Following my post on The Economist’s article on truthful inflight announcements, Peeter Marvet pointed me at this story in a Toronto blog. Fundamentally someone at the Economist wrote to a number of bloggers, inviting them to cover and “scoop” the story, as a seeded experiment.
Wow, I said to myself. This is what a connected [...]
To link or not to link? Chance would be a fine thing
September 8th, 2006 · 6 Comments · Four pillars
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Peer reviews and elitism
September 8th, 2006 · 10 Comments · Four pillars
I’d never heard of Sharon Weinberger or of Jack Sarfatti until a few days ago, when Chris Locke pointed me at a microwar brewing in the wikipedia space. [Thanks, Chris!]
Sharon makes some interesting observations in a post headlined Jimmy versus Jack. Examples:
Wikipedia is a great resource, but I have been even more fascinated by a [...]
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Dreaming of clothed emperors
September 8th, 2006 · 7 Comments · Four pillars
Granted, I trained as an economist and financial journalist. Granted, I have a weird sense of humour. I still did not expect to laugh out loud while reading the Economist.
This week’s issue has a wonderful sideways look at what airline in-flight announcements might sound like, if they were truthful. I wish I could share the [...]
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