[Myexperiment-discuss] Google OpenSocial: Grouchos law

[Duncan Hull]

Hello

David De Roure wrote:
>         http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/31/technology/31google.html
>   

Facebook / Google / Microsoft / myExperiment should be wary of "Grouchos 
law", which contrary to Metcalfes law, says the value of a social 
network actually *decreases* the bigger it gets :)

"Once everyone is allowed in, some people want to leave. Or, worse 
still, no longer wish to join..."

see http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~hulld/q2007-11-02.html

Duncan


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