http://cultureby.com/2009/11/its-an-unpleasant-abominable-idea-submitting-something-as-delicate-as-culture-to-the-rack-of-metrificationbut-heres-why-i.html This Blog Sits At the Intersection of Anthropology and Economics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:43:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://cultureby.com/2009/11/its-an-unpleasant-abominable-idea-submitting-something-as-delicate-as-culture-to-the-rack-of-metrificationbut-heres-why-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-100 Jason Laughlin Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:25:56 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=17#comment-100 That is until the robots take over. That is until the robots take over.

]]> http://cultureby.com/2009/11/its-an-unpleasant-abominable-idea-submitting-something-as-delicate-as-culture-to-the-rack-of-metrificationbut-heres-why-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-99 Grant McCracken Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:43:45 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=17#comment-99 kbn, great point, we continue to wish for the ultimate app that will replace costly human intervention, when we know that data is the purest noise if there isnt a human standing by to perform pattern recognition.  There are no findings nothing actionable, nothing strategically useful, without this. Thanks!  Grant kbn, great point, we continue to wish for the ultimate app that will replace costly human intervention, when we know that data is the purest noise if there isnt a human standing by to perform pattern recognition.  There are no findings nothing actionable, nothing strategically useful, without this. Thanks!  Grant

]]> http://cultureby.com/2009/11/its-an-unpleasant-abominable-idea-submitting-something-as-delicate-as-culture-to-the-rack-of-metrificationbut-heres-why-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-98 kbn Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:47:21 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=17#comment-98 I would love some insight into how 'culture officers' and "perfect data" can best live together, be friends even, the one empowering the other. My recent experience in the agency world has me disheartened bc i see a trend towards opting for the metrics of google search data OVER the insightful, nuanced, observational thinking of the ethnographer. There seems to be a powerful (and perhaps growing?) belief that metrics will tell us everything we need to know about the human condition(s). I would love some insight into how ‘culture officers’ and “perfect data” can best live together, be friends even, the one empowering the other. My recent experience in the agency world has me disheartened bc i see a trend towards opting for the metrics of google search data OVER the insightful, nuanced, observational thinking of the ethnographer. There seems to be a powerful (and perhaps growing?) belief that metrics will tell us everything we need to know about the human condition(s).

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