Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
One of the topics we cover in my classes is game theory, particularly the Prisoner's Dilemma. If you don't want to click on the link, here is a basic overview:
Two people are separated and questioned, but offered the same deal. If you turn on the other person - you go ...
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Sunday, March 16th, 2008
Sometimes, we take ourselves a bit too seriously in the tech world. It's all business models, ROIs, emerging technologies, crowd sources (or cloud sourcing now). Not every community needs to be a save-the-world, here's-why-we-do-it place.
Sometimes, I just want to know what camels think about the Earth.
Of course, the downside to ...
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
I'm doing an abridged version of the SXSW Music and Media conference this year, which frankly bums me out. While this isn't as important (to me) as the Interactive Conference, it's always very enlightening for two reasons: entertainment commerce for mass consumption online signals new ways that people interact with ...
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
Wikipedia is pointed to as one of the shining beacons of social media. It's a giant collaborative effort to chart human knowledge by tapping into the collective wisdom of, well, everyone.
Of course, there are problems with the model, not the least of which is its current overseer who has come ...
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