There’s been an interesting flurry around Metcalfe’s Law, its validity and its currency, particularly as it applies to social networks. Bob himself has weighed in on Mike Hirshlands blog. Read the whole shebang if you wish or get the takeout:
… to understand the value of a social network we need to consider not just the number of users but also the affinity between the members of the network.
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n.sputnik/Nick Dynice » Blog Archive » Metcalfe’s Law 2.0 is Web 2.0 // August 21, 2006 at 7:08 pm |
[...] A couple weeks ago I wrote about how Metcalf’s Law appears to not be correct when the network becomes too populated. Recently, people have been saying in no longer makes sense or questioning wheather the law still makes sense in the face of Web 2.0. and social networks. They say this because there is a lot of noise to sort through. Metcalf himself says it is still relevant, and I agree. I think Web 2.0 is Metcalfe’s Law at a higher order. How else do you explain the great experiences we hare having on the web compared to 10 years ago? Metcalfe’s Law now redefines itself at a higher order in what could be called Metcalfe’s Law 2.0. [...]
yoick // August 22, 2006 at 12:28 am |
Nick – indeed this is the point and I believe Bob takes things one step further with his comment that it’s not just about the scale, but also about the relativity or affinity.
elton // July 28, 2009 at 8:43 am |
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