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New There's your example :-)
Odds are that you prefer A, because most of the people that you care about are going to be on that network.
You asked for an example where the smaller network was more valuable. There it is.
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Expand Edited by drewk March 7, 2005, 12:26:44 PM EST
New More valuable to you, yes
More valuable across all members of the network? No.

Cheers,
Ben
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
     Here's as good as anywhere, questioning Metcalfe's Law - (ben_tilly) - (30)
         I stopped at the point where - (Arkadiy) - (15)
             He's not saying what you think - (ben_tilly) - (14)
                 At least two of his examples are wrong - (Arkadiy) - (13)
                     Disagreement - (ben_tilly) - (12)
                         One counter-example, and a possible new POV - (drewk) - (3)
                             That's not entirely a counterexample - (ben_tilly) - (2)
                                 You got the analogy, but missed the point - (drewk) - (1)
                                     Chicken and egg on value - (ben_tilly)
                         OK, I finished reading - (Arkadiy) - (7)
                             If n^2 holds for users... - (ben_tilly) - (6)
                                 Switching is not same as joining - (Arkadiy) - (5)
                                     Larger by 30% wins? - (ben_tilly) - (4)
                                         I guess I should re-read - (Arkadiy) - (1)
                                             Read section 4 - (ben_tilly)
                                         There's your example :-) - (drewk) - (1)
                                             More valuable to you, yes - (ben_tilly)
         I have come to the conclusion... - (folkert)
         Re: Paper. - (a6l6e6x)
         Something else I just realized - (drewk)
         The mathematics is interesting and I presume . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (7)
             Mostly true - (ben_tilly) - (6)
                 Andrew's obviously talking B2B - (drewk) - (3)
                     My very favorite was a B to C - (Andrew Grygus) - (1)
                         Oops! -NT - (ben_tilly)
                     I don't know the breakdown... - (ben_tilly)
                 But it isn't exactly frictionless . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1)
                     True but... - (ben_tilly)
         Ben, do you mind if I cite this for a paper? - (jake123) - (2)
             You can cite this, if unpublished papers are acceptable - (ben_tilly) - (1)
                 No, it works as it's on the net - (jake123)

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