...Like has become synonymous with 'Seen'/ 'Agree'/ 'Nice'.
ReplyDeleteYeah but to see celebrity photos popping in your News Feed is boring.
DeleteGood one Saru! Short, sweet, innovative and nails the point :).
ReplyDeleteThanks Rachna!
Deletehehe... i LIKE this one Saru :)
ReplyDeleteThank you!!!
DeleteHa ha... Super like... And true feelings. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Jyothi!
DeleteSeriously, a like isn't enough for this one! Superlike, awesome, great, amazing, bull's eye!
ReplyDeleteThanks Akanksha!!!
Delete:) and a very Saru style take on it :P nice!!
ReplyDeleteLOL! Thanks Anil!
DeleteHi Saru,
ReplyDeleteVery well pointed out the craziness of today's world for FB and also their useless attempts by being their.
Superlike ;)
Thank you Simran! :)
Deletehahahaa.. how true... No one can object a single word here... Awesome-u... Super-u and share-u Saru :D
ReplyDeleteThank U, Thank U and Thank U :)
DeleteBang on!! :D
ReplyDeleteThank you!
Deletelol ..
ReplyDeletesuper-liked !!!
very unique and stylish way of writing Saru !
Thank you Rahul!
Deletetoo cool! :D
ReplyDelete:)
DeleteSahi mein...
ReplyDelete:)
DeleteOne of your best which is saying something:)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Sir :)
DeleteLiked, SuperLiked & Shared! :)
ReplyDeleteLOL! Thanks Sunil!
DeleteLolz...liked this one Saru!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ekta!
DeleteSuperlike! Lol.....pressed the button very sharply :) We don't care for how our loved ones have been going through but never miss what's there on page3.
ReplyDeleteTrue that!
Deletesuper like!!!
ReplyDeletehttp://sushmita-smile.blogspot.in/
Thanks Sushmita!!!
DeleteVERY VERY SUPER LIKE..
ReplyDeletepage 3 is well what can i say he he he I am sure you get my point :)
although i would prefer is people read what they are LIKING or SUPER LIKING or what not ..
Bikram's
True, people just randomly press button and share worthless pictures.
DeleteThanks for reading Bikram! :)
mind blowing as usual.. simple thoughts expressed subtly :D :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Shubham! :)
DeleteAmazing poem Saru! Super imagination :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Diwakar and welcome here :)
DeleteSuperly expressed...
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteYour P.S. have confused me somewhat ;P
ReplyDeleteJokes apart true story of now-a-days
fb timeline is nowpage 3
FB is confusing most of the times. :P Thanks for reading Ankit :)
DeleteI'd prefer people to read and then think... but a Like is also a way of saying, I've read and enjoyed...
ReplyDeleteYeah but it should not be used randomly and if there is a social cause, people should support it :)
Delete...and finally i came out of facebook.
ReplyDeleteextremely expressed what many wanna do.
Thanks Sathish!
DeleteLove your style & content-this facebook thing is a real fake.
ReplyDeleteI agree...:)
DeleteSuperlike.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree more. :)
Superlike;) Yet still glued to FB:P
ReplyDeleteWe all are like that :P
DeleteEven though this poem was meant to be funny and it surely is but couldn't agree more on the social causes sharing part. People tend to like, comment or share only if it a "good" news. We will get 100's of likes and loads of fake comments but no one cares when we actually share something serious about a cause we believe in or something like that.
ReplyDeleteThat being said, we still can't quit this addiction called Facebook. :D
I don't know why this happens and I have resolved to find the answer. I'll profiling the FB users soon. :P
DeleteAnd, yes we are addicted to Facebook :D
Super like. :)
ReplyDeleteFrankly speaking I am not sure whether the Like button in facebook has either dumbed down people or whether the Like button is appealing to the people who cannot write a single sentence in english.
I think, later is more relevant. Without the application of any mind, just press the button.
DeleteSuper like like everyone else here.
ReplyDeleteThe 'like' button serves many purposes but at the same time is a shortcut to a long winding comment. There are days when I like and dislike the 'like' button.
Joy always,
Susan
Yeah but what I don't like is 'liking' the celebrity pictures and not social causes. :(
DeleteWell I loved it, liked it, super liked it :)
ReplyDeleteYou're a star :)
Thank you Rahul! :)
Delete:) absolutely!!
ReplyDelete:)
DeleteSuper like !!
ReplyDeleteWould really love to share it !!!
and absolutely true !
Happy Blogging !!
Thank you Ankit :)
Deletegood one
ReplyDeleteahahahahha!! Just wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it :)
DeleteSuper duper like... had a smile reading it n its so true as well...
ReplyDeleteThank you Manjulika :)
Deleteha ha... couldn't agree more!! :)
ReplyDelete:) :) :)
DeleteAwesome!!! Someone send a copy of Mark Zuckerberg please. I am sick of seeing all the weird celeb pics on my timeline.
ReplyDeleteEven I am and wish someone could send it to him. It would become my 5 minutes of fame and then you'll be liking my pictures on FB :)
DeleteHAHAHA.. Very True.. I feel Faceboook addiction is the biggest addiction of all.. No wonder if we start getting pills to get rid of this addiction very soon :-P
ReplyDeleteSeriously, it won't be surprising...:P
DeleteSuperlike, I say :)
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
Deletegood one !!! Superlike ! and definitely gonna share :)
ReplyDeleteThank you TTT :)
DeleteSuper duper like!!
ReplyDelete"As when I share a social cause,
No one listens even if I shout."
The best lines of the poem!
Thank you Valli, those were the only important lines...:)
Deletehahahaha., super like.. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Dipthi! :)
DeleteHAHAHA, quite a humorous take on Facebook and the lives of people on FB. All of it sounds so true. Loved reading this. :)
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work
Regards
Jay
http://road-to-sanitarium.blogspot.in/
Thank you Jay and glad you loved reading it :)
DeleteHAHAHA Awesome one Saru :D now I know :D why you are so popular among bloggers :D so well written about such a topic :D Facebook Likes :D will get a poem :D who would have thought off :D
ReplyDeleteSuperb one :D following you right away :D
Really, Am I popular! Super-excited to hear that. This Facebook poem was overdue. Thanks for liking the poem and for such a warm comment :)
DeleteLol! That's so funny! :D Loved it! The like button is so handy to click and make people feel good :p That's why people end up spamming I guess!
ReplyDeleteI have no issues with people clicking the like button but not on celebrity news...Glad you find it funny Harsha :)
DeleteSuperb like to your post Saru.. :) I did read it when you published it, but I'm unable to comment from my mobile :(
ReplyDelete"I wanted to say this to everyone, and you wrote it.. Wow!"
Someone is Special
I guess most of us wanted to say this to many out there. Thanks for reading SIS!
DeleteSeriously ! My TL looks likes a dustbin now :D
ReplyDeleteOh! There should be some rules for FB...
DeleteYou're just jealous because you don't have a like button.
ReplyDeleteLOL! My blog has a like button...:P
DeleteKinda different and yet so elegantly written! :)
ReplyDeletenice... good one...
ReplyDeletethanks
:)
Deletevery nice,,its the reality of facebook..if the time spent on it is used for better purpose..something better can be done..
ReplyDeleteTrue...:)
DeleteSuper like :)
ReplyDelete:) :) :)
DeleteRightly mentioned the reality of today's WORLD.
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Keep it up.
Have a nice day.
Thanks Pravin!
DeleteThis is truly an awesome poem! I agree with each lines you've written. People around the world are getting really addicted to FB. A couple of weeks ago, when I told someone that I don't have a FB account, he gave me an odd look. I thought to myself that I must be one of the few in the world without a FB account so I created one the next day :)
ReplyDeleteThe person who created the Like button must be very, very proud!
It's an addiction. Though for me, it is one of the ways I connect with more readers. I agree the creator of Like button must be a proud person.
DeleteThanks for reading and liking the poem. :)
Summarizes the views and culture of our Facebook generation -- weird how a website can overshadow our lives to such an extent.
ReplyDeleteSeriously Damyanti, people are crazy for FB. Glad to see your here :)
DeleteWe are celebrity crazy people and our media ensures we remain that way. Then we find someone sharing and promoting social causes and we shy away thinking others will judge us based on the causes and what friends will think etc.. Facebook has the power to unite the world like no leader can! Wonder when that day will come.
ReplyDeleteIt has the power but it is used for entertainment. I hope the day comes soon when we use it for better purposes...
Deletebang on saru!! always wondered what's with all the likes for really stupid pictures too! humour laced with loads of sarcasm!! great read!
ReplyDeletebtw is there a 'like' button on ur post that i can click?!!!!!!
Of course, there is a like button which you missed :(
DeleteThanks for reading and glad to liked it :)
Thank you Ashwini. Glad you enjoyed reading it :)
ReplyDeletelovely. Satirical poetry best expressed.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pratik!
DeleteHahahaha loved reading this, Saru!! :D
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more. You have a lot of poems I see! I'm very fond of poems so I have followed you. Happy rhyming!
Thank you Chhavi! BTW, love your name :)
DeleteWelcome here :)
Super Like for this one, Saru! :D This was a hilarious poem. LOVED it! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Vaishali! :)
DeleteHilarious! Like the sarcasm. I like ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you and welcome here :)
DeleteGood One Saru! Discovered your blog on Indiblogger and a pleasant coincidence that I have written something similar in prose :)
ReplyDeletehttp://patligalee.blogspot.in/2013/02/one-fine-day-on-facebook-wondering-who.html
http://patligalee.blogspot.in/2013/02/one-fine-day-on-facebook-wondering-who_21.html
Great, would love to read it :)
DeleteVery nice poem saru :) Superlike :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Kunal and sorry for a delayed reply.
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