Nicolas Schudel » Uncategorized http://nicolasschudel.name Balancing Design and Development in Online Media Sun, 09 May 2010 08:42:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Collaborative Search http://nicolasschudel.name/collaborative-search/ http://nicolasschudel.name/collaborative-search/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:31:28 +0000 Nicolas http://nicolasschudel.name/?p=476 Collective intelligence, the shard knowledge within a group, is a central theme of web 2.0 and has become extremely popular with resources like Wikipedia and Yahoo Answers. Also on Twitter: asking a question and tagging it appropriately will often get a sufficient response.

Group intelligence can not just be used for generating data, but also searching for it. Pascal Schrafl, a student at the University of Liverpool, and a good friend, is currently researching the topic of collaborative search. His goal is to optimize search results based on the previous behavior of peers. His research will start in January and last two weeks. The tests will be held in german, I urge any speakers of the language to participate.

Visit the CollabSearch research project page to sign up.

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I have been to Adobe Max in Milan just two months earlier and, comparing the two, I think FITC was more fun. The conference was smaller, but somehow the vibe was less about business and more about creativity.

Here are some videos from the conference:

And here are some pictures I took:

I will definitely try to go to one of the next FITC gatherings. The canadian edition would be cool.

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]]> http://nicolasschudel.name/valentines-day-massacre/feed/ 0 For the Sake of Collective Intelligence http://nicolasschudel.name/for-the-sake-of-collective-intelligence/ http://nicolasschudel.name/for-the-sake-of-collective-intelligence/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:56:01 +0000 Nicolas http://nicolasschudel.name/?p=39 In a recent assignment for my bachelors degree I discussed the topic of collective intelligence and Wikipedia. The report compares three different standpoints upon the topic of Wikipedia’s authority and the authority of collective intelligence. Correspondingly, it makes a point on when to, or not to, use Wikipedia as a source of information. My personal conclusion was that Wikipedia is taking the web back to what it was initially intended for: sharing knowledge.

In a personal appeal the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, has called out for financial some financial help to keep the ever expanding Wikipedia afloat (without having to use advertising). I have not yet donated anything in 2006, so the free encyclopedia is definitely a good place to start.

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