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The Science of How to Stop the Spread of Rumors
danzarrella.com — Barack Obama ’s campaign, from its beginning, has been the target of a large number of negative rumors, many of them traveling in email chain letters. I don’t want to get into the politics behind the rumors, or even their truth (or lack of), what I wish to do, is analyze the science of stopping or neutralizing rumors from a memetic perspective.
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- cjschmitt, on 07/01/2008, -1/+1This is a fantastic site and refers you to other sites to help stop the ignorance...
- cmiller1, on 07/02/2008, -0/+7The problem is, if you remember the article that was up here (anyone got a link?) about how americans are continuing to surround themselves with likeminded people, we develop groups with unstoppable rumors within them, e.g. bible belters, new england liberals, limbaugh fans, digg users
- geekchic, on 07/02/2008, -0/+2There was an article in The Economist a few weeks ago on that subject - maybe that is where you read it?
- skipthefrog, on 07/02/2008, -0/+2Excellent article- reminds me of Snow Crash.
- danqua, on 07/11/2008, -0/+1Rumors can be hurtful in more ways than one.
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