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to be the Fool's editor-in-chief of its culture site on America Online, entitled "Rogue" (1995–1996). As The Motley Fool closed that site down and focused on finance, Surowiecki made the switch over to become a finance writer, which he did over the succeeding three years, including being assigned to
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and 'social filtering'; today, online, we increasingly do not reach any wisdom of any independently-minded crowds. We speak to our friends."
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The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations
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from 1988 to 1995, but did not complete his studies and did not receive a doctoral degree. In 1995, he founded the now-defunct
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to observe that Mr. Surowiecki had written his observations about collective intelligence "prior to the proliferation of
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The Improving State of the World: Why We're Living Longer, Healthier, More Comfortable Lives On a Cleaner Planet
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He got his start on the Internet when he was hired from graduate school by Motley Fool co-founder
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Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2004. PEN (Permanent Entry Number): 0000156165.
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Surowiecki's writing has appeared in a wide range of publications, including
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shapes business, economies, societies and nations. In an article in the
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James Surowieki (sic) – Independent Individuals and Wise Crowds
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from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
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Don't Mistake 'Likes' on Facebook For Real Social Change
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in November 2013, Internet entrepreneur and researcher
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Meriden, Connecticut
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BA
Yale University
/ˌsʊərˈwɪk/
SOOR-oh-WIK-ee
journalist
The New Yorker
Meriden, Connecticut
Mayagüez
Puerto Rico
Southwestern Educational Society
Choate Rosemary Hall
alumnus
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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