TIL that in 2013, a scientific experiment at Hebrew University of Jerusalem found the evidence for something called "Herding effect" - that on sites like Reddit, 1 early upvote would boost the final comment score by an average of 25 Percent by changing perception of how people look at it

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a9335/upvotes-downvotes-and-the-science-of-the-reddit-hivemind-15784871/



Submitted February 16, 2015 at 09:37PM by cj_would_lovethis http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2w345t/til_that_in_2013_a_scientific_experiment_at/