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Three lies about social software

November 11th, 2006 · 11 Comments · Detective Fiction, Four pillars

Lie 1: Social software causes groupthink and herd behaviour
I’ve never quite worked out why people think this is the case; for a long time I just assumed this was a misconception held by those who’d never really experienced or used social software in earnest.
Then I read Kathy Sierra’s post on One of Us is Smarter [...]

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Aaron Tucker

March 9th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Detective Fiction

I read voraciously. Maybe 10 books a week. Usually in parallel rather than in sequence, covering a variety of subjects. Management. Theory of the Firm. Information. Psychology. Christianity. India. Technology. New stuff. Old stuff.
And detective fiction.
Rex Stout is probably my number one author in this expansive genre. There are many others. KC Constantine. Michael Pearce. [...]

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