http://disqus.com/by/Ouroboros/enWed, 03 Dec 2008 19:23:06 -0000http://blog.cosential.com/?p=179#comment-4156832<p>The site NewsTrust draws on a Slashdot-like (or Digg-like) model of mass-moderation to filter and promote news stories from mainstream outlets and blogs. But every week they propose a focus topic to their usership, which creates a secondary information quality to "newsworthy" or "trusted".</p><p>the human editorship proposes a focus topic - the algorithm handles mass-proposal and voting - the usership selects and moderates</p><p>I, for one, welcome the rise of our algorithmically moderated mass overlords!</p>OuroborosWed, 03 Dec 2008 19:23:06 -0000http://blog.cosential.com/?p=104#comment-3918295<p>Producing a short video teaser is a hallowed tradition. About as hallowed as strong-arming a distributor into carrying your product. I don't see a reason to cry foul here.</p><p>But the point in Gruber's post is that there exist some really nifty features on the iPhone that are only accessible via Apple's private APIs.</p>OuroborosThu, 20 Nov 2008 14:21:48 -0000