originally created in 1997 for The Economist this image illustrates the "stone soup" story. many successful Internet sites were able to grow rapidly thanks to the contributions from visitors, much like the proverbial "stone soup", starting out with a stone dropped into a pot of water, becoming thicker and tastier as passers-by add their own ingredients.
The Economist Newspaper, London
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