# The electricity metaphor for the web's future

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2003
- Speaker: Jeff Bezos
- Year: 2003
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management, History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_bezos_the_electricity_metaphor_for_the_web_s_future)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The dot-com boom and bust is often compared to the Gold Rush. But Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos says it's more like the early days of the electric industry.

## Lectures

1. [The electricity metaphor for the web's future](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jeff_bezos_the_electricity_metaphor_for_the_web_s_future/b9b050eb23b9), 17 min (TED's player)