In an article by David Talbot, Amit Singhal, is quoted as follows:
“One user following another in social media is analogous to one page linking to another on the Web. Both are a form of recommendation,” Singhal says. “As high-quality pages link to another page on the Web, the quality of the linked-to page goes up. Likewise, in social media, as established users follow another user, the quality of the followed user goes up as well.”
It is a brand new internet dawn!
To read the full article click here – technologyreview.com