Viral Loop: The Power of Pass-it-on

Penenberg, Adam

ISBN 10: 0340918691 / ISBN 13: 9780340918692

Published by Sceptre, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Viral Loop: The Power of Pass-it-on
• Publisher: Sceptre
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340918691
• ISBN 13: 9780340918692
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 227 grams

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Synopsis

You read a book, you recommend it to a friend. That friend tells another friend. And another... until the book becomes this year''s word-of-mouth sensation.

This is the first to analyze the power of the ''pass-it-on'' phenomenon, introducing us to the architects of the mightily efficient, money-spinning model known as the Viral Loop - the secret behind some of the most successful businesses in recent history.

Outfits such as Google, eBay, Flickr and Facebook all employ the model at their core; all have seen their stock valuations skyrocket within years of forming. The genius lies in the model''s reliance on replication: what''s the point of using Facebook if none of your friends can see your profile, or using Flickr if you can''t share your photos? Where''s the joy in posting a video on YouTube if no one watches it? In creating a viral product that people want, need and desire, growth can, and will, take care of itself.

Find out why the Loop will catch us all up, sooner rather than later...

About the Author

A former senior editor at Forbes, Penenberg garnered national attention in 1998 for unmasking serial fabricator Stephen Glass of The New Republic. The story was a watershed for online investigative journalism and is portrayed in the film `Shattered Glass`. He has also written for The New York Times, Fast Company, Slate, Wired and The Economist. Now a journalism professor and assistant director of the Business & Economic Program at New York University.