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facebook share originalIf you have shared something on Facebook since yesterday afternoon, you have probably noticed a new sharing option pop up.  This allows Facebook users to decide whether or not they want to include the original post with the share or not.

Here is how it looks when you share a link on Facebook now.

share facebook include originalIt is a nice change because sometimes you do not want the context, comments or language from the original share included, but previously it would require the user to grab the destination URL and share that, rather than simply sharing from the original share itself.

If you don’t include the share, it appears as if the post was shared first by the user.

This seems to be live for all Facebook users now.

H/T to Kristine Schachinger who noticed the change yesterday.

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Jennifer Slegg

Founder & Editor at The SEM Post
Jennifer Slegg is a longtime speaker and expert in search engine marketing, working in the industry for almost 20 years. When she isn't sitting at her desk writing and working, she can be found grabbing a latte at her local Starbucks or planning her next trip to Disneyland. She regularly speaks at Pubcon, SMX, State of Search, Brighton SEO and more, and has been presenting at conferences for over a decade.

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  1. Hi – do you know what impact this will have for businesses in terms of how the shared content is propagated? For instance, is it better for someone to share the original post, or better to uncheck the box and have it shared “for the first time” by the person sharing?