Sam’s Online Journal

Hi Lily,

Lily wanted to know what this comment mean: Social bookmarking tools also share this characteristic: the more they are used, the more value accrues to the system itself and thereby to all who participate in it.

This is a very interesting comment. When I read it (though keep in mind I haven’t read the rest of the article yet) I take it mean that the value of the system will increase as more people use it, not the resources themselves that are being bookmarked. Sort of like a community. The more people that come into the community, the more jobs they bring, the more money they bring for further development and repairs, the more ideas they bring on how to improve life. That sort of thing.  In terms of the internet and perhaps this system, popularity may bring with it that ability to upgrade, to develop better, faster links and services etc.