Clive Longbottom on the Web 2.0 long tail
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| Let's say that the first entry in a blog says something along the lines of
| 'Today, I decided that Linux really is useless.' Provided that others are
| tracking the blog, someone will undoubtedly respond to counteract the
| comment.
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| The idea here is to move dynamically towards the 'wisdom of the
| crowd'. Let's take the same example. On a new wiki, someone opens
| up a topic on Linux and types in 'Linux is really useless'.
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| Again, assuming that the wiki is being used, others will come
| along, and rapidly or slowly, changes will be made to the entry
| until we get a semblance of an agreed perception of the truth.
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2173595/vnunet-com-comment-clive
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List of candidate Microsoft astroturfers (directly or indirectly paid by
Microsoft to post in this newsgroup):
Larry Qualig (former Microsoft employee)
Scott Nudds (AKA Vistaking)
Erik Funkenbusch (formerly an anti-OS/2 astroturfer)
flatfish+++ (Gary Stewart)
Damian O'Leary (AKA Hadron Quark)
Nedd Ludd
Tim Smith
amicus_curious
OK
DFS
Lintard
Terry
Ana Thema
Take everything posted by the individuals above with grain of salt. Microsoft
has already been caught paying forum members to spread lies about rivals,
e.g. http://worldcadaccess.typepad.com/gizmos/2005/11/2_grassroots_an.html
Suggested filter list: http://colatrolls.blogspot.com/
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