网络外部性与网络产业

Network externality and the network industry

网络自人类社会开始时就存在了。20世纪70年代以来,高新技术推进社会发生了日新月异的变化,技术革命方兴未艾,网络成为促进经济发展的"车轮"。进入网络经济社会后,网络产业不仅成为一个欣欣向荣的独立产业,而且在很大的程度上促进了其他产业的蓬勃发展。本文在陈述网络产业基本概念的基础上,分析了IT外部性对网络产业产生的影响。

Networks were existing when human society began, but because sophisticated technology advances society develop quickly from 1970s and technology improvements make progress continually, networks turn to be a power to accelerate economy development. When we enter into the society of network economy the network industry not only becomes a flourishing industry, but also promotes other industries to make a great progress. Basing on the basal concept of the network industry,the article analyzes the effect what IT network externality has on the network industry.