Next big thing for Twitter & social media: Influence maximization
- Thread starter rrroberts
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I can't believe how hooked the populations right through the world are in particular Facebook and similar type social networks, so am wondering about Twitter. Like who are using Twitter these days - in my community I only hear Facebook for all purposes and particularly politics? I'm a bit cynical in that maybe this is a kind of promotion for Twitter? :unknown:
Barnum4000
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I personally hate both, but in the community I live presently everyone is on FB. The whole community is connected with FB. Whenever there is an emergency this is how people keep in touch with one another - like a wild fire going on all of the time. I've come across no one yet who are using Twitter for communicating with one another. Pininterest maybe. But if one doesn't have a connection to FB, one loses out on what is going on. I've found time and again businesses in the local community who don't have Websites, but they do have Facebook pages.rrroberts said:
Yozora
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That's kind of creepy! Reminds me of whenever I try to look at Amazon reviews. A lot of the five-star ones sound suspiciously like marketing brochures, and a bunch of the one-star ones are like "This product is awful! Instead, try this other product which is superior in every way." It just makes researching things and finding trustworthy reviews that much harder. The last thing I need is for these kinds of planted reviews to get big on Twitter. 
quakeislight
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I think virtual reality is going to completely change the way social media works...
I agree. A few decades OK people were limited to their old phones and telephone lines to talk to one another. Now we have wireless technology and people seem to be following it slavishly to the extent of being glued to their little smart phones. I'd say virtual reality is already playing a huge role in how we communicate with one another without necessarily really getting to know one another. Like families go to dinner and working their smart phones while they are waiting for dinner to arrive.quakeislight said:
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