Tag Archives: Dave Winer

In a Google search of five keywords or phrases representing the top five news stories of 2007, weblogs will rank higher than the New York Times’ Web site.

The blogs won the bet. In a Google search of five keywords or phrases representing the top five news stories of 2007, weblogs will rank higher than the New York Times’ Web site. The bet has been expired on the … Continue reading

Posted in Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Betting, Prediction Journalism, The Internet | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Amateur Journalists (Bloggers) Vs. Professional Journalists (Media) Vs. Wisdom Of Crowds & Collective Intelligence (Wikipedia)

And the wisdom of crowds won, of course. That’s the conclusion I draw from reading Rogers Cadenhead at WorkBench, who assessed what would be the settlement of the LongBets wager on: In a Google search of five keywords or phrases … Continue reading

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Betting, Collective Intelligence - Wisdom Of Crowds, Prediction Journalism | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment