Comments on: Phillip Winn on The Wisdom of Crowds http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/18/phillip-winn-on-the-wisdom-of-crowds/ Web producer. Writer. Online Media Cultist. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:33:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Phillip Winn http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/18/phillip-winn-on-the-wisdom-of-crowds/#comment-777 Phillip Winn Fri, 18 May 2007 15:37:26 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/18/phillip-winn-on-the-wisdom-of-crowds/#comment-777 Wow, thanks! I think I spend the most time on Reddit, though I actually like Digg better. Does that make sense? It's because things show up on Digg's front page slowly and stay in order, so I check a couple of times a day and work my way down to wherever I left off, and I'm done. On Reddit, I'm required to do a bit more active interaction, so it soaks up more time. I suppose in a way that should help the content there, though it still seems to end up with juvenile political nonsense all too often. Wow, thanks!

I think I spend the most time on Reddit, though I actually like Digg better. Does that make sense? It’s because things show up on Digg’s front page slowly and stay in order, so I check a couple of times a day and work my way down to wherever I left off, and I’m done.

On Reddit, I’m required to do a bit more active interaction, so it soaks up more time. I suppose in a way that should help the content there, though it still seems to end up with juvenile political nonsense all too often.

]]> By: Sprague http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/18/phillip-winn-on-the-wisdom-of-crowds/#comment-793 Sprague Sat, 19 May 2007 02:46:57 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/18/phillip-winn-on-the-wisdom-of-crowds/#comment-793 Eric, were you at the Personal Democracy conference her in NYC today? Lots of talk about wisdom of crowds as an answer to fixing our broken (political) journalism. I'll be writing it up tomorrow. Eric, were you at the Personal Democracy conference her in NYC today? Lots of talk about wisdom of crowds as an answer to fixing our broken (political) journalism. I’ll be writing it up tomorrow.

]]> By: allsux http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/18/phillip-winn-on-the-wisdom-of-crowds/#comment-871 allsux Mon, 21 May 2007 02:00:00 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/18/phillip-winn-on-the-wisdom-of-crowds/#comment-871 Reddit bugs me a bit. They banned me for a while (think I've been reinstated) but the worst part was: no one told me! So I could literally sign in, submit stories and they would appear on my screen - BUT a friend told me they weren't showing up on his screen! Very underhanded way of dealing with people you want to ban (still don't know why) if you ask me. Reddit bugs me a bit. They banned me for a while (think I’ve been reinstated) but the worst part was: no one told me! So I could literally sign in, submit stories and they would appear on my screen - BUT a friend told me they weren’t showing up on his screen! Very underhanded way of dealing with people you want to ban (still don’t know why) if you ask me.

]]> By: Eric Berlin http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/18/phillip-winn-on-the-wisdom-of-crowds/#comment-967 Eric Berlin Tue, 22 May 2007 17:40:51 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/18/phillip-winn-on-the-wisdom-of-crowds/#comment-967 Phillip - Yes, I like Digg's style of front page display as well. It's the story selection that brings me back to Reddit most, which draws back to my feeling that a social news site's greatest strengh (or weakness) is the community that makes it up. Sprague - I was not there, I'm out in LA! allsux - I think all of the major social news sites can do a better job of being communicative with their members. I've been very critical of netscape for this reason in the past, though they seem to be making strides of late. Phillip - Yes, I like Digg’s style of front page display as well. It’s the story selection that brings me back to Reddit most, which draws back to my feeling that a social news site’s greatest strengh (or weakness) is the community that makes it up.

Sprague - I was not there, I’m out in LA!

allsux - I think all of the major social news sites can do a better job of being communicative with their members. I’ve been very critical of netscape for this reason in the past, though they seem to be making strides of late.

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