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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

The Power of Being Influenced

Sometimes an idea spreads through society like a newly-mutated cold virus zooming through a class of first-graders. Other times, a good idea never seems to take hold. What makes the difference? Scientists want to know, and marketers want to know even more, since they make their living spreading ideas about their products.
Posted by Dr William Ashton at 4:12 PM
Labels: advertising, no-space, social, systems-theory

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