Monday, January 7, 2008

ON WISDOM OF THE CROWD

Many people that I know agree that Cantina Zaccagnini - Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is a GREAT (and inexpensive) Italian wine. A dry, red wine with a crisp finish. Ahhh.

A collective agreement - the wisdom of the crowd - consensus of something good across age, belief and location.

In high school literature, we are taught again and again to look upon the crowd with suspect eyes.

"The Lottery" or "An Enemy of the People"

But in recent times, with a new wave of web sites that rely on 'aggregated self-expression' - the wisdom and advice of a virtual collection of people - can actually bring forth some good direction or (at least suggestions) to the otherwise unknowing.

Yelp and TripAdvisor

God forbid, these sites be combined with "rich media".

YouTube

Forced content from an authority expert (or advertiser) old, tired, dead. Marketing wants it to appear that it's grown up from or "of the people".

But any grouping of things are always get interesting.

One Thousand Cranes

I don't even know what this entry is about.

Obama in Iowa

I guess I'm just feeling more hopeful lately. So get started.

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