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Zusatztext Viral Loop tidily presents a history of viral case studies from analog to digital...This history of social networking benefits from in-depth first-person research. Informationen zum Autor Adam Penenberg has written for Forbes , The New York Times , Fast Comapny , Slate , Wired , The Economist , and Mother Jones . A former senior editor at Forbes , Penenberg garnered national attention in 1998 for unmasking serial fabricator Stephen Glass of The New Republic . Penenberg's story was a watershed for online investigative journalism and is portrayed in the film 'Shattered Glass'. A journalism professor at New York University, Penenberg is the assistant director of the Business and Economic Program. He lives in New York. Klappentext A ground-breaking, agenda-setting book that reveals the business model that has propelled the likes of YouTube, Google, Facebook and MySpace to global success.A ground-breaking, agenda-setting book that reveals the business model that has propelled the likes of YouTube, Google, Facebook and MySpace to global success. Zusammenfassung You read a book, you recommend it to a friend. That friend tells another friend. And another... until the book becomes this year's word-of-mouth sensation. This is the first to analyze the power of the 'pass-it-on' phenomenon, introducing us to the architects of the mightily efficient, money-spinning model known as the Viral Loop - the secret behind some of the most successful businesses in recent history. Outfits such as Google, eBay, Flickr and Facebook all employ the model at their core; all have seen their stock valuations skyrocket within years of forming. The genius lies in the model's reliance on replication: what's the point of using Facebook if none of your friends can see your profile, or using Flickr if you can't share your photos? Where's the joy in posting a video on YouTube if no one watches it? In creating a viral product that people want, need and desire, growth can, and will, take care of itself. Find out why the Loop will catch us all up, sooner rather than later... ...
