} else {
if (metadata.isCounterColumnType()) {
CounterSuperColumn counterSuperColumn = new CounterSuperColumn();
counterSuperColumn.setName(linkName.getBytes());
CounterColumn column = populateCounterFkey(linkName, linkValue);
counterSuperColumn.addToColumns(column);
tf.addCounterSuperColumn(counterSuperColumn);
} else {
SuperColumn superColumn = new SuperColumn();
superColumn.setName(linkName.getBytes());
Column column = populateFkey(linkName, linkValue, timestamp);