Yes Magazine points to a whimsical example of the power of collective intelligence. The website Fallen Fruit identifies locations in Los Angeles where you can find public fruit, or fruit trees that are hanging over private property into public space.

While this isn’t earth shattering social change, it highlights the potential for the web to strenghten social networks. The site organizers conduct “fruit jams” based on the information they gather from “the crowd.” It would be an interesting research question to highlight which types of cities encourage and build upon these types of crowdsourcing initiatives to create denser social networks for its residents.