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document Distributed Knowledge, ToolsApple isn't the only tech company moving to OpenStreetMap. In an announcement on Feb. 29, check-in website Foursquare said that they are embracing MapBox as its new mapping partner:
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document Crowd Creativity, Distributed KnowledgeThey will work with iPhone owners to crowdsource data which will define the performance of wireless networks, and an Android application is not far behind. Apple also approved RootMetrics to take...
document Distributed Knowledge, ToolsEnter Field Agent – a free iPhone application that has been likened to “an information eBay”, a self-service platform connecting the people that want data to the people who can provide it. In...
video Crowd Creativity, Distributed KnowledgeDemo Slam is Google's weekly online face-off between users (including Googlers) who test and twist Google's features in unique ways. Users create videos with their friends that star a...
document Crowd Creativity, Distributed KnowledgeDemo Slam is Google's weekly online face-off between users (including Googlers) who test and twist Google's features in unique ways. Users create videos with their friends that star a...
document Distributed Knowledge, Open InnovationGoogle has indeed found the right person for the job in Ory Okolloh. Ory Okolloh is a very remarkable woman with a deep passion for Africa. Her courage and love for Africa will be key to helping...
document Distributed KnowledgeCrowdsourcing and social media can be beneficial. But Danny contends that people don't have to use it that often just because it's always there. So, he suggests that it's also good...
video Distributed Knowledge, Open InnovationOpen methods can allow science to happen faster than traditional means. However, there are no tools yet to make this happen. Thus, the talk is also an appeal for decent tools that scientists need...
document ToolsIn Trada's pay-per-click model, advertisers set a fixed price they’re willing to pay for all clicks in a campaign. If the advertiser is willing to pay 80¢ for a click, and an expert can...
document Distributed Knowledge, Open InnovationAiming to create an online, crowd-sourced field guide, the app can help users identify species based on the phone's GPS coordinates.
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document Distributed Knowledge, Open InnovationAlgorithms that were used in the past allowed some websites to get placed ahead of others. In some cases these websites did not offer much help to users. The changes in Google's policy may...
document Distributed KnowledgeCrowdsourcing and collaboration are now part of the standard toolkit, and it’s amazing to see how quickly this has become part of our “new media literacy,” such that within hours, it can be...
document Distributed Knowledge, Open InnovationThe subject around crowdsourcing has been causing uproar in some social circles: on one end we have those that believe it is a brilliant idea and on the other hand we have those that think it is...