Event: Prediction Markets: Tapping the Wisdom of Crowds

Yahoo is organizing a new open micro-conference series. They are kicking off the series with a panel about 'Attention Markets'. James Surowiecki, author of 'Wisdom of Crowds', will be moderating the group. Yahoo has invited a well rounded list of both big names and startups as speakers. I am looking forward to attending this. Amazon chose 'The Long Tail' as the business book of the year, but I think I would have a hard time choosing between 'The Long Tail' and 'Wisdom of Crowds'. Why choose? get both!

long tail vs the monotony

A while back I came across a great article that addresses the implications of popularity oriented media. You can see it here on MediaAngler. One statement stood out:

Many of the journalists who feel frustration with traditional media feel it because there’s no way to crack the consensus and move the discussion (any discussion) on.

If journalists are ahve a hard time getting out of the monotony rut, then how are rest of us going to do this?