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More and more frequently, online popularity rankings allow us to make decisions more quickly. But are they better decisions? Are they changing our behavior as consumers? And do such wide-spread rankings lead to more informed choices or more uniform ones?
Guests:
Matt Salganik, professor of sociology at Princeton, who studies popularity; he co-authored a study showing how popularity breeds popularity
Kevin Maney, author of “The Rating Game” in this month’s Atlantic
Russell Dicker
Senior Manager of Community Content, Amazon.com
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Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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