An ecological perspective on future service environments

This paper addresses a business scenario based on so- called tradable micro-services which is intended to explain the dynamics of a market to which actors contribute both as consumers and providers of telecommunication and Web based services. We argue that a service evolution is possible with leads to services which are optimally adapted to the needs and objectives of various virtual communities. Furthermore, we discuss mechanisms of mutual economic and social dependence of tradable micro-services and the associated communities.