If Social Networks Were 'Game of Thrones' Houses

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If Social Networks Were 'Game of Thrones' Houses
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The state of social networks today has a lot in common with the fictional world of Westeros — they're both filled with warring factions, they're ruled by elite business people and power is constantly shifting.

As the April 6 premiere of HBO's Game of Thrones (http://mashable.com/category/game-of-thrones/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) rapidly approaches, we started to think about the connections between the various houses and factions of Westeros and the social networks we use every day.

See also: 10 'Game of Thrones' Tumblrs for Your Daily Dose of Westeros (http://mashable.com/2014/03/26/game-of-thrones-tumblrs/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


Facebook (http://mashable.com/category/facebook/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) is clearly House Lannister, Twitter (http://mashable.com/category/twitter/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) has more than a drop of Stark blood and the Dothraki are the most fitting metaphor for the 4chan (http://mashable.com/category/4chan/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) community that we've ever seen. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/06/game-of-thrones-social-networks/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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