Archive for the ‘Decentralization’ Category

The Complexity Impact: Digg and Democracy

Saturday, October 7th, 2006

Have you heard that Digg’s “democracy” is in danger lately? You pretty sure have (here’s a good summary). They say, Digg could be controlled by a small group of Diggers – the top 30. And now everyone is looking for the flaws in the system. I tell you: you’re searching in the wrong place. There are none. But we’re just about to put some in.

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Understanding “Wisdom of the Crowd” – a Wikipedia Example

Monday, October 2nd, 2006

When discussing the concept of “Wisdom of the Crowd”, there are only three kinds of people:

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