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Power To The Profs: A New Way To Fund Research Begins At UM
document Distributed Knowledge, Tools

A Web site where researchers can post and browse project ideas will launch this summer. As part of future phases of the program, the university is considering letting alumni or members of the...

Jason RobbinsMay 11, 2012 12:32 pm GMT674 views
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Power To The Profs: A New Way To Fund Research Begins At UM
Mobile App Crowdsourcing Expands U-M Resources
document Open Innovation

using a crowdsourcing approach at U-M is already paying off with clear benefits, such as: Partnering with a wider range of programming talent. Gaining unique insights into campus needs....

Adam FrazerApr 10, 2011 06:46 pm GMT1323 views
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Mobile App Crowdsourcing Expands U-M Resources
Why I Hate Mechanical Turk Research (and Workshops)
document Distributed Knowledge, Open Innovation

There are still a number of contributions to be made through crowdsourcing and to crowdsourcing. However, the researcher believes that an over-optimistic perspective on what crowdsourcing might...

Luis Enrique MoralesMay 07, 2011 07:24 pm GMT2301 views
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Why I Hate Mechanical Turk Research (and Workshops)
Crowd Funding Startup Aims to Help Entrepreneurs Get Financed
document Tools

David Welinsky, another Managing Director and Co-founder of Minute Capital, sees the firm as filling a void that Kickstarter and IndieGoGo do not fill. Welinsky states, “I think crowd funding...

Claire MackayMay 05, 2012 02:37 pm GMT1383 views
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Crowd Funding Startup Aims to Help Entrepreneurs Get Financed
Michigan Tech Creates Crowdfunding Site For Research
article Crowdfunding

Initially, crowdfunding website Superior Ideas is featuring nine Michigan Tech research projects, including a sleep apnea study by Jason Carter, chair of kinesiology and integrative physiology and...

Adam FrazerOct 12, 2012 03:33 am GMT1024 views
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Michigan Tech Creates Crowdfunding Site For Research
Crowdfunding for University Research
Crowdfunding

Superior Ideas' Natasha Chopp writes in to discuss how crowdfunding can benefit university research and offers some tips for those looking to crowdfund their next project.

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Crowdsourcing.orgJan 11, 2013 03:35 pm GMT2493 views
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Competition Looking For Bright IDEAs
document Distributed Knowledge, Open Innovation

Last year’s International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) competition winners ranged from wheelchairs and bicycles, to airplane seats, tripods, and even “sexual well being” products. The winning...

Fiona MaresJan 19, 2012 09:14 pm GMT1745 views
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Competition Looking For Bright IDEAs
Crowd Funding Startup Aims to Help Entrepreneurs Get Financed
document Crowdfunding

“Minute Capital provides a crowd funding service that connects entrepreneurs, contributors, and potential investors so that funds given to the startup world can be more easily accessible to...

Luis Enrique MoralesMay 05, 2012 07:16 am GMT2012 views
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Crowd Funding Startup Aims to Help Entrepreneurs Get Financed
Upstart Is Crowdfunding for Dreamers
document Crowdfunding

The premise of Upstart is simple: Help people get the money they need to pursue their dream. It could be anything from launching a software startup to becoming a sculptor. In return for a loan...

Marco TorquatiAug 08, 2012 11:48 pm GMT596 views
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Upstart Is Crowdfunding for Dreamers
Superior Ideas
site Crowdfunding / Donations, Philanthropy and Sponsorship

Superior Ideas mission is to increase external support for research, innovation, and creative work that promotes sustainable economic and social development. Superior Ideas is an entity of...

Natasha ChoppNov 14, 2012 05:27 pm GMT594 views
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Superior Ideas
(Almost) All the Recent Legal Wisdom on the JOBS Act and Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding

For last week's symposium on the JOBS Act, Berkeley Law put together a great list of recent law journal and other articles about the JOBS Act and Crowdfunding.

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Paul SpinradMar 17, 2013 10:20 pm GMT2246 views
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Superior Ideas: A New Funding Tool for Michigan Tech Research
article Crowdfunding, Tools

Superior Ideas is a crowdfunding web site, where anyone can contribute any amount to help support research projects, David Reed, vice president for research, told the Board. Crowdfunding is a...

Claire MackayOct 12, 2012 06:30 am GMT849 views
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Superior Ideas: A New Funding Tool for Michigan Tech Research
GIG Spark: Gretchen Burley in Detroit, Michigan
video Distributed Knowledge

GIG Spark demonstrates the power of small acts and using technology to crowdsource ideas, capture it on video, spread the word online, and inspire immediate action. In this GIG Spark video,...

Claire MackayFeb 29, 2012 02:10 am GMT1103 views
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GIG Spark: Gretchen Burley in Detroit, Michigan
Tech launches Superior Ideas crowdfunding website
article Crowdfunding

The latest addition to the crowdfunding world is one that's unique to the U.P. It's called Superior Ideas and was launched by Michigan Technological University to help fund worthy...

Benjamin FosselOct 17, 2012 04:49 am GMT650 views
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Tech launches Superior Ideas crowdfunding website
Graffiti Artists Caught Out by Their Handiwork
document Cloud Labor, Distributed Knowledge

Anil Jain, a computer scientist at Michigan State University in East Lansing, has developed a system that compares photos of graffiti, looking for similarities and identifying the gang each piece...

Jayne AnnNov 21, 2011 12:39 pm GMT1800 views
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Graffiti Artists Caught Out by Their Handiwork
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