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I just dropped by Danah which I do once in a while. She has some VERY interesting views on digital network creation, visualisation of networks and so one ..

She reminded me about a book that once read - The Tipping Point. Now the same author is in the process making a new bestseller ..

Imagine that I asked you to a play a very simple gambling game. In front of you, are four decks of cards–two red and two blue. Each card in those four decks either wins you a sum of money or costs you some money, and your job is to turn over cards from any of the decks, one at a time, in such a way that maximizes your winnings. What you don’t know at the beginning, however, is that the red decks are a minefield. The rewards are high, but when you lose on red, you lose a lot. You can really only win by taking cards from the blue decks, which offer a nice, steady diet of $50 and $100 payoffs. The question is: how long will it take you to figure this out?

….it’s a “MUST-read”