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IDemo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 08:36 PM
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Want to be popular on the Internet? Be a jerk!
By Helen A.S. Popkin
msnbc.com msnbc.com
updated 12/10/2010 4:45:51 PM ET 2010-12-10T21:45:51

Hey, you! Want more social media "buzz" in your life?

Then forget about so-called social media consultants and how-to guides. If you're looking to engage your Facebook friends, get things going on Twitter, or attract commenters on your hipster-themed Tumblr blog, stop messing around and start pissing people off. It's science!

According to a study by U.K. research group Statistical Cybermetrics, cyberspace citizens are overwhelmingly attracted to the negative. (Gasp!)

To confirm this fairly obvious fact, researchers used an algorithm called "sentiment analysis" to identify emotional content in posts left on the BBC's online discussion forums and the link-sharing website digg.com, reports New Scientist.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40610086/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/


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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 08:41 PM
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1. Same technique the GOP uses to win elections
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ddeclue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 08:46 PM
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2. apparently works w women too..
Although I don't know how to do that..:rofl:
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snagglepuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 09:59 PM
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3. The LOL cat caption is bloody brilliant. Absolutely hysterical.
I totally identify:)
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Skip Intro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 10:35 PM
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9. Yep. Cracked me up.
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bobbolink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 10:02 PM
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4. Sure is true on DU. A good, well-researched and respectful post usually drops like an anchor.
While a nasty remark gets lots of replies.

This has been commented on many times.

If you want things to be different, reinforce good OPs.
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apocalypsehow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 10:05 PM
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5. Love the accompanying pic - it sums things up nicely.
:rofl:
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brettdale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 10:11 PM
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6. yes
Bullies always seem to be popular.
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brettdale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 10:11 PM
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7. yes
Bullies always seem to be popular.
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snooper2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 10:20 PM
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8. most people post on the intertubes to complain
and if they are not doing that...

do a youtube search on girl fights- You'll find 100s of thousands of hits, but only 28 views on how to properly cook lamb chops on the grill.


Kind of sad if you think about it. A lot of the folks spending time on the intertubes with this crap are great Darwin Award candidates :)

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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 11:19 PM
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10. I get the most replies when I post when I am feeling grumpy. nt
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Jeffersons Ghost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 11:33 PM
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11. Write on with that one! K&R
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