Organizing the truth on the internet
Lots of Web 2.0 applications are being invented and programmed these days. Yesterday I discovered one great one at http://linkedfeed.com that can make you suggestions for news Items and feeds which should interest you.
Blogs are about news, where everyone posts new threads which are timed. Such organization is not best suited for opinions. Opinions on the internet need some better organisation and more advanced algorithms need to be implemented so that all peoples understandings about all topics make the most sence. Because still today the internet is a mess. Google is trying, yahoo, digg, feedster, technorati and many others are trying.
And then there is art. This is timeless inspirational production which is becomming democratic because of the internet. So much talent is about to be organised, so that it can reach its deserved audience. So much talent that it might be overwhelming to experience unless working habits are also revolutionized.
I want to provide this Truth organisation at my project site http://truthengine.com , that is if I am to be succesfull enough to work with programmers who can and want to help me to make it happen. If you can do it or if you want to invest a few million $ in it then it sure will happen here.
Why would you call webware for organizing *opinions* a name like truthengine? Opinions are a notoriously unreliable guide to the truth.
Shouldn’t truthengine be more as I outlined it originally here:
http://marccooper.typepad.com/marccooper/2005/01/rather_obnoxiou.html
What you want is a site that helps you determine whether an expressed idea or opinion is actually true or not. “Consensus” is not truth. Even “majority opinion” is not truth.
Comment by Michael Turner — September 19, 2007 @ 5:11 am