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Google has created a website, Google+ Ripples, that allows you to see how a public post is shared over time. It’s really interesting to see how a piece of content can go viral through multiple user groups.
“Posts and links get shared over and over again, but we usually don’t know how. We get counts, but who shares what and how far do does a link reach? Google+ Ripples gives you a peak into the process. A link or status is posted, and like when a pebble is dropped in a pond, a pattern forms outwards.
The above, for example, is the view for Sergey Brin’s update when Steve Jobs passed away. Each circle represents a share, and arrows indicate the direction of a share. Larger circles indicate heavier resharing.”
(via Google Ripples show influence and how posts are shared)
