A UniversalProduct is something that can - in principle - be used by every human being in the world. So everyone can be interested in this product, there is an audience and Media can write about this. Examples: * food * drink * clothes * housing * money * energy * cars * cell phones * tv-sets * cameras * camcorders * computers * ... Examples from IT & Internet: * computer operating system (MS Windows) * text writing (MS Word) * ... Free examples from the IT & Internet: * FreeSoftware * free universal knowledge (WikiPedia) * free universal searching (Google) * free photo storage (FlickR) * free video storage (YouTube) * ... Counter-Examples: * specific knowledge (howto become a baker, Meatball) * WikiWiki - about patterns and software development