Glossary term Social
Network Effect
A product or service becomes more valuable as more people use it. A phone, a social network, or a marketplace is worth more when your contacts are already there, which also makes such products hard to leave.
Where you see this in practice
The mechanics that lean on it
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Social Feed
A stream of user-generated activity, completed sessions, achievements, milestones, visible to followers or the community.
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Community / Groups
Named groups with shared identity, shared history, and shared goals that users join and return to as members.
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Clans / Guilds
Structured cooperative groups with internal roles, shared goals, contribution tracking, and collective rewards.