Comments on: Of American Idol and software platforms http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2007/05/21/of-american-idol-and-software-platforms/ a blog about information Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:20:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: N. Venkatraman http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2007/05/21/of-american-idol-and-software-platforms/comment-page-1/#comment-136976 N. Venkatraman Fri, 25 May 2007 15:17:07 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2007/05/21/of-american-idol-and-software-platforms/#comment-136976 Great way to communicate the ideas of platforms to non-technical people, JP. Your blog triggered me to write my ideas on platform architect as a business model that leverages the power of networks. I have posted it on my blog in the spirit of continuing the conversation. http://network-strategy.blogspot.com/2007/05/platform-architect-as-network-centric.html Enjoy. Great way to communicate the ideas of platforms to non-technical people, JP. Your blog triggered me to write my ideas on platform architect as a business model that leverages the power of networks. I have posted it on my blog in the spirit of continuing the conversation.
http://network-strategy.blogspot.com/2007/05/platform-architect-as-network-centric.html
Enjoy.

]]> By: Stephen Smoliar http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2007/05/21/of-american-idol-and-software-platforms/comment-page-1/#comment-136254 Stephen Smoliar Wed, 23 May 2007 16:57:50 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2007/05/21/of-american-idol-and-software-platforms/#comment-136254 The best examination of the AMERICAN IDOL model can be found in the film AMERICAN DREAMZ, which uses satire to expose all the warts: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465142/ I doubt that there is much difference between the production team depicted in this film and most software production teams! The "meaningful way" is just not part of the equation. The best examination of the AMERICAN IDOL model can be found in the film AMERICAN DREAMZ, which uses satire to expose all the warts:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465142/

I doubt that there is much difference between the production team depicted in this film and most software production teams! The “meaningful way” is just not part of the equation.

]]> By: DE http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2007/05/21/of-american-idol-and-software-platforms/comment-page-1/#comment-135908 DE Wed, 23 May 2007 01:15:21 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2007/05/21/of-american-idol-and-software-platforms/#comment-135908 Your example is good, because it underlines the two weakest spots, moderation (the platform owners whim) and scalability. The view most see is constructed from moderation, hence Mr Cowell channels the show and warps the results. The market and the moderator play an inter dependent dance. Neither quite recognises the value of the other. We now know a lot of phone votes are not actually counted, i.e. that the system can be crowd hacked. There is always an order of magnitude below and beyond which a platform no longer functions in a meaningful way. Your example is good, because it underlines the two weakest spots, moderation (the platform owners whim) and scalability.

The view most see is constructed from moderation, hence Mr Cowell channels the show and warps the results. The market and the moderator play an inter dependent dance. Neither quite recognises the value of the other.

We now know a lot of phone votes are not actually counted, i.e. that the system can be crowd hacked. There is always an order of magnitude below and beyond which a platform no longer functions in a meaningful way.

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