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Foursquare – Devils in the Data
Foursquare is in the news again today. Naveen Selvadurai’s is leaving. I’m not interested in predicting the outcome of Foursquare; plenty of people already do that. I’m interested in looking at the...
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Crowdsourcing vs Crowd-Based Design
Crowdsourcing in product design is a hot topic in the news. We love products designed by companies that listen to their customers and solicit their opinions on features, performance, and color. We’re...
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Wisdom and Madness of the Yelp Crowd
I’ve been digging deep into Yelp and other sites that collect crowd ratings lately; and I’ve discovered wondrous and fascinating things. I’ve been doing this to learn more about when and how crowds are...
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Sources of Wisdom and Madness
My previous post, Wisdom and Madness of the Yelp Crowd, was a bit on the long side so I didn’t want to clutter it up with references. Here’s two books and a list of relevant papers I’ve enjoyed...
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Collective Decisions and Social Influence
People have practiced collective decision-making here and there since antiquity. Many see modern social connectedness as offering great new possibilities for the concept. I agree, with a few giant...
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Technohead’s Paradox
My friend and coworker Dennis Lee recently read my blog post where I talked about a fascinating experiment with social influence. The experiment showed that populations isolated from each other (but...
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