Social:Asymmetric follow
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Asymmetric follow refers to a social network allowing many people to follow an individual or account without having to follow them back.[1] It is also known as asynchronous follow[2] or sometimes asymmetric friendship.[3]
Asymmetric follow is a common pattern on Twitter, where someone may have thousands of followers, but themselves follow few (or no) accounts.[4][1] In September 2010 Facebook started experimenting with a similar feature, which Facebook calls "Subscribe To."[2][5]
See also
- Algorithmic curation
- Algorithmic radicalization
- Friending and following
- Influence-for-hire
- Ghost followers
- Social bot
- Social influence bias
- Social media bias
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 James Governor (2008-12-05). "Asymmetrical Follow: A Core Web 2.0 Pattern". redmonk.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101019192222/http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/12/05/assymetrical-follow-a-core-web-20-pattern/. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eric Eldon (2010-09-03). ""Facebook Tests New "Subscribe To" Option for Friends and Pages"". Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101106112508/http://www.insidefacebook.com/2010/09/03/facebook-tests-new-subscribe-to-option-for-friends-and-pages/. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ↑ Jolie O'Dell (2009-05-10). "iTunes 10 and Ping Are Here, Bringing Mixed First Impressions". Mashable. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101127213722/http://mashable.com/2010/09/01/itunes-ping/. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ↑ Tim O'Reilly (2009-05-10). "Goodreads vs Twitter: The Benefits of Asymmetric Follow". Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101205090753/http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/05/goodreads-vs-twitter-asymmetric-follow.html. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ↑ MG Siegler (2010-09-03). "Project Dance Party: Facebook's Secret Twitter-Like Follow Feature". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101115143813/http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/03/facebook-project-dance-party/. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
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