In the Crowded Room, episode 4, we stare in the face of crowdfunding evil! All the warnings about scams and fraud were true - sort of... Also, it’s Citizen Science Month and the crowd is invited to participate, but if that’s not your thing we’ve also got a crowdfunding project for the more anti-social set -- and it’s also the most awesome pillow I’ve seen since a six-foot stuffed salmon.

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Links to projects discussed in the Crowded Room:

• The first case of crowdfunding fraud is filed
• It's Citizen Science month at Zooniverse
• LIFX - The light bulb reinvented
• The NFL wants to crowdsource a documentary
• The Ostrich Pillow is a pricey place to bury your head
• The Impossible Instant Lab turns phone shots into Polaroids
• The Meaning of Life project is fully crowdfunded and now looking for crowdsourcing help
• Another crowdsourced calling directory...

Listen to the previous episode of The Crowded Room here.

Our "From the Crowd" podcast, featuring interviews with crowdsourcing newsmakers, can be found here.