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Revision as of 18:57, 15 September 2009
Metcalfe's law applied to social networks
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Description
Metcalfe's law states that the value of a (telecommunications) network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system (n2) [1]. Metcalfe's law has also been said to appy to (social) networking websites such as Wikipedia, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.
Enablers
Inhibitors
1. ToDo
Paradigms
What we see happening now: Microsoft buys Facebook, Google wants to muscle in on Facebook...
Timing
2007: Microsoft acquires 1.6% stake in Facebook for $240M, valuing Facebook at $15 billion
2010: ....
2015: ....
2020: ....
2025: ....