The Tipping Point
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The Tipping Point is a bestselling non-fiction book by Malcolm Gladwell that explores how small, seemingly minor actions or events can trigger large-scale social change and trends.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Tipping Point canonical | 8 |
| Gladwell | 2 |
| Outliers | 1 |
| The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T622744 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Tipping Point Context triple: [Little, Brown and Company, notableWorkPublished, The Tipping Point]
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A.
The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point is a 2004 studio album by hip-hop band The Roots that blends socially conscious lyrics with live-instrumentation and experimental production.
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B.
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads is a nonfiction book that traces the history and mechanics of the attention economy, examining how media, advertising, and technology industries capture and monetize human attention.
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C.
The Wave
The Wave is a dramatic seascape painting by French Realist artist Gustave Courbet, renowned for its powerful depiction of crashing ocean waves and turbulent natural forces.
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D.
Triumph of the Market
Triumph of the Market is a critical work by economist and media analyst Edward S. Herman that examines the social and political consequences of neoliberal, market-driven policies.
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E.
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires is a nonfiction book that examines the recurring cycle of openness and monopolistic control in communications and information industries throughout modern history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Tipping Point Target entity description: The Tipping Point is a bestselling non-fiction book by Malcolm Gladwell that explores how small, seemingly minor actions or events can trigger large-scale social change and trends.
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A.
The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point is a 2004 studio album by hip-hop band The Roots that blends socially conscious lyrics with live-instrumentation and experimental production.
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B.
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads is a nonfiction book that traces the history and mechanics of the attention economy, examining how media, advertising, and technology industries capture and monetize human attention.
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C.
The Wave
The Wave is a dramatic seascape painting by French Realist artist Gustave Courbet, renowned for its powerful depiction of crashing ocean waves and turbulent natural forces.
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D.
Triumph of the Market
Triumph of the Market is a critical work by economist and media analyst Edward S. Herman that examines the social and political consequences of neoliberal, market-driven policies.
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E.
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires is a nonfiction book that examines the recurring cycle of openness and monopolistic control in communications and information industries throughout modern history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Malcolm Gladwell ⓘ |
| bestsellerStatus | New York Times bestseller ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| explores |
contagious behavior
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how small changes can produce big effects ⓘ social networks ⓘ spread of ideas and trends ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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popular science ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
connectors
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mavens ⓘ salesmen ⓘ the law of the few ⓘ the power of context ⓘ the stickiness factor ⓘ tipping point ⓘ |
| hasSequelOrRelatedWork |
Blink
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The Tipping Point self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Outliers
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| influencedField |
business strategy
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marketing theory ⓘ public health communication ⓘ social network analysis ⓘ |
| ISBN | 9780316346627 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableCaseStudy |
Baltimore syphilis epidemic
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Blue’s Clues ⓘ Hush Puppies shoe revival ⓘ New York City crime decline ⓘ Sesame Street ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing the term "tipping point" in social contexts ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| pages | approximately 280 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2000 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| setting | primarily United States ⓘ |
| structure | divided into three main parts ⓘ |
| subject |
behavioral science
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epidemiology of ideas ⓘ marketing ⓘ social change ⓘ social epidemics ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| writingStyle | narrative non-fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
this entity surface form:
Outliers
this entity surface form:
Gladwell
subject surface form:
Phrenology
subject surface form:
Game Theory
subject surface form:
The Power of Context
subject surface form:
The Power of Context
this entity surface form:
Gladwell