RESEARCH ARTICLE
The Life Cycle of a Facebook Post
Martin S. Fiebert*, Azadeh Aliee, Hoda Yassami, Marcie D. Dorethy
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2014Volume: 7
First Page: 18
Last Page: 19
Publisher ID: TOPSYJ-7-18
DOI: 10.2174/1874350101407010018
Article History:
Received Date: 16/02/2014Revision Received Date: 21/05/2014
Acceptance Date: 21/05/2014
Electronic publication date: 13/6/2014
Collection year: 2014
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Abstract
Social networking sites, such as Facebook, offer a fast-paced medium for social interaction. Consequently the amount of social engagement that users produce tends to be short-lived. The current study investigates the length of time a Facebook post continues to engage users. The posts of 100 participants, 50 men and 50 women, were followed for a 24-hour period. Results indicate that on average they receive the largest number of social engagements (i.e., likes and comments) within the first 2 to 4 hours (53%), and rarely after 24 hours.