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Overcoming the Network Effects?

Posted by Cliff on from the this-is-a-job-for-*gasp*-marketing dept.

paul_harrison asks: "I am trying to introduce a new P2P protocol. It's technically superior in several respects to existing protocols, but there's one big problem: too few people using it. Now this is not a new problem, there's even a name for it, "Network Effect". It crops up all over the place: which websites become popular, which formats and protocols people use, which operating systems people use, even which side of the road people drive on... So my question is this: how do things like these overcome network effects and become popular?"

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  1. P2P clients become popular... by Ummagumma · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...by word of mouth. Get your friends on it, your families, your co-workers, thier friends, etc. It will soon spread.

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    "The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." - Thomas Jefferson
  2. You contradict yourself by whoda · · Score: 5, Insightful
    You say: "Which means no censorship, no entry taxes, no one booting you off the network, and no weak point which can break the whole system."

    Then at the end you state: "In particular, if you try to share snuff or child pornography, I will be able to work out you IP and from that your location and identity. And I will report you to the police."

    So, which is it? P2P with no censorship, no booting, or P2P With censorship and booting?

    1. Re:You contradict yourself by WiKKeSH · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Oh no - he's censoring child pornographers. Heavens to betsy.

      Unless you're terribly broken up about some sick bastard being sent to jail for child porn, get over it.

      No, we do not like child pornographers.
      No, I wouldn't be torn by any of them going to jail.
      Hell, I think they all should be shot.

      But, that isnt the point. The author sas there will be no banning. But he tells us he will ban child pornographers?
      Once he changes his wording, I will be happy, but I dunno if the rest of the people will be.

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