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Big Question (Answered): “What Does It Mean to be ‘Famous’ on Social Media?”

Social media is no longer the uncharted territory it once was, but it is still not impossible to catch the eyes of the masses and become an overnight sensation on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or Google+. Is there value in achieving name recognition in social media? And, more to the point, what defines a social celebrity? Is it followers? Reach? Name recognition? We put the question to you directly.

What does it mean to be “famous” on social media?

We asked and culled your responses from Facebook, Google+ and Twitter and presented them back to you with Storify. If you have additional responses, please leave them in the comments.

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