http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/tags/facebook+check-ins/default.aspxTags: facebook check-insenCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2012/04/02/facebook-recalibrates-check-in-counts.aspxMon, 02 Apr 2012 20:00:00 GMT1e469e21-c924-44fa-a132-47b5d0a8ad47:19453Pete Prestipino0http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=19453http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2012/04/02/facebook-recalibrates-check-in-counts.aspx#comments<hr /> <p><img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/images/blog/facebook-mini.gif" style="float:left;margin:10px;" height="73" width="73" alt="" /><b>Social network Facebook indicated that some significant changes are coming related to how it counts check-ins, providing &quot;a more accurate picture of how people are visiting your business.&quot; </b><br /><br /> Check-ins were previously counted in aggregate under the &quot;were here&quot; total. That, of course, caused multiple checkins and some check-in inflation (abuse) that these changes should correct &ndash; if not eliminate entirely. <br /><br /> According to the email notification sent to page owners, Facebook will only count one check-in every 12 hours from the same user. <br /><br /> While your business may look less popular as a result of the change, many socially focused businesses should be in favor of the change as it could provide a way for a third-party (or Facebook) to build out some strong check-in reward systems. <br /><br /> No indication was given about when the new statistics would be available, but with the new Timeline feature officially here it should be arriving within days.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=19453" width="1" height="1">facebooksocial mediafacebook timelinefacebook check-ins