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(Entry was posted by Rotimi Orimoloye on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 04/01/2014).

What is new profile views thing about?

Hi, I`m curious. What is new profile views thing about? 
It just popped up this instant for me, as I looked at some guy`s profile and noticed he had 12, 000 followers  | 240, 000 views. By the time I returned to my own profile, I noticed there was a view counter there as well.
Funny I didn`t notice it a second before. ?
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  • Rotimi Orimoloye: Hi, I'm curious. What is new profile views thing about? ;
    It just popped up this instant for me, as I looked at some guy's profile and noticed he had 12,000 followers  ;| 240,000 views. By the time I returned to my own profile, I noticed there was a view counter there as well.
    Funny I didn't notice it a second before. ;
  • Rotimi Orimoloye: By the way, I think it's great they're calling it "followers" now. ;
  • Karl B. Hille: I think it's been there - just how many total likes/plusses you've ever gotten (for profile, posts, comments, etc)
  • Masatake Wasa: https://plus.google.com/103389452828130864950/posts/96Fyaf5QGiG is a good explanation as to what views mean.
  • Rotimi Orimoloye: thanks +Masatake Wasa ;but I saw that shortly after posting this question. ;
  • Edwin Jonk: From the expert panel in this weeks SEO Questions hangout on air on 02:07:54 into the YouTube video: https://dumbseoquestions.com/q/what_is_new_profile_views_thing_about +Rotimi Orimoloye

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