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The Power Of Crowds

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May 18, 2012

"Historically, we have overestimated the value of access to information, and we have always underestimated the value of access to each other." — Clay Shirky

Technology-enabled collaboration draws us closer, makes us smarter and allows us to innovate through the wisdom of a crowd. A new wave of collaborative consumption is transforming consumerism and the rules of engagement. What is the true potential of crowdsourcing? Is this a new phenomenon — or have we seen this movie before?

May 18, 2012

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