Wrapping up: personal notes on the Airbnb report
Looking back at the Airbnb report that Murray Cox and I did earlier this month, now that Airbnb admits we were right… Continue reading
What’s Yours is Mine: reviews and other coverage
links to coverage of What’s Yours is Mine. Continue reading
Airbnb report: media coverage
The media response to the Airbnb report from Murray Cox and me has been gratifying. Here are the major stories to date… Continue reading
How Airbnb’s data hid the facts in New York City
On December 1 2015, Airbnb made data available about its business in New York City, with much fanfare. A new report by Murray Cox and myself shows that the Airbnb data release misled the media and the public. Continue reading
Airbnb’s business in New York City
Airbnb “releases” new numbers and claims they prove the critics wrong. They don’t. Continue reading
Lake Wobegon and the Panopticon: a simulation of real-world reputation systems
Current reputation systems show to contradictory effects: everybody is above average (Lake Wobegon effect) and yet service providers live in fear bad of ratings (Panopticon effect). I present a model that explains this, and which argues that reputation systems are to be avoided. Continue reading
Uber: (Getting Over)^3
Cross-posted from Medium: a response to Tim O’Reilly’s response to Susan Crawford’s “Getting Over Uber” Continue reading
