Breakpoint: Why the Web Will Implode, Search Will Be Obsolete, and Everything Else You Need to Know about Technology Is in Your Brain

By Jeffrey M. Stibel

Categories: Business & Money, Computers & Technology

Entrepreneur and brain scientist Jeff Stibel argues that the internet behaves like a brain and that networks follow predictable patterns of growth. He explains how networks grow quickly until they hit a breakpoint, after which the best ones stop growing and become more efficient rather than bigger. Stibel draws lessons from biology, ant colonies and companies such as Facebook and Google.

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• Shane Parrish: “Good ideas, when taken too far, die under the weight of success. “[W]e often destroy our greatest innovations by the constant pursuit of growth.” The book is about identifying and understanding breakpoints. In an example, the author predicts Facebook will shrink under its own weight.”