Facebook is changing how it counts Likes
BY JP MANGALINDANMAR 05, 2015
Facebook is changing the way it counts Likes, the company announced on Thursday.
Facebook is changing the way it counts Likes, the company announced on Thursday.
Don't panic, though; the changes only apply to celebrity and business pages. Facebook will no longer factor in Likes from users who have voluntarily deactivated their accounts or users who have passed away, according to a blog post. Facebook said the changes will offer businesses a clearer, more accurate idea of their Facebook audience, since neither of those groups are Facebook users.
Facebook is changing the way it counts Likes, the company announced on Thursday.
Don't panic, though; the changes only apply to celebrity and business pages. Facebook will no longer factor in Likes from users who have voluntarily deactivated their accounts or users who have passed away, according to a blog post. Facebook said the changes will offer businesses a clearer, more accurate idea of their Facebook audience, since neither of those groups are Facebook users.
"Over the coming weeks, Page admins should expect to see a small dip in their number of Page likes as a result of this update," the blog post reads. "It’s important to remember, though, that these removed likes represent people who were already inactive on Facebook."
Facebook also notes that if a user reactivates an account and Liked a particular Page, that action will be tallied back into the total like count.
The changes may prove beneficial for businesses with Facebook Pages. Many already pay attention to how many LIkes they get as an indicator of popularity with users and a glimpse into the kind of Facebook audience they have.
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PHU Claims MR, Wimal & Udaya Have Become Victims Of A Cyber Attack
March 18, 2015
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Wimal Weerawansa and Provincial Councillor Udaya Gammanpila have become victims of a cyber-attack, Gammanpila’s party Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) claims.
PHU media unit releasing a statement notes, the ‘likes’ for Facebook fan page of Gammanpila had decreased by 1200 last Friday abruptly, and this made them check the Facebook fan pages of both Wimal as well as MR.
“Former President’s FB fan page likes had dropped by 15,800 while Wimal Weerawansa’s fan page likes had dropped by 4,100. Although it is a normal occurrence for likes to drop in this manner, in this instance it has aroused suspicion due to a significant amount of likes dropping in a comparatively brief period,” the PHU says.
They claim it is a vicious attack of an opposing group carried out through Bot program.
Gammanpila claims he has made a complaint to the Facebook administrators concerning the situation.
