if he open sourced it how would he monetize it?
What would make it a useful scientific & journalistic tool would be to... open-source it. Like this one: http://www.slate.com/features/pkremp_forecast/report.html …https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/795001036910063618 …
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with display ads on the website, obviously. In fact it would change basically nothing with regard to his bottom line.
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What stays behind close doors, away from public scrutiny, is not really science.
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Maybe in a narrower sense? Google's ranking algorithm is scientific (rather than arbitrary, capricious) while not being public.
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@NateSilver538 Open sourcing would also open them up to scrutiny by those in the field - maybe they don't want that
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NateSilver538 but then people could compete with him for that sweet sweet internet money.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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