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Originally Posted by BigD  No, but there is a paradigm shift in the nature of social groupings, visibility, how they form and are managed and conducted. The influence of peer pressure has to be considered in the new context.
example: I am looking of a new car. If ten of my friends , that I see rarely face-to-face had bought a new convertible BMW330, then until the advent of such online groupings I probably would never have found out, and the influence would not have been of any note.
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Again, how do you see this group unless you actively posted "anyone bought a BMW330?".
Or what's to stop you seeing a distant aquaintance driving down the road in one if you live in the same area? You wouldn't notice unless you were thinking of getting one.