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Out of this world: Winners of National Geographic competition capture stunning images of nature at its most beautiful
document Crowd Creativity

The winners of the National Geographic competition were taken from digital submissions on three categories of people, places and nature while judged by three National Geographic photographers....

Luis Enrique MoralesJan 07, 2012 03:09 am GMT1449 views
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Out of this world: Winners of National Geographic competition capture stunning images of nature at its most beautiful
National Geographic Channel to Tweet a Reply to Intelligent Life on Other Planets
document Distributed Knowledge

“In Chasing UFOs, we set out to uncover the truth -- investigating and dissecting some of the most mysterious sightings on the planet. Our adventures paint an entirely new picture and will...

Jason RobbinsJun 14, 2012 01:12 pm GMT363 views
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National Geographic Channel to Tweet a Reply to Intelligent Life on Other Planets
Cinedigm Digital Cinema and National Geographic Entertainment to Distribute Groundbreaking Documentary "LIFE IN A DAY"
document Crowd Creativity, Distributed Knowledge, Open Innovation

LIFE IN A DAY is a wonderful opportunity to hear the voices of extraordinary people describing the world as they see it -- telling us their fears and love.

Benjamin FosselJun 03, 2011 03:33 pm GMT2300 views
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Cinedigm Digital Cinema and National Geographic Entertainment to Distribute Groundbreaking Documentary
7 Billion, National Geographic Magazine
video Distributed Knowledge, Open Innovation

This 3 minute video nicely explains the 7 Billion milestone! But this video doesn't only introduce National Geographic and 7billion.org's initiative. It's an eye-opener of what the...

Archenette EvangelioJun 09, 2011 05:32 am GMT1511 views
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7 Billion, National Geographic Magazine
National Geographic Channel to group-tweet ETs [with video from Jorge Garcia, of 'Lost' fame]
document Distributed Knowledge

The idea, said the network, is to crowdsource a reply from humankind in response to a mysterious 72-second transmission from space –known as “The Wow! Signal” –detected by SETI (Search for Extra...

Samuel BennettJun 25, 2012 07:47 am GMT397 views
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National Geographic Channel to group-tweet ETs  [with video from Jorge Garcia, of 'Lost' fame]
‘Citizen scientists’ help search for tomb of Genghis Khan via photos of Mongolia
document Distributed Knowledge, Open Innovation

Through a Web site called Field Expedition Mongolia, which Lin and his colleagues developed jointly with National Geographic, volunteers are helping sift through 85,000 high-resolution satellite...

Fritz SchaeferApr 05, 2011 07:44 am GMT4123 views
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‘Citizen scientists’ help search for tomb of Genghis Khan via photos of Mongolia
Field Expedition: Mongolia
video Distributed Knowledge, Open Innovation

National Geographic invites you to participate in an ongoing expedition helping us survey the Valley of the Khans, a remote region known as Genghis Khan's homeland. Using satellite images you...

Fritz SchaeferApr 05, 2011 08:26 am GMT3247 views
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Field Expedition: Mongolia
Tomnod Founder Dr. Albert Yu-Min Lin @ TEDx
video Distributed Knowledge, Open Innovation

In this video, you'll lLearn how Tomnod's crowdsourcing technology enabled a National Geographic expedition to travel to the wilds of Mongolia and discover hidden clues in their search...

Fiona MaresJul 22, 2011 07:52 am GMT2355 views
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Tomnod Founder Dr. Albert Yu-Min Lin @ TEDx
GeoEye Foundation Grantee Dr. Albert Yu-Min Lin Uses GeoEye-1 Satellite Imagery for Archeological Discovery in Mongolia
document Distributed Knowledge, Open Innovation

During the summer of 2010, GeoEye's satellite images were used in a National Geographic crowdsourcing project, "Field Expedition: Mongolia," allowing "citizen...

Adam FrazerNov 09, 2011 09:58 pm GMT1057 views
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GeoEye Foundation Grantee Dr. Albert Yu-Min Lin Uses GeoEye-1 Satellite Imagery for Archeological Discovery in Mongolia
Jorge Garcia's Wow! Reply
video Distributed Knowledge

5 years ago, they received a signal from space. It came to be known as the Wow Signal. Jorge Garcia, of Lost, asks aliens for a favor in his Wow! Reply.

Samuel BennettJun 25, 2012 07:59 am GMT554 views
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Jorge Garcia's Wow! Reply
How the Search for Genghis Khan Helped the United Nations Map Refugees in Somalia
document Distributed Knowledge

In their phenomenal project, Valley of the Kahns, National Geographic crowdsourced the analysis of high resolution satellite imagery in the search for clues to an 800 year old mystery, the...

Claire MackayJul 29, 2012 10:24 am GMT658 views
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How the Search for Genghis Khan Helped the United Nations Map Refugees in Somalia
National Archives contributing to US historic photo map
document Tools

NARA is contributing images from its vast collections to a crowdsourced, nationwide Google map of the United States superimposed with photographs dating from the 1840s to the present. The online...

Fiona MaresJan 10, 2012 11:53 pm GMT1113 views
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National Archives contributing to US historic photo map
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announces social Web partnership to connect unemployed Americans with jobs
document Cloud Labor

As part Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' announcement, Facebook officials debuted a "social jobs partnership" page that highlights available training programs, educational...

Benjamin FosselNov 06, 2011 02:31 am GMT981 views
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Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announces social Web partnership to connect unemployed Americans with jobs
Crowdsourcing our “Dear John: Let’s Talk” interview request: 400 people & counting…
blog Distributed Knowledge

More than 400 people are respectfully asking John Fahey, Chairman & CEO of the National Geographic Society, to sit down for an interview.

Luis Enrique MoralesJan 02, 2012 08:32 am GMT1305 views
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Crowdsourcing our “Dear John: Let’s Talk” interview request: 400 people & counting…
Tel Aviv named one of the world’s ‘most creative cities’
document Tools

This is not the first time Tel Aviv is mentioned alongside the world’s most popular cities. In 2010, the National Geographic magazine published a list of the world's 10 best beach cities and...

Claire MackayJan 04, 2012 07:13 am GMT1459 views
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Tel Aviv named one of the world’s ‘most creative cities’
The United Nations & UrtheCast Partner Up to Monitor Humanitarian Relief From Space
document Tools

When the UrtheCast cameras are launched, image data will be offered by means of a consumer-centric website. The platform will be open-source, allowing users to create applications for sale on the...

Harshida PatelJul 19, 2012 05:46 am GMT533 views
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The United Nations & UrtheCast Partner Up to Monitor Humanitarian Relief From Space
Why Crowdsourcing is Here to Stay
document Distributed Knowledge

Here are some of the latest iterations of inviting the masses to weigh in: • Heineken • The Washington Post • Netflix • Nivea • Collins Dictionary • The UN Organisation for Food and...

Tim SatterthwaiteAug 03, 2012 05:22 am GMT591 views
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Why Crowdsourcing is Here to Stay
Satellite Imagery Used In The Search For Genghis Khan's Tomb
video Distributed Knowledge

In the spring of 2008, Albert Yu-Min Lin, Ph.D. set out to solve an 800-year-old mystery. The University of Cali¬fornia San Diego (UCSD) research fellow, National Geographic Emerging Explorer and...

April SchmidtAug 05, 2012 02:29 pm GMT1070 views
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Satellite Imagery Used In The Search For Genghis Khan's Tomb
Esri Incorporates Ordnance Survey OpenData into World Topographic Map
document Distributed Knowledge, Open Innovation, Tools

Esri has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, Esri software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including...

Benjamin FosselOct 28, 2011 02:43 am GMT1838 views
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Esri Incorporates Ordnance Survey OpenData into World Topographic Map
BioBlitz 2011: A Little Semantics Goes A Long Way
document Distributed Knowledge

From birds to bacteria, people took pictures, and they helped classify them, quickly and cheaply. From a semantic technology standpoint, they did something very simple, but the fact they did it...

Jayne AnnDec 18, 2011 05:58 am GMT667 views
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BioBlitz 2011: A Little Semantics Goes A Long Way
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