I have a twitter share button and a facebook share button in my blog page. The twitter counter always shows, but the facebook one only shows when you post something, and then goes away when the page is refreshed and does not show up again until something is posted. I want it to show all the time as to adhere to design cohesiveness.
<div id="share_stuff">
<div class="share_buttons">
<a name="fb_share" type="box_count" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php">Share</a><script src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/connect.php/js/FB.Share" type="text/javascript"></script>
</div>
<div class="share_buttons">
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script>
</div>
</div>
The page needs to be shared at least 3 times before the counter appears.
More information can be found here:
http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Talk:Facebook_Share#Counter_only_displays_on_interaction