Yesterday, I threatened you with a stream of videos that were supposed to be in a v-book edition of What Would Google Do?. Here are two more.
First, a discussion about beta-think – releasing products as betas to learn and collaborate – and the end of the myth of perfection:
Next, a video my editor likes better than I do about capturing the wisdom even of the moving crowd. I recorded it last winter on a very cold run over a nearby interstate (so cold, it was hard to talk).
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I have to say I agree on this one. The relentless pursuit of perfection is a pretty unrealistic goal for most of us, either as individuals or as corporate entities.
Isn’t there a danger though in producing too many “less than perfect” products? I think the threat of consumer backlash against perpetually incomplete products could be a real problem. Especially if they don’t know they’re supposed to be collaborating on the product with us. How do we mitigate that risk?
BTW, what you described for a Google Traffic product… that’s exactly how Google Live Traffic works. Here’s a pretty good description of the technicals:
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/tips-tricks/how-google-maps-live-traffic-works-crowdsourcing/
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