Comments on: Wisdom of the crowds, trust, and the news http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/18/wisdom-of-the-crowds-trust-and-the-news/ Exploring How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Frank Johnson http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/18/wisdom-of-the-crowds-trust-and-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-136639 Frank Johnson Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:25:38 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/18/wisdom-of-the-crowds-trust-and-the-news/#comment-136639 Idealistic as it may seem, this sort of site does encourage dialog around the relevant issues of the day, something that is sorely lacking through conventional media channels. Simply having the ability to add context around a quote goes a long way in my book toward defusing the 'sound bite'. Idealistic as it may seem, this sort of site does encourage dialog around the relevant issues of the day, something that is sorely lacking through conventional media channels. Simply having the ability to add context around a quote goes a long way in my book toward defusing the ‘sound bite’.

]]> By: Porter http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/18/wisdom-of-the-crowds-trust-and-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-136637 Porter Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:16:58 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/18/wisdom-of-the-crowds-trust-and-the-news/#comment-136637 Mike, thanks. One of my favorite phrases to describe the site is that it's a "marketplace of information", where the community's ratings produce an index of the best content and content sources, be they well-known public figures or simply members of the community. Reputation is a key component for us. The building block of the community, content, and our future features are these short quotes. If fact-based, we want to know if the community finds the quotes to be accurate. And fact-based or not, we want to know if the community thinks a particular quote matters or not. Let us know what you think! Mike, thanks.

One of my favorite phrases to describe the site is that it’s a “marketplace of information”, where the community’s ratings produce an index of the best content and content sources, be they well-known public figures or simply members of the community. Reputation is a key component for us.

The building block of the community, content, and our future features are these short quotes. If fact-based, we want to know if the community finds the quotes to be accurate. And fact-based or not, we want to know if the community thinks a particular quote matters or not.

Let us know what you think!

]]> By: Rob Dolin http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/18/wisdom-of-the-crowds-trust-and-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-136626 Rob Dolin Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:35:26 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/18/wisdom-of-the-crowds-trust-and-the-news/#comment-136626 I cam imagine how this site could be used for enabling community opposition research where anyone (in the Beta) can dig-up an interesting quote from a politician and the Ameritocracy community collectively filters the most relevant and most (or least) credible. I cam imagine how this site could be used for enabling community opposition research where anyone (in the Beta) can dig-up an interesting quote from a politician and the Ameritocracy community collectively filters the most relevant and most (or least) credible.

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