<incom> FW: [bytesforall_readers] What is the 1% rule?

Ralf Bendrath bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de
Mon Jul 24 01:47:22 CEST 2006


Gurstein, Michael wrote:
> This seems fairly consistent with my experience.
I guess it not only applies to online content, but to all kinds of 
voluntary work. It is pretty consistent with my experiences in a number of 
NGOs, from the peace movement to privacy advocacy, and of course the WSIS 
Civil Society crowd.

Just out of curiosity: What's the ratio on this list?

Best, Ralf

> It's an emerging rule of thumb that 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.


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