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Kim Dotcom is back with Mega, and a plan to build platforms that could replace the traditional record labels with a more crowd-powered business model.
Kim Dotcom is so confident in the security system at Mega, the newly launched file storage service, that the New Zealand-based German is offering a bounty of €10,000 (approx. US$13,580) to the...
In Episode 13 of the Crowded Room, we speak with Fundrazr CEO Daryl Hatton about the platform for raising cash for all sorts of causes, including the victims of last year's shooting tragedies. In the podcast, we also discuss crowdsourcing Super Bowl ads and the return of Kim Dotcom and Mega.
Rejoice as 2012, the year of the first mega-crowdfunded projects draws to a close! As I write this at the end of December, the Ouya Android-based game console is shipping now, and the much-delayed Pebble smart watch is moving forward again.
Originally looking to collect 900 voices starting in September of 2010, Eric Whitacre eventually gathered more than two thousand recordings from 1752 singers living in 58 different countries. Not...
Natalia Garcia had a dream to travel to 12 world cities to see how it would be possible to live in a place designed for people – and not for cars. Natalia is a journalist and cyclist from São Paulo, Brazil. And Sao Paulo, is a really terrible place for cyclists and pedestrians. So, she decided to turn her idea into reality, and left her job at Editora Abril to launch the project Cidades para Pessoas (Cities for People), a dream that materialized through crowdfunding.
Through Nov. 30, Facebook users can navigate to the Holiday Giving tab on Walmart’s page to submit a nomination. This year, Walmart writes, “we want to help make sure families don’t have to worry...
Some of the key features of Veuve Clicquot's "Wish You Were Here" include: The Infinite Wall: Which showcases submissions, and allows visitors to interact through liking, sharing...
Every week I roundup the newest deals, launches, developments and other interesting tidbits from the crowdsourcing world. This week we start out in Austin at South by Southwest and windup "stumbling upon" all kinds of interesting projects on Kickstarter.
The days of protecting and fencing content are over. From TED to ESPN, everyone is opening up their data and crowdsourcing new and innovative ways to mash it up and share it with the world. At...
In keeping with the game industry's first trend, Double Fine Productions’ Tim Schafer has drawn huge attention to crowdfunding through Kickstarter by raising nearly $3 million from game fans...
Speaking on the initiative, Pony Verma says, "Globally many mega events are done through crowdsourcing. "The Black Eyed Peas" has interestingly used crowdsourcing to excite and hook...
Robert Reich is all in favor of more entrepreneurship, and it's good to give investors another way to participate in emerging companies. But the so-called JOBS Act doesn't do nearly...
This paper is meant to be a primer on crowdsourcing as an informational resource for development, crisis response, and post-conflict recovery. Inherent in the theoretical approach is that broader,...
EA, of all companies, wants to help with solve problem . They've announced today that they'll make crowd-financed games that are "fully-funded, complete and ready-to-publish"...
CF (Community Funded) allows individuals and organizations to share ideas with their local, online and extended communities; and to attract the resources and funding needed to turn these ideas into...
Rick Chen, Co-founder of Pozible, gives his talk about crowdfunding at this year's LTC Sydney event.
With crowdsourcing and crowdfunding becoming increasingly popular, a number of companies and organizations are holding conferences and webinars to help clarify the dynamics behind crowd-driven initiatives. To keep our readers on top of all things crowdsourcing, we are compiling a list of some of the events that are taking place in the near future.
Beyoncé is helping to launch the World Humanitarian Day website, which aims to reach 1 billion people in a single day — a pretty lofty goal. The website encourages people to share their acts of...
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When it comes to the most innovative use for crowdsourcing, Local Motors car-creation-by-committee ranks up there with Quirky’s quirky inventions and University of Washington’s folding...
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