We are exposed to a myriad of news and updates worldwide. As the crowd becomes more involved in providing information, adopting that 'upload mindset' coined by Will Merritt of Zooppa, access to all kinds of data is a few taps and clicks away. Other readers even use...
There’s always something to look forward to in the crowd economy every day. It’s never boring. From Google that announced its new crowdsourcing platform for journalists and entrepreneurs to Ford’s new peer-to-peer car sharing venture, and then Uber’s plans in China,...
This is a guest post by Domenico Rossetti di Valdalbero, Principal Administrator at the European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation. Two strong trends are emerging in the western world that, at first glance, appear contradictory: on the one...
When asked where can we use crowdsourcing, the answer is simple. Anything. Gaming is becoming a popular application for crowdsourcing that is gaining traction as serious gamers want more than to just play the game. Well, you won’t just be playing the Super Mario Game...
In the CSW Global 2015 conference, one of the so many “quotable” and “tweetable” insights that were strikingly true today: “Crowdsourcing… this is not just in Silicon Valley… it’s a global movement,” Sean Moffitt said. And as you read this curated weekly roundup of...
What makes these 7 European countries unique? What is this “crowd economy” that we are talking about? A New Paradigm: 14 parts of the Crowd Economy Landscape tells us that the sharing economy is actually a subsect of the crowd economy umbrella. The crowd economy, as...
BNP Paribas Fortis to support CSW Europe 2015 as the conference will provide an in-depth look into Europe’s collaborative future Crowdsourcing Week (CSW)’s European flagship conference will take place in Brussels, Capital of Europe at Chancellery...
Every week there’s always something to look forward to on the crowdsourcing space. Definitely, we are living in the most exciting times. So here's a curated weekly roundup of the breaking news and must-read thought leadership pieces on the crowd economy. Read what...
As a digital-savvy millennial, I realized how technology has changed my habits. When booking a ticket, I’d crowdsourced flight prices via Skyscanner and instead of staying in a hotel for long vacays, I’d choose Airbnb to make myself at home anywhere. And when in...
For decades, HR recruiters were swept up in a tidal wave of résumés – swimming through thousands to spot the one person who might be the right fit for the company. But the tide has shifted. Recruiting is no longer a “throw out the net and see what we get” process, but...
Do you want to know what created the latest buzz in crowdsourcing this week? Here's a curated weekly roundup of the breaking news and must-read thought leadership pieces on the crowd economy. Uber is making some headlines this week as it celebrates its 5th...
The burgeoning e-learning industry in Asia is expected to hit $12 billion by 2018 according to New Ambient Insight Report. Labeled as the second-highest (next to North America) self-paced e-learning market, countries such as Myanmar (50.2%), Thailand (43.7%) and...
Can you imagine what two heads can achieve to solve a problem? A popular quote sums it up: “Two are better off than one because together they can work more effectively. If one of them falls down, the other can help him up.” True enough, no man or woman is an island....
Here's a curated weekly roundup of the breaking news and must-read thought leadership pieces on the crowd economy. There is quite a buzz on the crowdsourcing, crowd currencies, sharing economy, smart cities, crowd intelligence in healthcare and many more. Australia’s...