The New Three Rs: Rating, Ranking, Reputation

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The not-yet launched social rating app Peeple recently caught the attention of the Internet, and the reaction was not kind. By the admission of its founders, Peeple seeks to be “the Yelp for people,” a succinct tagline that detractors immediately seized upon. According to its creators, Peeple seeks to consolidate reviews of ordinary people. Have…

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Five Interesting Things: Today’s Scan Hits

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Here are five indicators, observations or articles that caught the eye of FA futurists today. The US is becoming an artisan beverage powerhouse. First it was California wine at the Judgement of Paris. Now niche US distillers are beating premium Scottish Whisky in tasting competitions, and American microbrews are surging in popularity in Germany. People are attempting to create reputation-based…

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