Awesome! zPages and zBooks on Zaadz -wisdom of the crowds at work
Posted on Sep 17th, 2006
by 
ebuddha
ebuddha
I haven't mentioned Zaadz for awhile - but I am really liking the feature zPages and zBooks.
There are two reasons why:
a. The tag implementation. C4 I'm sure has explained this better than I can, but think of it as a graphical representation of what is most popular. But implemented as a tag cloud, you don't only see the "top results", you see a whole "sky" of results, with the popularity being instantly visually recognizable. (And since the tag cloud is a visual medium, immediately you perceive EACH tag in it's popularity.)
This in itself is a Wisdom of the Crowds implementation. as users tag what they like. In addition however, you also get favorites -what people like, and reviews. What is favorite, what is top in currently reading, and the reviews, are all USER-CREATED content. This means there are three levels of wisdom of the crowds here.
Same thing with zPages. You start with a tag cloud, indicating the greater number of events, based on a particular tag. This will indicate a tag you like, or that is frequently used.
In addition, once you click on the tag - say "life coaching" - you then are brought to a listing of people, businesses, that exist in YOUR area.
AND, these businesses are reviewed by users - with a scale, and with personal review.
Of course, the biggest to-do is for people to TAG and RATE people and businesses that you either LOVE or HATE. (And there must be a place for hate, right?)
Funny enough, there is a "Hollis Polk" - psychic, spiritual counselor, life coaching, etc - that has three reviews on Zaadz right now, all positive. Now three isn't a lot - friends could be bum-rushing the system with three - but, the reviews are glowing, and at this point, it is one of the more numerous reviews in San Francisco.
I hope more people begin utilizing this. If you have a great group of 10000 people consistently utilizing, tagging, rating, and reviewing practices, books, people and places, that have improved their own life - well, the cream of the crop rises to the top, without effort.
I wanted something LIKE this - as you can see in this post - that post is from a year and a half ago - but the visual tag cloud implementation, and the different ways that one rates, is better than my initial contemplation!
At any rate, you will see me tagging up a storm over on Zaadz. I'll keep you informed of how it is going.
Cross-posted at Integral Practice.
There are two reasons why:
a. The tag implementation. C4 I'm sure has explained this better than I can, but think of it as a graphical representation of what is most popular. But implemented as a tag cloud, you don't only see the "top results", you see a whole "sky" of results, with the popularity being instantly visually recognizable. (And since the tag cloud is a visual medium, immediately you perceive EACH tag in it's popularity.)
This in itself is a Wisdom of the Crowds implementation. as users tag what they like. In addition however, you also get favorites -what people like, and reviews. What is favorite, what is top in currently reading, and the reviews, are all USER-CREATED content. This means there are three levels of wisdom of the crowds here.
Same thing with zPages. You start with a tag cloud, indicating the greater number of events, based on a particular tag. This will indicate a tag you like, or that is frequently used.
In addition, once you click on the tag - say "life coaching" - you then are brought to a listing of people, businesses, that exist in YOUR area.
AND, these businesses are reviewed by users - with a scale, and with personal review.
Of course, the biggest to-do is for people to TAG and RATE people and businesses that you either LOVE or HATE. (And there must be a place for hate, right?)
Funny enough, there is a "Hollis Polk" - psychic, spiritual counselor, life coaching, etc - that has three reviews on Zaadz right now, all positive. Now three isn't a lot - friends could be bum-rushing the system with three - but, the reviews are glowing, and at this point, it is one of the more numerous reviews in San Francisco.
I hope more people begin utilizing this. If you have a great group of 10000 people consistently utilizing, tagging, rating, and reviewing practices, books, people and places, that have improved their own life - well, the cream of the crop rises to the top, without effort.
I wanted something LIKE this - as you can see in this post - that post is from a year and a half ago - but the visual tag cloud implementation, and the different ways that one rates, is better than my initial contemplation!
At any rate, you will see me tagging up a storm over on Zaadz. I'll keep you informed of how it is going.
Cross-posted at Integral Practice.
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