Mahalia is a pop star with a large Twitter following. While she knows her fans like reading what she posts, she can’t be certain that everyone will enjoy her posts or not be offended by them because she doesn’t know them personally. This lack of knowledge on Mahalia’s part is an example of the phenomenon known as ____

A. collapsing contexts
B. social presence
C. media richness
D. spreadability


Ans: A. collapsing contexts

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