Monthly Archives: February 2007

Wikipedia Case Study

Posted on February 6, 2007 by

Fascinating case study on the history and sub-culture of Wikipedia by Karim Lakhani and Andrew McAfee of HBS. The study delves into the evolution of Wikipedia and makes for an interesting read. You can see the controllers of Wikipedia struggling … Continue reading →

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Top Diggers – No More

Posted on February 1, 2007 by

Kevin Rose has just announced that Digg is scrapping the Top Diggers list. Some of our top users – the people that have spent hundreds if not thousands of hours finding and digging the best stuff – are being blamed … Continue reading →

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This is funny!

Posted on February 1, 2007 by

A take on those Second life aficinados…Get a first life…And I guess I need to get a life as well.

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Wisdom of crowds?

Posted on February 1, 2007 by

Nitin, over at the Software Abstractions Blog has a fantastic take on potential pitfalls with the currently very poupular concept of crowd-sourcing. Check out the piece here. I haven’t read the book, but I am adding this book to my … Continue reading →

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