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Why you should always 'Like' your own Facebook posts. If you’ve been using Facebook for a while you’ve probably noticed that many people “Like” their own posts just as soon as they post them.

Why you should always 'Like' your own Facebook posts

While this could be viewed as a form of vanity (I mean really, is it cool to “Like” your own posts?) , in most cases it isn’t vanity at work at all. Facebook has made numerous changes to their user interface of late, and one of the most reviled changes of them all were changes to the news feed and the introduction of the Ticker. Now, instead of seeing all of your friends’ posts, you only see a selected few (selected by Facebook of course) showing up in your news feed. Under the new “Edge Rank” system, friends that don’t “Like” and comment on your posts usually stop seeing them altogether before too long.

In order to compensate for not showing your posts in some of your friends’ news feeds, Facebook added the ticker – a box in the right-hand column that lists the activities of your friends as they happen. Check out these Related posts:

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Top Ten Books Every Leader Should Read

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Supporting a Grieving Person: Helping Others Through Grief and Loss

The bereaved struggle with many intense and frightening emotions, including depression, anger, and guilt. Often, he or she feels isolated and alone in his or her grief, but having someone to lean on can help him or her through the grieving process. Don’t let discomfort prevent you from reaching out to someone grieving. Now, more than ever, your support is needed.

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5 Effective Ways To Handle Difficult People

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Social influence

These include our need to be right (informational social influence), and our need to be liked (normative social influence).[3] Informational influence (or social proof) is an influence to accept information from another as evidence about reality. Informational influence comes into play when people are uncertain, either because stimuli are intrinsically ambiguous or because there is social disagreement. 5 Strategies to Read People’s Emotional Energy. Emotions are a stunning expression of our energy, the “vibe” we give off.

5 Strategies to Read People’s Emotional Energy

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