Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Can Social Networks Predict What You'll Buy?

Those stalking the social-networking field are betting that birds of a feather don't just flock together -- they buy together too.

While the merits of advertising on social networks are still debatable, there's emerging evidence that mapping the online relationships among consumers -- creating so-called social graphs -- can be just as valuable as traditional targeting and segmentation in predicting how people will respond to marketing messages.

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