As social media has developed as a method of amplifying the power of online reviews about brands, Facebook has become the most trusted channel for product and service recommendations.The new Social Recommendation Index by Social Media Link reveals that 92 percent of respondents trust social recommendations from people they know. Close to 70 percent of them turn to Facebook for product reviews, compared to 63 percent prefer blogs and retail websites, respectively.
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