10 Things that have been Crowdsourced in 2011

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10 things that have been crowdsourced in 2011
Posted 23 March 2011 13:45pm by Chris Lake

Crowdsourcing is all the rage, as brands move closer to their audiences and make use of co-creation sites to unearth winning ideas. I thought I‟d list a few of the more recent examples of crowdsourcing to highlight how brands (and other people) are embracing it. Innocent Drinks crowdsources a TV ad and product labelling Innocent has a strong history of engaging its customers, having previously asked them to contribute ideas to product packaging, to test new products, and most recently to suggest a caption for its product labelling. It has also invited fans / budding directors to create a new 30-second ad, which will be shown on TV. Innocent‟s fans are being asked to vote for the winning ad, and the winner will be awarded £5,000 in cash.

Deutsche Boerse and NYSE crowdsource a new name Asking their combined 6,000 employees to submit suggestions for a new brand name for the recently merged exchanges, which probably need to drop the existing geography-specific parts of their respective brand names. Given that this is a staffonly initiative we might describe it as „staffsourcing‟. Google crowdsources the removal of webspam This has been a long time coming. A new Chrome browser extension allows people to remove search results from the listings. While this may be seen to be a personal thing, I‟d be amazed if it didn‟t have wider implications in due course, as Google makes more sense of our personal preferences and networks. It is open to abuse of course, but then again so is the rest of Google‟s algorithm. Rolling Stones crowdsources its cover For the first time in almost half a decade the readers of Rolling Stone will be able to choose its cover. The competition is a kind of battle of the (“undiscovered”) bands with a user voting element. It is somewhat curated, is a collaboration with Atlantic Records and AOL, and is sponsored by one of L‟Oreal‟s brands (I‟ve

perceived crowdsourcing as a way of reducing costs, but this is the first time I‟ve recognised it as a monetisation strategy). LinkedIn crowdsources the news I have some reservations about the execution but the idea behind LinkedIn‟s network-powered news aggregator is fundamentally based around personalised (and passive) crowdsourcing / curation. Sony crowdsources a Michael Jackson video “You are about to become part of the most epic, international and crowdsourced Michael Jackson video of all time,” promises the Behind The Mask website, launched earlier this month to attract entries to this collaborative video production. Sony has put a lot of effort into this, and the results could be impressive if participants pay attention to the storyboard and technical instructions. Brisk crowdsources imagery for limited edition cans Brisk, a US-based soft drink brand, hooked up with Instagram and invited SxSW attendees to tweet pictures using the #briskpic hashtag. Some 4,000 cans will feature 43 winning pictures. A neat implementation and a well-considered choice of partner, given the audience. Wrangler is crowdsourcing its next pair of jeans The Next Blue campaign aims to crowdsource the next pair of jeans that Wrangler will put into production. The winner will “win $5,000, fame and the envy of all your friends”. It‟s a great idea but I‟m not sure how much the firm has pushed it, as there have only been 18 entries so far, and a measly four Facebook „likes‟. Perhaps Wrangler should be reaching to independent designers, perhaps via a tie-in with a site like Etsy? Anyway, with six days to go there‟s a strong chance of winning. Get yer rhinestones out, people.

The US Army crowdsources a combat support vehicle design Seriously, if you can crowdsource a military vehicle you can probably crowdsource anything. Revolutionaries crowdsource translations A voice message left on a Google-powered phone line was converted into a tweet, where it was picked up and translated into English by volunteers. Translations to more than 170 similar messages have been crowdsourced in the same way, helping the Libyan rebels to spread awareness of events on the ground (important, given the media blackout).

Summary Crowdsourcing is all the rage, as brands move closer to their audiences and make use of co-creation sites to unearth winning ideas. And so this articles presents a list of 10 things that have been crowdsourced in 2011.

Description The 10 things that have been crowdsourced in 2011 are as follows:

Innocent Drinks crowdsources a TV ad and product labelling
Deutsche Boerse and NYSE crowdsource a new name
Google crowdsources the removal of webspam
Rolling Stones crowdsources its cover
LinkedIn crowdsources the news
Sony crowdsources a Michael Jackson video
Brisk crowdsources imagery for limited edition cans
Wrangler is crowdsourcing its next pair of jeans
The US Army crowdsources a combat support vehicle design
Revolutionaries crowdsource translations

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