The cult of the amateur ?


	The cult of the amateur ?

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3-12-2008 6:38 AM

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cooperation, knowledge, collective intelligence, expertise, experts, wikis, knol, citizendium

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</P><P><DIV>The <A class="thought" href="javascript:loadBrain('Individual')">individual</A> user has been king on the <A class="thought" href="javascript:loadBrain('Internet')">Internet</A>, but the pendulum seems to be swinging back toward edited <A class="thought" href="javascript:loadBrain('Information')">information</A> vetted by professionals.
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Cases in point: <A class="thought" href="javascript:loadBrain('Google')">Google</A>'s Knol, a Wikipedia-like Web site produced by "authoritative" sources; BigThink.<A class="thought" href="javascript:loadBrain('Component Object Model (COM)')">com</A>, a "YouTube for ideas," with polished video interviews with public intellectuals; and Mahalo, which replaces <A class="thought" href="javascript:loadBrain('Google')">Google</A>'s popularity-based page rankings with results that the start-up says are based on quality and vetted by real people. 

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