Smoke rose from a crude earthen forge, wom​en took turns at a goatskin bellows while men and boys pounded scrap metal on small anvils, shaping it into cooking spoons, axheads, and other simple wares.

几缕炊烟从粗糙的泥炉里缓缓升起，女人转动山羊皮风箱，男人和小孩用力地敲打着铁砧板上的废旧金属，做成勺子，斧头和其他简单家用器皿。

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Because of them, I grew up taking for granted that wom en could vote and, because of them, my daughter grew up taking for granted that children of all colors could go to school together.

因为他们，我从小到大就认为女性当然有投票权；因为他们，我的女儿从小到大都认为各种肤色的孩子当然可以一起去学校。

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But the advent of the web, internet forums and social networking sites has given WOM the power to turn a product from global hero to zero with frightening speed.

但网络、互联网论坛和社交网站的出现，却让口碑拥有了以惊人的速度将一个产品从全球英雄变成狗熊的能力。

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We know WOM has a direct effect because we experience it ourselves in everyday life.

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As you might expect, the internet is growing as a driver of WOM conversations.

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This form of technology goes back to the orginal WOM, but instead of using voice, technology is used.

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