Weak ties and why influence travels further through distant acquaintances than close friends

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How coordinated accounts manufacture the appearance of organic influence Why influence fades when the issue changes even if the person does not Distinguishing influence from popularity and fame in the same person Dormant ties that become influence again when someone needs a favour When influence depends on having persuaded just the right people at the threshold Network position versus personal charisma as the source of influence How influence gets attributed to whoever happened to be visible in a cascade Why counting followers is a weak measure of how much influence someone has The two-step flow idea that opinion leaders sit between media and everyone else Measuring influence by asking who people turn to for advice