Web Geniuses Or Web Dimwits? 164
ScribeCity writes "The Washington Post has a provocative piece about online experiments at identifying experts. One wonders when someone will come up with a truly effective formula for measuring human intelligence — or take a stab at doing so — that exploits all the stuff people are publishing online." From the article: "This wisdom of the crowd could be outsmarted by what Michael Arrington, editor of the TechCrunch blog, recently dubbed the 'wisdom of the few.' Sites like PicksPal rely on input from the masses chiefly as a venue for auditioning prospective experts, on the theory that these virtuosos could provide even more accurate information and predictions than the crowd. 'If you figure out which ones did the best and get rid of the ones who have no idea, you'd do even better. Distill it down to the people who really know,' Arrington said."
Or... (Score:5, Funny)
Why didn't they test Slashdot? (Score:5, Funny)
Make sure you are browsing at -1, *those* people are the real experts
IANAL, but (Score:5, Funny)
Re::o\ (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Perverse Incentives (Score:4, Funny)
Ooh! Just like U.S. Federal Government! Good idea!
Re:Simple (Score:4, Funny)
I wasn't aware that it was possible to be both of those
I thought Slashdot solved this problem already? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Why didn't they test Slashdot? (Score:3, Funny)
Can I get my mod points now?
Re:Different "intelligences" (Score:3, Funny)
Intelligence, you keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
-Grey [wellingtongrey.net]
No, the cat does not "got my tongue." (Score:2, Funny)
Don't you mean Webiniuses and Webimwits?