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Why Are Some Social Media Sites Free to Use?

Why Are Some Social Media Sites Free to Use?

If companies always try to maximize profits, why are so many social media sites free to use? Learn how these platforms operate, as well as what positive and negative “network effects� are at play, in this May 2023 issue of Page One Economics.
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Date Added to MERLOT:
February 25, 2024
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July 25, 2024
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Scott St. Louis
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Middle School, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division
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