Putting the prediction markets under the big “crowdsourcing” tent

Via Keith Anderson (Senior Analyst at RNG)

Chapter 7 – What the Crowd Knows: Collective Intelligence in Action – by Jeff Howe

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He is a Wired journalist.

I prefer stuff written by economists like Robin Hanson, Justin Wolfers, Eric Zitzewitz, Koleman Strumpf, David Pennock, etc.

What’s the point of having the mainstream media journalists writing their own stuff when we can cite the people listed above????

I believe in the “In His/Her Own Words” principle.

Enough with the journalists. I’m fed up by them.

The Internet enables us to access directly the people who know. Let’s bypass the journalists. Let’s bulldozer this unnecessary filter.

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About Chris F. Masse

Founder and President of Midas Oracle
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