One problem with the wisdom of crowds

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 May 2010 04:04 Written by Steve Saturday, 28 February 2009 08:55

Starkly illustrated by comparing the top 10 novels chosen by editors and those chosen through online poll:

Source: Random House

5 Comments

1. fifedog   |  Monday, 02 March 2009 at 12:20 pm

   Is it really the problem of crowds or a problem of the few to pick for the crowds?

   
2. Steve   |  Monday, 02 March 2009 at 12:37 pm

   It’s nice when crowds are bell curves that reflect society. When they aren’t even distribution, one may choose to not call what they generate “wisdom.”

   
3. Luke "Always Thinkin" C   |  Wednesday, 04 March 2009 at 1:32 pm

   Hmm, I suspects some ballot box stuffing—At least Rick Astley didn’t make the list…

   
4. Alexandra Samuel   |  Wednesday, 04 March 2009 at 10:27 pm

   Well, at least the crowds have heard that girls write books, too.

   
5. Steve   |  Thursday, 05 March 2009 at 8:12 am

   Excellent point, Alex, about the “wisdom” of boards!