Plattformökonomie

German

Etymology

Plattform (platform) +‎ Ökonomie (economy)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈplatfɔʁmʔøkoˌnoˌmiː]
  • Hyphenation: Platt‧form‧öko‧no‧mie

Noun

Plattformökonomie f (genitive Plattformökonomie, plural Plattformökonomien)

  1. (economics, digital) platform economy (an economic system where digital platforms facilitate interactions and transactions between different parties)
    In der Plattformökonomie gewinnt oft derjenige, der das größte Netzwerk kontrolliert.
    In the platform economy, the one who controls the largest network usually wins.

Declension

Synonyms

  • Plattform-Kapitalismus (platform capitalism; often used critically)
  • Netzwerkökonomie (network economy)

Antonyms

  • Linearwirtschaft (linear economy; traditional value chains)
  • Pipeline-Modell (pipeline model; traditional "produce and sell" approach)

Coordinate terms

  • Netzwerkeffekt (network effect; the more users, the higher the value)
  • Skalierbarkeit (scalability; the ability to grow without proportional costs)
  • Intermediär (intermediary/middleman)
  • Gig-Economy (a subset focusing on short-term tasks/labor)
  • Plattformstrategie (platform strategy)
  • datengetrieben (data-driven)