Jul 4, 2006
Is there a limit to the wisdom of crowds?
Radio Open Source’s debate between Jaren Lanier and David Weinberger makes us aware of the impact of anonymity online. Would the internet be a greater source of information if identity were known? As I see countless social computing applications - digg, del.icio.us, essembly, pandora - the one component that creates a great experience is the knowledge that a real person with an evolving intellect is on the other end. As soon as anonymity plagues a section, the quality of the content begins to decline.
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