ignite mumbai: past, present and future of socities
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The wisdom of the crowdAnd how Star Wars, Avatar and Isaac
Asimov have been right all along.
The original cave man dude …
He heard stuff, saw things and told others …
Voila! We have the evolved internet dude
Goldcorp finds 9B $ worth gold via online contest
Wikipedia has 8M+ articles: 31 employees (?)
Fold.it – Crowd plays puzzle game to fold protein molecules and contribute to R&D for AIDS cure
2009 – Tweets reach faster than earthquake waves
Yahoo Answers - 750M+ queries answered* However weird the queries might be
2010 – Twitter predicts Oscars by 91% accuracy
Can this be the future of our crowds?
Foundation Novels: Statistics applied to large groups of people predicts future of society
* It’s called Psychohistory
Use the force, Luke!
Whole planet as a telepathic group consciousness?
You are always a part of the crowd. Think about it!
Learning how to stand out is the key to success