This cholesterol analogy is one of the better and most creative that I've run across. I like analogies because good ones get people's attention. In this case the issue is the all-too-common perception that social media 'numbers' are the magic answer to successful public engagement and it's just not that simple or productive.
http://tinyurl.com/n7z3a8ts the all-too-common
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