Wisdom Of Communities
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Wisdom of Communities Derek Powazek James Surowiecki is a genius.
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Webstock 2009, New Zealand, Thursday 19th Feb.The Wisdom of Crowds is an economic principle (Google "James Surowiecki") that proves groups can be wise when acting in concert. So why are the comments on your site so stupid?In this talk, Derek will explore how this principle can be applied to online communities to make us all more wise (or at least less dumb).
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Wisdom of Communities Derek Powazek
James Surowiecki is a genius.
Elements of Wise Crowds
DiversityIndependence
DecentralizationAggregation
Bringing WOC Online
Small, Simple TasksLarge Diverse GroupsDesign for Selfishness
Result Aggregation
Small Simple Tasks
hotornot.com
threadless.com/submission/197749
newsassignment.net
Large Diverse Groups
Design for Selfishness
google.com/search?q=apple
flickr.com/photos/tags/apple/clusters
Result Aggregation
favrd.com
This is where I plug Fray.com
Real Life
The Heisenberg Problem
flickr.com/explore/interesting/2009/02/17
flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days
threadless.com/submission/197131
io9.com/5148604
Popularity Does Not Have to Rule
Trolls
Identifying Trolls
Repeated DisruptionsSteering Conversation
Server Logs
Stopping Trolls
Silent TreatmentDisable Puppets
Timeouts
Seeing Things
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