Table 1.
Facebook advertisement performance measures.
| Level of performance | Level of engagement | Performance measure | Definition |
| Exposure | —a | Impressions | Number of times the advertisement appeared in News Feeds |
| Exposure | — | Reach | Number of individuals exposed to the Facebook advertisement |
| Engagement | Low | Reactions | Number of times people responded to an advertisement by clicking “like,” “love,” “wow,” “haha,” “sad,” or “angry” |
| Engagement | Low | Link clicks | Number of people who clicked a link on the Facebook advertisement |
| Engagement | Low | Page likes | Number of people who liked the LungCancer.net Facebook page |
| Engagement | Medium | Shares | Number of times people shared the advertisement |
| Engagement | Medium | Comments | Number of times people commented on the Facebook advertisement |
| Engagement | High | Opt ins | Number of people who signed up to join the LungCancer.net community |
aNot applicable.