links for 2008-01-22
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Excellent article on “comparative advantage” – the influence of social behavior in tastemaking, suggesting that “hits” are made by a small number of first movers who influence a pack of later viewers.
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An analysis of a subset of Wikipedia pages, suggesting that participation in the English wikipedia is dropping. Is this a bad thing, if it turns out to be true, or a sign that the project has reached maturity?
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:24 am
Ethan,it should be “cumulative advantage”, not comparative ;-)
January 22nd, 2008 at 9:18 am
I heard about that article, a very interesting read.