Facebook Like Count Not Accurate
By William Li on Monday, 29 December 2014
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I noticed that the like count for my article was not accurate. Any ideas what causes this?

http://www.emarketdesk.com/blog/entry/examining-the-value-of-kobe-s-free-promotion-for-charmin

https://www.facebook.com/emarketdesk
Hi William,

I am sorry for the late reply.
Actually we didn't have control over this. The Like button isn't just a counter of just Likes: it also includes Shares as well as comments on Liked and Shared items on the social network. Facebook also clarified that the Like count of an article or webpage will increase when user share the link via direct messages. (source)

The number shown next to your Like button is actually comprises of the number of likes of your URL, the number of shares of your URL(this includes copy/pasting a link back to Facebook), and and the number of likes and comments on stories on Facebook about your URL. (source).

If you have anymore question, please don't hesitate to ask us.
Hope this will help.
Thanks.
Yasser Ibrahim
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Monday, 29 December 2014 11:35
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Hello William,

The likes count does not actually link to the post. Like counter on your article is actually not the same as the link that you shared on Facebook.
Mark
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Monday, 29 December 2014 02:01
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The link I shared was a general link to the company FB page. The most recent post on that page links to the blog article. Can you take another look?
William Li
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Monday, 29 December 2014 08:24
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Thanks for the answer Mohd. It is understandable that Stackideas does not have control of this.
William Li
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Monday, 29 December 2014 12:30
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Hi Willian,

You're welcome. Glad to hear your issue have been resolved.
If you have anymore question, please don't hesitate to ask us and please create a new ticket. I will mark this ticket as resolved.

Thanks again and have a wonderful day.
Yasser Ibrahim
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Monday, 29 December 2014 15:50
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