# The Data Modeling Behind Social Media “Likes”

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**Created:** [June 13, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/the-data-modeling-behind-social-media-likes/607 "2023-06-13T01:20:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/the-data-modeling-behind-social-media-likes/607/1 "2023-06-13T01:20:00Z")

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> **[The Data Modeling Behind Social Media “Likes”](https://www.scylladb.com/2023/06/06/the-data-modeling-behind-social-media-likes/)**
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> Did you ever think about how Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or other social media platforms track who liked your posts? This post explains how to do it with ScyllaDB NoSQL.