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network effects: a phenomenon whereby a product or service gains additional value as more people use it. How does google search get better from more people usi

• chubot 9y ago
  To be brief, more data (generated by clicks and queries) leads to better ranking. Better ranking attracts more users. Starting a search engine from scratch without any user data is a big disadvantage. Basically, you're benefitting from other people who are searching for the same thing as you on the same search engine. (I'm sure that's not the only network effect, but it's one of them.)