Hugh's Law

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Hugh's Law
Hugh's Law is "All online social networks eventually turn into a swampy mush of spam." This is probably true of the ones that have been developed so far. the key question is whether it is inevitable - and I think it's not, but it requires a dogged determination to leave content in the control of users - and what company, that depends on viral marketing, is going to leave it at that. More...