This image provided by BCG shows a sketch by Bob Goodson that included a crude concept of what would become the Like button on May 18, ... a dopamine delivery system and an emotional battering ram.

ANOTHER BATTERING RAM. Share full article. Dec. 6, 1861. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from December 6, 1861, Page 2 Buy Reprints. View on ...

Like it or not, the button has served as a creative catalyst, a dopamine delivery system and an emotional battering ram. It also became an international tourist attraction after Facebook plastered ...

A new book, “Like: The Button That Changed The World," delves into the convoluted story behind a symbol that's become both the manna and bane of a digitally driven society.

This image provided by BCG shows a sketch by Bob Goodson that included a crude concept of what would become the Like button on May 18, ... a dopamine delivery system and an emotional battering ram.

The ram would have been used during the Battle of the Aegates, an "important historical event" fought in 241 B.C. between Rome and Carthage, an ancient city in what is now Tunisia.