The 1% Rule
July 21st, 2006
Recently there’s an emerging rule of thumb on the Internet.
It suggests that if you get a group of 100 people online then one will create content, 10 will “interact” with it (commenting or offering improvements) and the other 89 will just view it.
This rule applies to many popualr user-driven sites like YouTube and Wikipedia.
So what does it mean? Nine out of ten people would pass by a site that demands too much interaction and content generation from users.
I belong to that 89% of people. Not that I dun want to contribute back to the communities, but I simply dun have the knowledge and resources.
This reminds me of Open Source Software. I really appreciate those people who work so hard for the benefits of others. Next time when you’re using a freeware, think about the people behind and the effort they put in unconditionally.
Remark:
About a month ago, GNOME was looking for female developers for a Summer Outreach Program. I was really excited about it at first, but I finally didn’t submit an application. Although it says you dun have to be the greatest coder to take part in it, I still feel that I’m not capable of handling it.
Source: The Guardian
Entry Filed under: Online Communities, Internet
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