Following is the findings of Family History Company's Facebook Likeometer - comparing "Likes" for October 2013 to March 2014. The significant increase should encourage us to use Facebook at an additional source in our family history research and keeping up with some of the providers we use in our efforts. Take a look at the list of benefits and the number of "like" left by viewers. An additional offering here is a direct link to each of the company's Facebook sites. . . .
Benefits of genealogy company Facebook pages:
Facebook page Likes Likes
(10/13) (3/14) %
Ancestry.com 682,002 765, 200 12
FamilySearch 245,918 448,101 82
findmypast 95, 252 241,798 154
Whoi Do You Think
You Are? 226,114 235,029 3.9
GenesReunited 146,175 209,570 43
MyHeritage 152,949 195,857 28
Ancestry.co.uk 109,431 130,586 19
23andme 76,167 99,475 31
FamilySearch Indexing 72,847 95,353 31
Geni.com 45,194 47,900 6
Family Tree DNA 32,131 37,328 16
Genealogy Bank 29,312 37,074 26
Cyndi's List 25,312 31,329 23
Mocavo 12,528 12,807 2.2
(Note, numbers of “Likes” constantly fluctuate; they will be outdated by the time you read this post.)
Ancestry.com retains the #1 position, with “Likes” up 12%. FindMyPast has jumped from the #7 position to the #3 position. FindMyPast and FamilySearch have seen the largest percentage increases. This must be due in part to consolidating their various Facebook pages (or “Likes”) into single company pages (or “Like” totals). FindMyPast US, UK, Ireland, and Australia pages all now display the same number of “Likes;” FamilySearch has removed several sub-pages, such as FamilySearch Wiki. Overall, all companies have seen gains in page “Likes.”
This article was submitted by a guest blogger to FamilySearch
To see the St. George FamilySearch Library's Facebook Page, click here https://www.facebook.com/sgfsl
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Facebook page Likes Likes
(10/13) (3/14) %
Ancestry.com 682,002 765, 200 12
FamilySearch 245,918 448,101 82
findmypast 95, 252 241,798 154
Whoi Do You Think
You Are? 226,114 235,029 3.9
GenesReunited 146,175 209,570 43
MyHeritage 152,949 195,857 28
Ancestry.co.uk 109,431 130,586 19
23andme 76,167 99,475 31
FamilySearch Indexing 72,847 95,353 31
Geni.com 45,194 47,900 6
Family Tree DNA 32,131 37,328 16
Genealogy Bank 29,312 37,074 26
Cyndi's List 25,312 31,329 23
Mocavo 12,528 12,807 2.2
(Note, numbers of “Likes” constantly fluctuate; they will be outdated by the time you read this post.)
Ancestry.com retains the #1 position, with “Likes” up 12%. FindMyPast has jumped from the #7 position to the #3 position. FindMyPast and FamilySearch have seen the largest percentage increases. This must be due in part to consolidating their various Facebook pages (or “Likes”) into single company pages (or “Like” totals). FindMyPast US, UK, Ireland, and Australia pages all now display the same number of “Likes;” FamilySearch has removed several sub-pages, such as FamilySearch Wiki. Overall, all companies have seen gains in page “Likes.”
This article was submitted by a guest blogger to FamilySearch
To see the St. George FamilySearch Library's Facebook Page, click here https://www.facebook.com/sgfsl