Following up on the theme of the rewiring of our brains, is the internet making us smarter consumers as well? There certainly seems to be evidence pointing in that direction.
A Day Without Google Draws Crowds
A few brave souls have, from time to time, given up Google – quit using the search engine and all its related sites. After an initial period of withdrawal, the experiments usually went pretty well. Now Alt Search Engines is urging everyone to participate in A Day Without Google.
Wisdom of Crowds Is Dead
The problem with the human condition is that it involves humans. Bringing that condition online, fostering it with the Wisdom of Crowds philosophy, is slowly but surely proving what philosophers have said since humans first learned to write: the anonymous mob is powerful and passionate, but no more rational than an angry swarm of bees.
Digg, Stumble & the Madness of Crowds
My friend and occasional sparring partner Scott Karp over at Publishing 2.0 has a good post today about the transitory nature of the Digg “flash crowd” phenomenon – the point being, as he puts it, that “not all traffic is created equal.”
SXSW: Wisdom Of Crowds
James Surowiecki, who wrote The Wisdom of Crowds, talked about the concepts in his book.
Sony PSP Launches To Large Crowds
Today is the official launch day for the highly anticipated Sony Playstation Portable gaming system, and it has been ushered in with crowds lining up outside of stores to get their hands on it.