Social media power of networks - homework
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The document discusses how content can spread from person to person through social sharing online. It gives an example of a video reaching 1000 people through three stages of sharing, with each sharer sharing with 10 friends. It suggests that if more people kept sharing, the reach could grow exponentially. It poses the question of how someone might want to use reaching 1000 people, such as gathering support, sharing views, promoting oneself, or rallying people to action.
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Social media power of networks - homework
- 2. “This is awesome! I’ll put it on Facebook.”
- 3. Reach = 1
- 4. “LOL! I’m putting this on my wall.” Reach = 10
- 5. “LMAO! I’m so putting this up!” Reach = 100
- 6. “ROFLMAO! Thanks for sharing – I’m putting it up too” Reach = 1000!
- 7. That video has reached 1,000 people in just three stages – each person sharing it with 10 of their friends, three times.
- 8. Now imagine they kept on sharing. How many people would see it?
- 9. If you could reach 1,000 people, what might you want to do?
- 10. Gather support for causes you care about Share your views Promote yourself Rally people to take action
- 11. That is the power of friends. And their friends. And their friends. And their friends. And their friends. And their friends. You get the point.
- 12. How will you use yours?