OpenBazaar: Using the power of blockchain crowds to disintermediate Amazon
To what extent will blockchain peer-to-peer crowds like OpenBazaar disintermediate the likes of Amazon?
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Poshmark: A Social Media Platform for Fashionable Resellers and Buyers
Poshmark, a fashion resale platform, utilizes well-known social media tools to promote strong network effects.
StubHub: The Best Platform for Fans to Find Fun
With strong network effects and low levels of multihoming, StubHub has dominated the market because of its massive user base relative to competitors.
So Long, Groupon!
Groupon: How Has Once a Wall Street Tech Darling Failed?
eBay – The Perfect Store(y) of network effects
A few thoughts on why eBay is a great example of how a business grew through indirect network effects
PayPal’s head start not enough to dominate online payments
Fuelled by its user base and network effects PayPal once looked invincible. The network effects have since crumbled and PayPal faces real threats.