A site like Rethos could help to widen their circle of influence.
"Those people belong to a New Age circle of influence," Mr. Delord said.
Through groups like Reclaim, the Mercer family's circle of influence extends far beyond even what Mayer has uncovered.
At Harvard he became chums with many of the people who were part of America's privileged circle of influence.
We cannot stop climate change, but it is within our circle of influence as ecologists to suggest landscape adaptation.
Members of a customer's "circle of influence" perhaps a mother or best friend could be targeted by an airline and offered perquisites to build customer loyalty, he said.
Each of the investors has his own circle of influence and friends, and could reasonably expect that those constituencies would be looked after by the magazine.
For the first time in his life, Phelps, 23, was allowed time and space to broaden his circle of influence and interests.
"It's a classic example of the circle of influence and inside connections that this entire case typifies," said Scott Harshbarger, president of Common Cause.
They have worn the mild and uncomprehending expressions of people who seem genuinely unaware of the reality outside their privileged circle of influence.
"If all of your socializing centers around your work life, you tend to experience an ever-decreasing circle of influence and ideas," one pointed out.
