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Wikipedia, communities and consensus knowledge

Posted by Paul Raven @ 13-09-2006 in Technology •

Opinion is still divided over the whole ‘wisdom of crowds’ idea. But the occasional inaccuracy (and somewhat more frequent bad spelling and grammar) does nothing to deter thousands of users, including myself, who want their answers quickly and conveniently.

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Collaborative fiction? Wikis and the novel

Posted by Paul Raven @ 06-09-2006 in Writing •

OK, just a quick thought experiment here; I’m sure someone has thought of it before, but it’s a new idea to me. Continue reading “Collaborative fiction? Wikis and the novel”

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