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Differences In Online Social Media Mavens: The Gender Gap, Tyra Mitchell, Deborah H. Lester, R. Keith Tudor, Dolly D. Loyd

Association of Marketing Theory and Practice Proceedings 2010

Consumer Behavior experts have acknowledged the significant impact market mavens play in the dissemination and acceptance of new products in the market place. The emergence of online social media mavens has only recently been recognized. Based on traditional patterns of behavior and Internet usage it could be assumed the predictable demographics of the social media maven would be male, young, educated and with an above average income. This study investigated these traditional assumptions and discovered unique differences in online social media mavens. In order to determine potential Social Media Mavens, this research looked beyond usage of social media and instead …