How to Game Facebook’s News Feed with Keywords (Until the Next Algorithm Update)

Margarita Noriega, director of social media at Fusion, decided to see if the inclusion of several keywords in a status update would propel it to the top of her friends’ News Feeds, and it worked.

MargaritaNoriegaStatusUpdate650Margarita Noriega, director of social media at Fusion, decided to see if the inclusion of several keywords in a status update would propel it to the top of her friends’ News Feeds, and it worked.

Business Insider reported that Noriega posted the following status update, which had tallied 168 likes at the time of this post, and which The Daily Mail head of social media Taylor Lorenz reported had been atop her News Feed for four days:

Guys, I have big personal news about my family and friends! Congratulations! Facebook may or may not show you this post.

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