background preloader

The ultimate guide to the Facebook Edgerank algorithm

The ultimate guide to the Facebook Edgerank algorithm
EdgeRank is one of the most important algorithms in marketing. Despite this, very few people have heard of it and fewer still can claim that they fully understand it. EdgeRank is the name of the algorithm which Facebook uses to determine what appears in their users’ news feeds. The news feed is Facebook’s ‘Killer App’. It determines which of your connections is the most important to you and thus appears most frequently, and which kinds of content should appear higher than others. Understanding the rules of the algorithm and changing your tactics to reflect the system can make the difference between a business changing campaign and an embarrassing failure. Unlike many of the algorithms that are changing marketing, Edgerank is actually not that sophisticated, but don’t let its relative simplicity make you underestimate the influence knowledge of the subject will have on your tactical choices. Let’s start off with the name. The EdgeRank formula is based on these three elements. Affinity

Récupéré: Exciting Commerce // Unlimited: Rakuten/Buy.com Using The mysterious Land of the Rising Sun: The Japanese online giant Rakuten is spearheading their entry into Germany not with a Unister, United Internet or Ciao.com, but with the relatively small e-commerce platform Tradoria (see press release, PDF). Recently, Rakuten stepped into the South American market with Ikeda. Now Tradoria takes a place beside Priceminister as a second pillar in Europe. Rakuten first popped up on the international e-commerce scene when they bought Buy.com in the USA and Priceminister in France in short succession. The two takeovers were valued at $250 million and 200 million euro respectively. Rakuten gives an impression of disorientation when it comes to their European expansion. This is of course a great development for Tradoria’s founding team from the quaint German town of Bamberg, as well as for its long time investors. Local Tradoria competitors Yatego and Hitmeister have been supported by Acton Capital and Tiger Global respectively. Related posts:

IPG sells half of Facebook stake at $65.50 billion valuation Advertising company Interpublic Group (IPG) today announced that it has reached an agreement to sell approximately half of its holdings in Facebook for net cash proceeds of $133 million in a privately negotiated transaction. IPG did not reveal the buyer, the number of shares it would sell, or the price paid per share, but said it will record a pre-tax gain of $132 million upon closing of the sale. Back in June 2006, IPG paid under $5 million when it made its initial investment in Facebook. In April 2011, IPG's stake was about 0.4 percent of the world's biggest social network. "Interpublic formed a strategic relationship with Facebook in 2006 that allowed us to fast-track the growth of our social media offerings on behalf of clients," Michael I. Facebook is going public next year, possibly as soon as Q1 2012. Nobody has invested in Facebook at a $100 billion valuation though. See also:

Colissimo ne garantit plus ses délais ! | Livrez facile ! Un communiqué de Coliposte vient changer en profondeur la politique de garantie et d’indemnisation de l’offre Colissimo juste avant Noël 2011 : « A partir du 1er Novembre 2011, ColiPoste filiale du Groupe La Poste pour le transport du colis modifiera sa politique de garantie des Colissimo livrés hors-délais pour les entreprises : 1° La Poste se désengage d’une « livraison garantie » en 48h de livraison du colissimo et proposera uniquement un « délai indicatif de livraison ». 2° Les Colissimo à destination et en provenance de la Corse ne seront plus concernés par aucun délai indicatif de livraison et susceptibles d’aucune indemnisation en cas de retard de livraison. 3° Actuellement, un Colissimo national livré hors délai est indemnisé à hauteur de 100% des frais de port quel que soit le délai de retard. Que peut on dire au moment où cette information tombe : N’hésitez pas à nous faire partager vos observations sur ce changement : - impact pour votre site marchand ?

[blu-ray] the Social Network : l'espace, le temps et Zuckerberg Un film de David Fincher (2010) avec Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake & Andrew Garfield. Sorti en salles le 13 octobre 2010. Un blu-ray collector édité par Sony Pictures Entertainment mis en vente le 16 février 2011. Une chronique de Nico The Social Network n'est pas vraiment un film sur Facebook. Ce n'est pas non plus vraiment un film sur son créateur, Mark Zuckerberg. C'est un film qui porte simplement bien son nom, et qui traite du réseau social. Que l'on soit un adepte ou non de cette mode (le personnage de Mark Zuckerberg explique que Facebook ne sera jamais fini à l'instar du concept même de la mode), on ne peut que constater que ce site a eu un impact considérable sur la planète. L'espace "Avant on vivait dans une ferme, puis dans une ville, maintenant on va vivre sur internet". En architecture, on parle de la ville du futur comme étant "durable et connectée". Paradoxalement, "profiter" n'est pas totalement le terme à employer lorsque l'on voit The Social Network. Le mur et la vitre

Quitter Facebook et rester connectés : l’aube des réseaux sociaux décentralisés Image originale par Rishibando Lors de la conférence de développeurs Facebook (f8) du 22 septembre dernier, le PDG de la firme, Mark Zuckerberg, présente la nouvelle version du populaire réseau social : il déclare que les nouvelles fonctionnalités de Facebook permettront dorénavant un partage « sans frictions » (frictionless sharing). Cette annonce est suivie par le dévoilement d’un reformatage radical des profils des utilisateurs, ainsi que d’un historique (timeline) qui liste en ordre chronologique toutes les informations que les utilisateurs ont partagées dans le passé au moyen du site. Zuckerberg note également que les applications tierces ayant accès au service pourraient dans le futur (avec l’accord des utilisateurs) partager automatiquement toute action entreprise par l’usager, que ce soit l’écoute d’une chanson ou le visionnage d’une vidéo.

Comment tracker vos applications Facebook ? Cette entrée a été publiée dans Web Analytics, avec comme mot(s)-clef(s) applications, facebook, google analytics. Vous pouvez la mettre en favoris avec ce permalien. Depuis quelques mois, Facebook a délaissé le format FBML au profit des iFrames afin de faciliter le développement des applications. Celles-ci sont de plus en plus avancées et on retrouve des portages de site e-commerce au sein même du réseau social. Comment faire alors pour traquer les iFrames? Mon outil de web analyse directement dans Facebook ? Comme il s’agit d’une iFrame, on peut insérer n’importe quel tracking code. Cookies et Internet Explorer :Internet Explorer (6 à 9), l’ami de tous les intégrateurs, ne déposera pas son cookie chez l’internaute.Effet direct : augmentation du nombre de visiteurs sous IE.Ce problème peut-être surmonté en utilisant le protocole P3P. Récupération des sources de trafic : - Utiliser les paramètres de campagne de votre outil d’analyse dans vos liens. À propos de Damien Ousaci

Using Facebook for Public Relations It can be a little overwhelming at first, but Facebook represents great opportunities for PR. Our series, “Integrating Social Media into Public Relations,” continues with this discussion of using Facebook for PR. Building Facebook into PR strategies can either be an obvious win, or a terrible idea. With an audience of more than 750 millon who log 700 billion minutes on the social network monthly, the potential this platform presents to communicators is undeniable. However, as is the case with any social outlet, Facebook is first and foremost a very personal space for many users. Communications – even (and maybe especially?) Audience research I’m in the camp that agrees Facebook has a place in public relations strategies. “For our clients, we first determine if Facebook is the appropriate outlet and customize our approach based on our client’s goals,” says Mike Nierengarten, an internet marketing consultant at Obility Consulting. But exactly how does one research an audience on Facebook?

Quel usage professionnel pour Facebook ? Les Media Sociaux sont devenus les petits chouchous du Web. L’ex leader MySpace, a été laminé par Facebook.com et son demi milliard de membres dans le monde, et près de 22 Millions en France... Facebook est la valeur montante qui commence même à faire peur à Microsoft et Google par sa croissance insolente, son modèle économique le le rend rentable en 2010… Facebook est devenu le N° 1 des réseaux sociaux dans le monde avec 1,9 Billion de visiteurs uniques / mois dans le monde, et 88 Millions / mois pour la France (Février 2011 – Google Ad Planner) : Si les étudiants représentent encore une majorité des membres de Facebook, il y a de plus en plus de professionnels et d’associations (et même des entreprises !) qui s’inscrivent sur le site… Il y a donc une tendance importante pour un usage professionnel de Facebook. Quelques chiffres sur les utilisateurs de Facebook : un membre français passe 23 minutes / visite et c’est 55 mins / jours aux USA. 14 utilisations professionnelles pour Facebook…

Heavy use of Facebook linked with psychological problems for kids and teens, researcher says - latimes.com Facebook is great for reconnecting with old friends from high school and college. But for those still in school, the popular networking site could do more harm than good. That’s according to Larry Rosen, a psychologist at Cal State Dominguez Hills who’s been studying the effect of technology on people for more than 25 years. Recently, he’s done several studies on how the social networking site affects children. He made his case Saturday at the American Psychological Assn.’s annual convention in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. Here’s some of what he had to say: Teens who use more technology, like video games or the Internet, tended to have more stomach aches, sleeping problems, anxiety and depression, and they often missed more school, he found. Parents also have to contend with other forms of social networking, like sending and receiving text messages. The reason this form of messaging is so popular, said Rosen, is that “kids have been raised on the concept of connection.

Infographic: Facebook Photo History, From Tagging to Facial Recognition Facebook's photo app was added in 2005 and has since had a number of milestones and controversies, most recently regarding facial recognition-based tagging suggestions. Pixable takes a look back in its new infographic. Facebook is undoubtedly one of the more popular ways to share photos with friends online. With the click of a button, everyone from your high school lab partner to former co-workers can see shots from your latest vacation or night out. Depending on who you ask, this is either incredibly convenient or a potential privacy nightmare. Everyone has that tag-happy friend who snaps dozens of photos at any outing and immediately uploads them to Facebook, regardless of how flattering. Unfortunately for the photo averse, Facebook has made it easier for people to tag their friends. How did we get here?

jeffbullas Have you ever had one of those friends that if you don’t respond to them in a timely fashion they will start to tell the world (all your friends) that you are ignoring them or that you are anti-social and not worth inviting to any social event, wedding or party ever again. The reality is that you may have just been away holidaying on a remote island off Peru, kayaking in the Himalayas, climbing Mt Kilimanjaro, having a family crisis in London and New York at the same time or “yes” you really don’t want to talk to them. Facebook is Not Just About Marketing Facebook is often seen as “the” place to market to your customers but not as a customer service channel. The fact is that Facebook is real time and open for all the public to view with comments and posts that are asking and in some cases begging for responses that require constant care and attention. Good public relations and customer service means being proactive and not being afraid of the new social web. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. More Reading

Related: