Tuesday was quite a day with the steam test on engine 9. Word spread fast through the groups of narrow gauge and steam fans that the WW&F was making history. The internet has become a big part of getting our message out and a good example is the reaction of viewers on facebook. A number of new records were set with the latest #9 post. Here are a few stats as of tonight.
STEAM TEST ON #9, photos and captions -
9,648 people have viewed the post. An all-time record, the next highest post was a #9 update that received 2,929 views.
264 people have liked the post. This does not include [likes] for individual photos, that number is much higher.
68 positive comments have been made on the post. This does not include comments posted on individual photos which total in the hunderds. (Note: Please see the Few Stories thread for some of the comments.)
Museum main facebook page totals -
1,354 [Likes] for the general page which means that 1,354 people follow us and see every post that we make.
14,346 Page views. This number is the total number of individuals that have seen our page in the last 6+ months.
Every museum member and friend should be proud of the work the WW&F is doing with #9 and other museum projects. The amount of attention by people from all over the world says volumes about what we are doing in Alna.
