http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/06/06/bring-on-the-noise-or-get-stuck-in-your-own-personal-echo-chamber/ Opinionated Web 2.0 News and Commentary Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:58:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/06/06/bring-on-the-noise-or-get-stuck-in-your-own-personal-echo-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-51391 Gangles Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:57:24 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/06/06/bring-on-the-noise-or-get-stuck-in-your-own-personal-echo-chamber/#comment-51391 I'm not sure using algorithms to find "interesting" material has ever been a terribly successful model. The aggregators that have had the most success (Reddit, Digg, Google Reader sharing, del.ico.us) have all relied on the human brain to filter signal from noise. So by reading random feeds and sharing the interesting stuff, you're really just doing your part as a human noise filter ;) I'm not sure using algorithms to find “interesting” material has ever been a terribly successful model. The aggregators that have had the most success (Reddit, Digg, Google Reader sharing, del.ico.us) have all relied on the human brain to filter signal from noise. So by reading random feeds and sharing the interesting stuff, you're really just doing your part as a human noise filter

]]> http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/06/06/bring-on-the-noise-or-get-stuck-in-your-own-personal-echo-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-51390 Mark Dykeman Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:24:37 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/06/06/bring-on-the-noise-or-get-stuck-in-your-own-personal-echo-chamber/#comment-51390 I think that personalized news services would best be used to cover off "essential" information gathering - the things that you know that you want to stay up to date on. At the same time, I love the possibilities that come out of wider ranging scans of media. I think that personalized news services would best be used to cover off “essential” information gathering – the things that you know that you want to stay up to date on. At the same time, I love the possibilities that come out of wider ranging scans of media.

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