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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 426

Wisdom of crowds

Workers on computers (computers image via Shutterstock)
October 12, 2015, 12:37 pm
Is Google making us into electric sheeple?
If you spend a lot of time on the Internet, you may think search engines are making you smarter. In fact, says PhD student Alon Sela, they’re making everybody more alike
By Simona Weinglass
Screenshot of the eToro OpenBook platform (Photo credit: Courtesy)
November 23, 2014, 1:35 pm
eToro courts Russian, Chinese currency traders, and investors
The world’s largest social investment platform, created by Israeli brothers, now open to rubles and yuan
By David Shamah
Crowd in a Berlin park in 2009 (Photo credit: CC BY-SA Sundve/Flickr)
May 7, 2014, 6:03 pm
Israeli start-up has lots of faith in the crowd
CrowdAdvisor believes that business wisdom lies not with experts, but with groups
By David Shamah
Waze co-founder Uri Levine at a Jerusalem conference in May 2013 (photo credit: Flash90)
March 26, 2014, 6:46 pm
Waze co-founder bolts Google for new crowdsourcing start-ups
Uri Levine’s new start-up FeeX and his other investment, Zeek, once again put the wisdom of crowds at the service of consumers
By David Shamah
A Sanofi app for managing diabetes. (photo credit: Courtesy)
August 6, 2013, 11:19 pm
Trust the crowd for medical advice, too, says pharma giant
Drug company Sanofi believes that the next big breakthrough app for diabetics will come not from doctors, but from patients
By David Shamah
March 19, 2013, 10:09 pm
Waze promises updates on Obama-related traffic jams
The Israeli crowdsourced navigation app fell short during a huge rainstorm, but is ready for tie-ups during the US president’s visit, the company says
By David Shamah
Waze in action (Photo credit: Courtesy)
February 27, 2013, 2:03 pm
Waze app finishes first at mobile awards
Israeli crowd-sourced mobile navigation aid wins ‘Best Overall Mobile App’ in Barcelona
By David Shamah
Waze screenshot (Courtesy)
January 1, 2013, 1:01 am
Researchers use Israelis’ favorite crowdsourced commuting app to keep traffic cops on the ball
Waze is being drafted to battle road accidents, by determining whether traffic police are patrolling problem intersections
By David Shamah
Illustrative: A woman shops with her son at the Rami Levy supermarket in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
September 21, 2012, 12:00 am
Paying too much at the supermarket? The Knesset plans to save you money
Legislators are considering a government database that would automatically update shoppers on the price of groceries
By David Shamah
An illustrative photo of an Egged bus (Photo credit: Abir Sultan/FLASH90)
April 19, 2012, 6:31 pm
Shabbat bus ‘message-in’ inspires other activists to crowdsource protests
Waze, the smartphone app used by many Israelis to avoid traffic tie-ups, is now being used for social action and political activism, too
Waze navigation screen (photo credit: Courtesy)
From the WebApril 1, 2012, 7:31 pm
Waze founder named as top mobile industry trailblazer
VentureBeat: Ehud Shabtai, creator of Israel-made Waze, was cited for developing the traffic crowdsourcing app that has helped millions of drivers save millions of hours on the road
A Jerusalem crowd (Photo credit: Uri Lenzi/Flash90)
March 19, 2012, 6:40 pm
Turning to the crowd for a hint of future events
A Bar-Ilan University conference discusses how to predict trends and events based on the wisdom of crowds
By David Shamah
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