Ouch. This was cool data to have, and Facebook turning off the API tap ruins more than just this particular company's business model.
Let there be no mistake; these APIs are designed such that the house always wins. Facebook is not a 'Facebook Federation Protocol', and now they're following in the footsteps of Instagram and Twitter in limiting data outflow when it no longer benefits them.
This was an unfortunate result, SharedCount and @yahel are awesome but understandably tired of fighting this. We're starting up engagedcount.com to pick up where they left off. We also have some ideas working for twitter counts in the pipeline.
Maybe it's a hopeless struggle but I think that with machine learning becoming as powerful as it is, this data is better off out in the world than behind these closed gardens.
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Maybe it's a hopeless struggle but I think that with machine learning becoming as powerful as it is, this data is better off out in the world than behind these closed gardens.