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This Week in Crowdsourcing: News Roundup March 13

Spring is slowly but confidently stepping in and bringing us fresh & exciting developments in crowdsourcing. Dive into these latest global developments with us! Crowdsourcing policy in India Indian government has just launched an updated version of MyGov.in....

Your Stay with Airbnb for CSW Global 15 Could Get More Comfortable

Already planning your trip to Crowdsourcing Week Global (Singapore, 20-24 April) and wondering where to stay? Well, your options for accommodation just got a lot sweeter - and cheaper! Airbnb, the Official Accommodations Partner for CSW Global 2015, is providing you...

Attend CSW Global 2015 in Singapore as a YAP Fellow

A life-changing opportunity: become a Young Achiever Program (YAP) Fellow. Are you a young thought leader in the crowd economy eager to make your impact? Do you want to participate in the Crowdsourcing Week Global 2015 conference in Singapore and kickstart your...

16 Tweets That Summed Up the SOLD OUT #CSWVenice

The feedback and stories from the SOLD OUT #CSWVenice, held March 5&6 at H Farm Ventures could be summed up in one word - "inspirational". One of our YAP fellows, Alessandro Cassarotti- Empleko put it perfectly, "Inspirational. It was a stream of unique insights...

Summit: 2nd Round of Fellows Join the YAP Initiative in Venice

Summit: 2nd Round of Fellows Join the YAP Initiative in Venice

More good news coming: we have selected a second round of YAP fellows to participate in CSW Venice Summit! These brilliant young minds will join the change makers of our YAP initiative and become a part of an aspiring community in the crowd economy. Let's introduce...

This Week in Crowdsourcing: News Roundup February 27

Wow! We’re already on the 58th day of 2015 and as we count the days ahead, news on crowdsourcing keep on churning day by day. We sure hope you’ve already made up your mind with the viral topic on the color of this dress that has shaken the crowd on the Internet. As...

Summit: Italian Young Achievers in Crowdsourcing Announced

Summit: Italian Young Achievers in Crowdsourcing Announced

Drumroll please! We are pleased to announce the first round of successful YAP candidates who will join us at CSW Summit in Venice, March 5 & 6. The Young Achievers Program is a very special initiative that is dear to us at Crowdsourcing Week. After a very...

This Week in Crowdsourcing: News Roundup February 20

It's not easy to do a short news roundup, when the world is buzzing with records on crowdfunding and innovative ideas on crowdsourcing arising everyday. Yet, it's the end of the week and it's time to make a gist of what caught our eye this week in economics, politics...

This Week in Crowdsourcing: News Roundup February 13

We hope you're not caught up with today's triskaidekaphobia bug. And before the midnight strikes, an advance Happy Valentines Day to everyone! Weekend is coming, and as part of our weekly digest, here’s a roundup of news about crowdsourced security threats, traffic...

Apply for the CSW Summit Venice Young Achievers Program

Photo Credit: Sebastiaan ter Burg Calling all students and young entrepreneurs in Italy who are applying their skills in crowdsourcing, crowdfunding or the sharing economy: You are invited to apply to Crowdsourcing Week's Young Achievers Program, for the chance to...

This Week in Crowdsourcing: News Roundup February 6

The first week of February has come to an end and we are summing it up as always with a selection of latest news and developments in the collaborative economy. Crowdsourcing cybersecurity, e-governance, equity crowdfunding revolution and much more!Pioneering in...

Are You Disruptive? CSW Global 15 Needs Your Creative Powers

The countdown has begun: Three weeks to submit your creative graphic designs for CSW Global 2015 and to win a grand prize and worldwide recognition! For the third consecutive year we have collaborated with Talent House India, to launch a search for crowdsourced...

This Week in Crowdsourcing: News Roundup January 30

The weekend is finally here! Here’s our weekly dose of the latest updates on - the World Economic Forum meeting, the power of crowdfunding on payment processes and real-estate ventures, why established brands flock to creative crowdsourcing sites, crowdsourcing in the...

2015 Global Crowdsourcing Survey – Our 2nd Annual Pulsecheck

We're back again fielding our seminal research about the crowd economy and all its various component parts - crowdsourcing, crowdfunding and crowd equity, open innovation and collective intelligence, the sharing economy and the peer-to-peer marketplace, online...

This week in crowdsourcing: news roundup January 23

This week in crowdsourcing: news roundup January 23

Here is our weekly roundup of latest updates in collaborative economy and crowdsourcing. Why crowdfunding is good for venture capitalists, what to expect from bitcoins, how to use crowdsourcing for brands and much more in this week’s edition. Sharing Economy &...

This Week in Crowdsourcing: News Roundup January 16

Here's a curated, weekly roundup of interesting news on crowd-driven business, crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, open innovation and the collaborative economy.Crowd Lab Print ContestThe North Face launched its Crowd Lab Print contest, inviting contributors and enthusiasts...

How Will the Crowd Economy Impact the Next Billion?

The third edition of Crowdsourcing Week Global 2015 will take place on April 20 - 24 at Singapore's inspiring Genexis Theatre at Fusionopolis. The week-long conference will focus on the promise and future of the crowd economy with the 2015 theme “Crowd Economy:...

Virgin Galactic Tragedy

Yesterday was a tragic day for those of us excited about the new frontiers in space travel when the Virgin Galactic lost one of its pilots in a test space travel flight in the Mojave desert.My sincere condolences go out to the family and colleagues of the fallen pilot...

CSW Europe 2014: What Attendees are Saying

Photo Credit: Sebastiaan ter BurgCrowdsourcing Week Europe 2014 in Copenhagen saw participants from wide-ranging backgrounds taking in 5 key lessons on collaboration. Here's what attendees had to say about the event, which served to ignite the Nordic community...

Day 3: From Users to Movers with Crowdsourcing

Photo Credit: Sebastiaan ter Burg It’s an era of connectivity, where anybody can disrupt the existing system and turn things upside down. It is technology, new media and platforms for collaboration that drastically change the way we are used to working. Innovating...