from technology review.
I would agree. We’re evolved, not created.
Can You Trust Crowd Wisdom? Researchers say online recommendation systems can be distorted by a minority of users.
and reviews on the recent book: You are not a gadget
The Geek Freaks: Why Jaron Lanier rants against what the Web has become. Caught in the Web: One view of Web 2.0: Opinion becomes lemming-like, culture gets mashed up and hard work goes unrewarded. A Rebel in Cyberspace, Fighting Collectivism How the Internet is leading toward “digital Maoism” and the loss of individuality