Most commentary on social media ignores an obvious truth—that the value of things is largely determined by their rarity.
Social media provides huge opportunities, but will bring huge problems, says our Schumpeter columnist. Everyone will need better filters—editors, analysts, middle managers and so on—to help them extract meaning from the blizzard of buzz.

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