AOL could ramp up its network effect faster than the open web in the early 90's.

· Bits and Bobs 9/29/25
  • AOL could ramp up its network effect faster than the open web in the early 90's.
    • AOL was a single-sided network effect.
      • Email, chat and IM grow in value with any user that joins.
    • The open web was a two-sided network effect.
      • More publishers create more content which attracts more consumers, which…
    • Two sided network effects[j] are more stable and have more momentum, but that also means they have more inertia and are slower to start up.[k][l]

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