Difference between revisions of "Cooperative Social Network"
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This cooperative social network could use the same business model as existing social networks: free accounts for the majority of users, paying accounts for premium users, and operating revenues from advertising and data mining. | This cooperative social network could use the same business model as existing social networks: free accounts for the majority of users, paying accounts for premium users, and operating revenues from advertising and data mining. | ||
− | As a cooperative, such a company would be less pressured by commercial constraints than those out to make it rich. It could serve more as a place for participative technical experimentation and for empowerment of its members. Also it could remain relatively small, the quality of its early-adopter membership making up for the improbability of | + | As a cooperative, such a company would be less pressured by commercial constraints than those out to make it rich. It could serve more as a place for participative technical experimentation and for empowerment of its members. Also it could remain relatively small, the quality of its early-adopter membership making up for the improbability of mainstream adoption. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== |