How 'Trends' are computed?
Trends are calculated everyday in this method:
Trending = Amount of Views on the Next Day - Amount of Views from the Previous Day
To help you understand further how this actually works, we'll give you an example:
Post Number | 4 Days ago |
3 Days ago |
2 Days Ago | 1 Day ago |
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Post # 1 |
3 views | 5 views | 7 views | 2 views | |
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Post # 2 | 10 views | 9 views | 6 views | 3 views | |
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Post # 3 | 2 views | 4 views | 5 views | 8 views | |
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Let's try to apply the formula we mentioned earlier:
Post # 1's Trending Score = (5 - 3) + (7 - 5) + (2 - 7) = (2) + (2) + (-5) = -1
If we calculate the trending scores for all 3 posts, we would end up with this:
Post # 1 = -1 Post # 2 = -7 Post # 3 = -6
The post with the highest Trending Score will be at the highest rank on Trending. This will mean that Post # 1 will be the highest, followed by Post # 3, then Post # 2.
Note that Trending Scores are calculated everyday.