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Just a little heads up regarding facebook's new feature "pages to watch". It was launched quite recent so many of you might not have seen it on their pages on facebook.
However, it is a feature that allows you to add pages of your competitors and track their "page likes" performance.
But there's a very disturbing thing. When you add another page to "watch", the page's administrator will get o notification that you are tracking him.
It is quite inconvenient when you build your strategy on your competitors performans and facebook alerts them.
I just thought you might want to know this thing.

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Good catch — that is exactly how the first rollout behaved. Facebook’s Pages to Watch was added to Page Insights in late 2013/early 2014 and is (or was) found under Page → Insights → Overview → Pages to Watch. It gives quick, side‑by‑side numbers (total likes, week‑over‑week change, posts this week and weekly engagement) and surfaces the top posts from watched pages for the week. Practical how‑to steps and what the widget shows are documented in contemporary guides. Social Media Examiner Buffer guide Facebook rollout report (Nov 2013).

Important privacy note (what you and experienced): when you add a Page to a watch list Facebook historically sent a generic alert to the watched Page’s admins saying “a Page” was added to a watch list — it did not name who added them, but it did reveal that someone was watching. Several how‑to writeups and reviews from the rollout period and later explain that behavior, while later UI updates have made results inconsistent for some users. Also remember: if you Like a competitor while acting as your Page, that action is visible to their admins. Social Media Examiner MeetEdgar on Business-to-Watch changes IntranetFuture guide.

Practical options to close the gap (responding to ’ point that it’s not always useful): if secrecy matters, avoid the Pages to Watch list — instead monitor competitor Pages directly (bookmark posts or use a private spreadsheet), use Meta’s Benchmark/Businesses‑to‑Watch tools inside Meta Business Suite for category benchmarking, or use a commercial monitoring tool that offers private benchmarking. If you do try Pages to Watch, test it on a low‑risk Page first so you know what notifications (if any) are generated for your account and category — Facebook’s Insights UI and policies have changed several times since 2013, so confirm current behavior before relying on it. MeetEdgar Buffer guide.

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Yes, I did made tests with my pages and I got notifications, not cool !

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I too tested this option from Facebook. But it doesn't give better results to me.

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