Benedict v. Bieber
The authority of the tweet.
What does it mean to put the
voice of the vicar of Christ up against Justin Bieber--who just surpassed Lady
Gaga with more than 33,300,000 followers? Both Gaga and the Biebs
have more followers than the pope, which is not surprising given the fact that
Twitter is one of the main ways celebs build their brands. But one of the
undeniable effects of social media is its democratizing effects. If Biebs and
Benedict post on the same thing on the same day, who speaks with authority? Read
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