Executive Update

Web 2.0 Revisited: From Wikis to Prediction Markets

Posted May 14, 2008 | Leadership | Leadership |

The Internet is both a library and a laboratory. It is a place where existing knowledge is documented and new knowledge discovered. If there is one concept central to the idea of Web 2.0, it is the idea of "the wisdom of crowds," a phrase coined by James Surowiecki that serves as the title of his best-selling book in which he discusses the value of collective intelligence.

About The Author
Mark Choate
Mark S. Choate is an author and Senior Consultant for Transparensee Systems, a company specializing in search and discovery tools that provide fuzzy matching, faceted search, data visualization, and free text search. He is the author of Professional Wikis. Prior to joining Transparensee, Mr. Choate was cofounder of The Choate Group; a lecturer at Georgetown University's Communication, Culture, and Technology (CCT) graduate program; and former VP… Read More
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