Facebook unveiled their brand new hybrid news feed for all users yesterday (9/21/11). We analyzed how the new hybrid will effect EdgeRank, however now we’ve had some time to analyze the impact on engagement. There’s been widespread rumors that engagement has been down across the board, we decided to put that to test.
We actually found that engagement was actually up across the board.
The details of our preliminary study: Continue reading
Engagement* correlates with impressions, as we discovered in our latest data analysis. We found that there was a .569 positive correlation between Facebook engagement and impressions. Previously, social media statistician Dan Zarrella, released a startling report that he found no correlation between engagement and impressions. Continue reading
The strategy to improving a Facebook Page’s EdgeRank is different for each Page and should be custom tailored to their audience. However, there are a handful of general best practices to improve your Page’s EdgeRank.
Try the following general tips to improve your Page’s EdgeRank:
After trying out the general recommendations, be sure to keep experimenting and testing what works with your fan base. There is not a magic solution to improving EdgeRank, however with constant evaluation and testing you should be able to always improve it.