[Web4lib] Spontaneous Synchronization

[Robert Balliot]

Greetings,
While I was watching this video by Cornell's brilliant Steven Strogatz on
spontaneous synchronization:

*http://oceanstatelibrarian.com/#research* <http://oceanstatelibrarian.com/>

I thought about three things - Monty Python's *Ministry of Silly Walks,
* <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqhlQfXUk7w>group think behavior, and how
trends are collectively driven. Collective behavior drives and fuels
Wikipedia - popular searches drive Google and the other big engines - and a
collective sense of aesthetics determines good web design.  Or, maybe it is
simply a silly walk.

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Robert L. Balliot

Skype: RBalliot

Bristol, Rhode Island

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