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Social Ratings, Reviews, and the Power of Groupthink [Study] How much do other people’s opinions online affect the way you think about something? According to new research, it could be more than you think. In findings published from a study led by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, MIT, and NYU, tests show that group mentality online does sway individual opinion and action. The experiment involved a website similar to Reddit, where users submit articles, can comment on those articles and vote comments up or down. The site requested to remain nameless in order to allow the experiment. Read More: searchenginewatch/article/2288671/Social-Ratings-Reviews-and-the-Power-of-Groupthink-Study
Posted on: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:55:51 +0000

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