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Where’s The Wisdom In Crowds?

January 18, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

I’m not a big fan of crowds. Some might argue the wisdom of crowds, but they’re not for me.

I prefer communities.

As Much As I’m Interested in Naked Butts…

Remember Pets.com and the Bubble Bursting?

What About Obsessive Consumerism?

  • Crowds are designed to be manipulated.
  • Crowds are made up of followers.
  • Crowds are too single-minded (if “minded” at all.)
  • Crowds turn too easily into mobs.
  • Crowds don’t listen. They’re past that point.
  • Crowds smell (OK, maybe not, but if you’re ever stuck in a crowded elevator…)

Give me a community over a crowd any day.

Photos by Jacob Botter, johnjomalley and melika

Filed Under: Online Community, Personal Development

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Ben Yoskovitz

Founding Partner at Highline Beta, a hybrid venture studio and VC firm that works with large, ambitious companies to identify new areas of opportunity through internal and external innovation.

Previously I was VP Product at VarageSale and GoInstant (acq. $CRM), and Founding Partner at Year One Labs.

Angel investments include: Breather, Spoiler Alert, SendWithUs and others.

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