Online sharing trends reveal what we care about and why

    If you haven’t shared a video of a cat riding a vacuum, then someone’s probably shared one with you. But do you know why?

    Experts have been trying to figure out the science behind why we share what we do online, and it turns out we do care about more than just videos of babies laughing.

    Behavioral Health reporter Maiken Scott talked to marketing and news experts about what types of things get shared online and what that means for business and journalism.

     

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