Facebook have launched a new metric for pages, which shows how many people are ‘talking’ about the page.
According to Facebook this new feature shows interactions with the Page over the last 7 days – anything from likes, to comments on wall posts to photo uploads.
I find this an interesting one as I feel it could have a number of effects on the way in which people start to use Pages and make judgements. If no-one is currently talking about a Page, will people be inclined to ‘like’ it?
On the flip side of the coin could this could encourage administrators to start over-sharing to try and push figures?
If you have any opinions on the new feature, please leave a comment below and we can start a discussion!
12 killer ways to increase comments on your blog posts
We bloggers love getting comments on our posts don’t we? In some ways its a way of proving to yourself that your readers find your content compelling, and that people are interested in the topics you are discussing.
However you may have recently signed in to your dashboard to find that suddenly no-one is commenting any more? Was it something you said? Well maybe, or it could be something you did.
Here are a few tips that should help to get the comment section of your site booming again…and make you feel a bit better about yourself!
1. Self Analise – would you comment?
The best place to start with something like this is to really take a close look at your posts, and treat them as if you were visiting your own website for the first time.
Are you compelled to leave a comment? If you feel that the content doesn’t make you want to comment your readers probably feel the same. Spice things up a bit by adding a few puns, or images. Make your posts a feast for your readers.
2. Ask a question
Ask a question…and you (hopefully) get some answers. I try to ask a question at the bottom of all my blog posts in the hope that readers will be inspired to share their answers.
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