Linked

I’ve been reading Laszlo’s “Linked” for some time but my in progress trip back to Denver has afforded the opportunity to finish his work. An absolutely stellar job done I must say. It’s opened my eyes to seeing things from a new perspective. Primarily the statistical possibility of certain networks unfolding the way they have/do which he refers to as “preferential growth.“ This concept primarily applies to in essence ”popularity“ or ”right place at the right time.“

A thought that I’d like to dig further into in relation to this is the effects of tangential networks and how they affect each other. In essence the effects of multiple variables in relation to an entity on multiple concepts (e.g. Apple). Apple has historically not had a solid market share of the compfuter space until really the past four years. It was until then that the network of links based upon market share of computer companies began to become skewed by pop culture. Apple was able to establish an image that ultimately grew into a sub culture throttling them into a higher market share and more innovation in the product space. The iPod was that fuel that has driven a brand and a generation. So the question becomes ”can it be quantified how the affect of the network of subcultures -- in this case Apple -- affect market share of computer hardware?“ I think so.