Just 27 percent of social media users account for 87 percent of shared news, according to new research from CNN. The study, which was conducted over two months and tracked 2,300 people, looked at different motivations for sharing, as well methods and content. Not surprisingly, social networks accounted for almost half (43 percent) of shared news.
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