Dec 24, 20132 min read

Marketing Land’s Most-Shared Stories on Facebook of 2013: The Downfall of EdgeRank, Google Reader an

Welcome to another installment of our Year In Review series. We have already shared our top news stories and our most tweeted stories; but in 2013, our Facebook sharers like to share news and features about Facebook – such as the changes in the News Feed algorithm, using hashtags, “story bumping,” and ultimately how to get the most out of Facebook marketing.

For all of our most socially-shared stories of 2013, we used Social Crawlytics, a free tool that analyzes each URL of a site to show how it’s been shared, including Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn and more. The tool captures social plugin data that on each URL, and a great way to see how your content resonates socially.

Without further ado, here are the 20 most-shared stories of 2013:

1. The #Hashtag Bowl, Game Over: Twitter Mentioned In 50% Of Super Bowl Commercials, Facebook Only 8%, Google+ Shut Out

2. EdgeRank Is Dead: Facebook’s News Feed Algorithm Now Has Close To 100K Weight Factors

3. Facebook Finally Gets Hashtags: How They Work

4. Google To Close Google Reader On July 1

5. Survey: 90% Of Customers Say Buying Decisions Are Influenced By Online Reviews

6. Vine Passes Instagram In Total Twitter Shares

7. The Death Of The QR Code

8. Yahoo #1 Web Property Again In US, First Time Since May 2011

9. Report: Nearly 40 Percent Of Internet Time Now On Mobile Devices

10. Facebook Updates News Feed Algorithm With New “Story Bumping” & “Last Actor” Factors

11. Facebook Hashtags: Why They Will Turbo Charge Your Reach