Australian-based DesignCrowd has just launched DesignCrowd.ca. And although the Canadian branch still has the word “beta” in its name -- that has not deterred the over 76, 000 designer from signing-up. And it looks like CrowdDesign.ca is already running its first...
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The Revolution Mosaic Is Going To Crowdsource A Mosaic
The Revolution Mosaic, was just released, in the App Store and is ready to crowdsource a mosaic. “This year, 360,000 iPhone photos will come together to form one iconic image that will last forever in the Apps Store, on the Internet, and on posters around the world,...
USAID Is Using Crowdsourcing To Map Its Impact
The USAID embraces crowdsourcing? The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was created by John F. Kennedy in 1961. Its primary responsibility is distributing civilian foreign aid. Part of the USAID mission statement is: “Economic growth is key to...
Will the United Nations Support Crowdsourcing Sustainability
Crowdsourcing sustainability -- is that even possible? Well that is what Jacob Scherr -- Director of Global Strategy & Advocacy Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) -- is hoping for. The UN is holding a conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this June, it’s...
10 Shortcuts to a Greater Life via Crowdsourcing
NASA News: The US Space Agency Wants You to Build an App
What if you got the call? What if NASA put out an open call and said, “Build me an app!” And guess what, if the Space Agency chooses your app, it will pay you up to $10,000 for it. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is nearly 54 years old. And...
Andy Zynga, CEO of NineSigma, Speaks About Entrepreneurs and Open Innovation
NineSigma is an open innovations service provider. Zynga explains that the company has the world's largest open network of solution providers. NineSigma uses this network as a tool to help companies find solutions to various business issues. I had the opportunity to...
A Crowdsourcing Game to Diagnose Malaria
The Crowdsourcing Survey According to a 2010 Weber Shandwick survey, 44% of the 216 Fortune 2000 Corporate Executives, interviewed, have used crowdsourcing. And 50% of these executives find crowdsourcing very valuable. The perceived value is spread unevenly across 4...
How Can Crowd Collaboration Help My Business
What if I told you that crowdsourcing will most certainly improve your business? Well, I have to apologize -- because in business just as in life, certainties are rare. But what I am certain of is that crowdsourcing is an incredibly powerful tool. As a work process, I...
Crowdsourcing Week Speaks To Matt Barrie, CEO
Matt Barrie is the CEO of the largest outsourcing marketplace -- Freelancer.com. And how large is large, well how about 3.4 million professionals and 1.6 million projects under the companies belt, it's simple to see why Freelancer.com is a leader. Below is my email...
We Ask Simon Mainwaring Founder of “We First” 5 Questions
I had the pleasure of meeting Simon Mainwaring at an event during Internet Week last year. Unfortunately, I did loose touch with him but I am happy that we could reconnect for this interview. So let’s hear what Simon has to say. Q1: What is the main issue with the...
Crowdsourcing Week Interview with Ted Rubin
Ted Rubin is the CSMO at Collective Bias. He also sits on the advisory board of Crowdsourcing Week. Ted is terribly passion about building relationships. He makes it a point to consistently drive this point whether in the boardroom, on Twitter or speaking to...
4 Ways to Attract the Best Crowdsourcing Talent
Most decision makers look upon crowd-work as a cost savings and it most certainly can be. But if the only goal is to get your shiny new widget built as inexpensively as possible, then you will get just that -- a cheaply made shiny new widget. Now, while cost savings...
4 Reasons You Should Use Crowdsourcing
How many times have you said it? How many times have you said -- “only if I had two more people,” “only if I had a bigger budget,” “only if I had more time.” These are all common statements that plague companies of all different sizes. You understand this better than...
Education for All (EFA) Uses Crowdsourcing to Solve Issues
There is no limit to the incredible -- positive -- impact that crowdsourcing has on any one opportunity. Crowdsourcing can be used to solve the most mundane of projects -- to building the most advanced armored personnel carrier for the US military. Education for All...
Crowdflower Covers Crowdsourcing 101 and Unstructured Data
This is a very nice Webinar sponsored by Crowdlfower. They are covering "Crowdsourcing 101." I also like the fact that Crowdflower also mentions microtasking. The video is about 37 minutes long -- but it's worth it.
Let DARPA Tell You Why You Need the Crowd
Do you still have doubt or uncertainty in the application of crowdsourcing? I hear the arguments all the time -- “there are no standards,” “there is no accountability,” “are they skilled labor,” etc. And in all honesty they are not stupid questions. They are...
The Crowdfunding Bill Will Help Startups
Today is the day that the crowdfunding ecosystem in the US rejoices -- more specifically startups and small businesses. President Obama will sign the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act into law. The law allows non-accredited investors to invest in startups --...
Ushahidi’s Juliana Rotich Becomes the Latest Advisor to Crowdsourcing Week
Over the past few months Crowdsourcing Week under the supervision of co-founders -- Epirot Ludvik Nekaj, Rose Kemps and Peter Davison is really heating-up. The trio has been able to take Crowdsourcing Week from an idea to a full-blown organization with a major event...
Josh Soskin Creates a Chevrolet Volt Commercial
It seems that one of the main benefactors of crowdsourcing is the artisan -- specifically filmmakers and photographers. iStockPhoto was one of the first platforms to first be anointed as a crowdsourcing platform. And since 2006 there seems to be a steady uptick in...
Patrick McHenry Speaking in Support of the Crowdfunding — JOBS Act
Yesterday was a big day for crowdfunding. While it is supported by the Senate, House and President; there are many within the government and private sector that see crowdfunding as problematic. One of the main supporters of crowdfunding is Congressman Patrick McHenry...
Heinz Ketchup Crowdsourcing its New Slogan
So I am a big fan of Heinz Ketchup. I mean, I really like Heinz -- it’s a staple in my household. And while I don’t “Like” them on Facebook -- I think they have taken a bold step in asking its consumers for slogan ideas. Why is this such a bold step? Heinz is using...
President Obama to Sign the Crowdfunding Bill into Law
So what crowdfunding? According to Wikipedia -- the crowd-powered reference site: “...the collective cooperation, attention and trust by people who network and pool their money and other resources together, usually via the Internet, to support efforts initiated by...
298 Years of the History of Crowdsourcing
So what does the history of crowdsourcing look like? I mean everything has to start somewhere and in business the longer it's been around the better -- right? Now while Jeff Howe coined the phrase "crowdsourcing" -- crowdsourcing has been around since at least 1714....