A major benefit of social software is the ability to harness the "wisdom of crowds" that is also referred to as ________.
A) collaborative filtering
B) preference elicitation
C) creative commons
D) consensus democracy
E) collective intelligence

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The term "wisdom of crowds" refers to the idea that a diverse group of individuals can collectively make better decisions than any single individual. This is also known as collective intelligence, making option E the best choice. Collaborative filtering and preference elicitation are related concepts in recommendation systems, but not necessarily tied to the idea of harnessing the wisdom of crowds. Creative commons is a licensing system for sharing creative works, and consensus democracy is a political concept.

A Major Benefit of Social Software Is the Ability to Harness