Reward crowdfunding has come a long way from its early days on Indiegogo and Kickstarter as a way of raising money to support creative ideas and projects. There have been projects that generated millions of dollars’ worth of pre-orders for exciting new products, and...
A wide range of industry sectors are using speech technology, helping people to save time, improve effectiveness and efficiency, and ultimately even save lives. Key sectors where advances are being made include consumer durables, automotive, healthcare, banking and...
Google is running closed beta testing for its own new app called “Task Mate.” It asks users to perform simple tasks in exchange for a payment that can be cashed out in local currency. The Task Mate app is currently available on an invitation-only basis in India and...
Call centre users want to experience excellent customer service, and providing it is vital to the long-term success of any business. Callers want to be put through, ideally just once, to a skilful solutions provider who can address their issue quickly and accurately,...
The “work from home” revolution ignited stronger demand than ever before for mobile telecom services. Consumers are also more reliant on their mobile networks for education and entertainment during lockdowns and other periods of restricted travel. The introduction of...
Undergraduate students have been trained to classify galaxies as part of a project involving a unique space telescope that specializes in collecting infrared light. The wavelengths it will record were initially emitted by stars and galaxies as ultraviolet light more...
It’s easy to find numerous articles that explain how blockchain technology can track the whole supply chain journey of foodstuffs from “farm to fork,” from its raw origin to its presence on our plates. At the same time, a recent documentary on cocoa production told of...
A donations crowdfunding project launched by a former Google employee has exceeded its $130,000 target, with contributions from over 3,000 backers. A senior software engineer claims first-hand knowledge that Google has been exercising censorship, suppressing legal...
The lengthy time spent by so many people working from home all around the world during pandemic lockdowns, and in the “new normal” of the immediate post-lockdown period, is often described as accelerating five years’ adoption of office-related remote working ...
Speech controlled apps and software, and voice recognition are swiftly moving from being a novelty to an everyday user expectation. Demand for voice-activated systems and devices is forecast to grow from what was a $9 billion market in 2017 to almost $32 billion by...
Accounts Payable automation (APA) technology streamlines and automates accounts payable processes, removing manual tasks and providing better control over mass payments
Major corporations use reward crowdfunding to check on customer interest and demand before a retailer stocks a new product, or a manufacturer produces it,
The Virtual Crowd Summit attendees on September 17 heard insights covering Collective Consciousness from a true collection of global experts. This article recaps the key issues the speakers covered regarding the benefits, demands and procedures of pulling together...
A summary of key insights in to equity crowdfunding from international experts at Crowdsourcing Week’s virtual summit on 27 August 2020
Crowdsourcing accesses ethical hackers who often seek a tough cyber threat challenge, while small businesses can collaborate to co-create cyber security
Attendees at our Virtual Crowd Summit on Crowdfunding (27 August 2020) heard an array of advice and tips from some leading global experts. Here is a round-up of some of those valuable insights in to successful Rewards Crowdfunding, from modest cause-related projects...
Pandemic lockdowns around the world have caused health and economic chaos, which may now spiral in to mass unemployment as government-funded furlough schemes near closure dates. Retraining and acquiring new skills are a priority for many people, with online resources...
The sharing economy is all about interface between crowds. Such as a crowd of car drivers and a crowd of people who want to go somewhere. Or as in the case of Airbnb, a crowd of people looking for somewhere to stay and a crowd of residents who want to earn a little...
With the imminent arrival of 5G services, network providers are vying to provide the best possible services and consumer expectations are rising. In order to monitor changes to service delivery and relative customer satisfaction it is vital for operators to have...
Governments the world over are encouraging more people to use bicycles, and various forms of crowdsourcing are used to support their efforts. This article looks at co-creation to map popular cycle routes in a city; automated sensors and data collection to monitor...
Conservationists hope a game invented by a PhD student, that uses the same equations used by scientists to study real world ecosystems, will provide some real-life solutions to save endangered species and conserve biodiversity. Researchers are optimistic that...