I once read in a book that the value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of users, but I couldn’t recall the term, so I looked it up, and it turns out to be ‘Metcalfe’s Law’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The concept that the value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users (nodes)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mathematically expressed, the value of a network is V \u221d n\u00b2 (n: number of users).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Example: As the number of users increases on social media, messengers, and telephone networks, the value of the network increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An expanded concept beyond Metcalfe’s Law, stating that the value increases dramatically when small groups are formed within the network<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is an important factor in community-based marketing, explaining why the influence of specific groups (fandoms, interest communities) grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A law stating that the value of media networks (radio, TV) is proportional to the size of the audience<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This connects to the concept that as advertisements or content are exposed to more people, their effectiveness increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The concept that not only popular products but also the sales of niche products can become a significant part of total revenue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is one of the important strategies in search engine optimization (SEO) and content marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As the number of users (link sharers, visitors) increases, the value of the platform increases exponentially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When communities based on specific interests (niche groups) become active, the network effect becomes stronger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not only specific popular content but also content created by various users can consistently drive traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I once read in a book that the value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of users, but I couldn’t recall the term, so I looked it up, and it turns out to be ‘Metcalfe’s Law’. Here is a summary of the content. Network Effects and Marketing Laws Metcalfe\u2019s Law […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marketing-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooss.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooss.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooss.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooss.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooss.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cooss.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2166\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooss.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooss.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooss.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Reed\u2019s Law<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Sarnoff\u2019s Law<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Long Tail<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Connection to Online Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Metcalfe\u2019s Law<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Reed\u2019s Law<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Long Tail<\/h3>\n\n\n\n