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The wisdom of crowds is easily manipulated

Posted on August 10, 2013 by conrad

Online ratings, internet reviews… these don’t always reveal the best choice, according to a new MIT study. A massive controlled experiment of web users found that such ratings are highly susceptible to irrational “herd behavior” — and that the herd … Continue reading →

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