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A rundown of various sites harnessing the wisdom of crowds — using the users of the site to shape its content. Based on the premise that if you ask 100 people to guess the number of jellybeans in a jar, and then take an average of their responses, you will end up with an answer that is closer to correct than the vast majority of their individual responses. (See also a counterpoint.)
links for 2007-03-25
Posted by Ross at 4:20 AM under Daily Links, Web Development
[…] on from the article on channeling group intelligence I linked to yesterday, we have desire lines: Desire lines are the paths people make when they cut across a grassy area […]
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