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An asymmetric follow social network is one which allows many people to follow an individual or account without having to follow them back. It is also known as asynchronous follow or sometimes asymmetric friendship.

Asymmetric follow is a common pattern on Twitter, where someone may have thousands of followers, but themselves follow few (or no) accounts. In September 2010 Facebook started experimenting with a similar feature, which Facebook calls "Subscribe To."

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References

  1. ^ James Governor (2008-12-05). "Asymmetrical Follow: A Core Web 2.0 Pattern". redmonk.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  2. ^ Eric Eldon (2010-09-03). ""Facebook Tests New "Subscribe To" Option for Friends and Pages"". Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  3. Jolie O'Dell (2009-05-10). "iTunes 10 and Ping Are Here, Bringing Mixed First Impressions". Mashable. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  4. Tim O'Reilly (2009-05-10). "Goodreads vs Twitter: The Benefits of Asymmetric Follow". Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  5. MG Siegler (2010-09-03). "Project Dance Party: Facebook's Secret Twitter-Like Follow Feature". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-21.


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