As we approach the end of 2014, I’d like to review some of the issues that got big responses on this page. When I say “big responses,” I’m referring to “numbers reached” that Facebook provides in its “Insights” (statistics on page use and views). The biggest response of all was to the following link from Newsweek.com, an article about Mount Aso’s eruption.
https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/740949815978453
This post “reached” (whatever that means) 10,272 people. A typical post of mine only reaches about 100 or so, even though close to a thousand people have “liked” this page. Many people chose to share this, causing it to go viral.
Actually, just about anything I posted about the volcano got much bigger responses that other posts, so it’s pretty clear that people were interested.
Even before the eruption, people showed interest in Mount Aso and its environs. The following post about UNESCO’s decision to designate the Aso area as a Global Geopark got over 1,200 views.
https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/704847666255335
Finally, this post from April about a visit to the volcano got almost 2000 views:
https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/627031194036983
Although we were able to get close enough to look down into the volcano, the pool inside had already dried up. In retrospect, I think that was an indication of the increased activity that led to the recent eruption.
(Posted by Kirk)
