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The Voice Presents "New York Writes Itself"
blog Crowd Creativity

The Village Voice is proud to announce its partnership with Leo Burnett New York for "New York Writes Itself," an ongoing series of crowdsourced creative productions fueled by the real...

Benjamin FosselMay 09, 2012 10:43 pm GMT876 views
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The Voice Presents
Residents’ voices heard in ‘RenewHempstead’ campaign
document Distributed Knowledge

Through a system of “crowdsourced placemaking,” RDUA collaborates with local individuals during the planning process by taking the government project and outsourcing it to the Village of...

Benjamin FosselApr 07, 2012 11:00 pm GMT908 views
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Residents’ voices heard in ‘RenewHempstead’ campaign
Whole Earth Bakery Uses Crowdfunding to Stay Afloat
article Crowdfunding

After Hurricane Sandy, the loss of goods combined with mounting rent bills led Peter Silvestri to LuckyAnt, a crowd-sourcing website like GoFundMe or SmallKnot, to help support his shop, now on St....

Jayne AnnDec 04, 2012 11:53 pm GMT334 views
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Whole Earth Bakery Uses Crowdfunding to Stay Afloat
Crowdfunding for a Cause: Ten Cases of Philanthropic Crowdfunding
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With crowdfunding becoming an ever more popular way to raise start up costs for businesses and projects all over the world, Crowdsourcing.org decided to take a look at ten cases where crowdfunding has been put to a benevolent use.

The rise in the number of people online — not just in the developed world, but in poorer countries too — is transforming the world into a truly “global village.” As a result, those who have internet access have more opportunities than ever. Perhaps the most fitting example to kick off our look at philanthropic instances of crowdfunding is
AHumanRight.org, a non-government organization whose mission is to ensure “global access to information as a human right.” The charitable group employed the crowdfunding method in an attempt to buy the high capacity communications satellite Terrestar 1 from its bankrupt owners. AHumanRight.org planned to provide internet access to some of the poorest people on the planet, free of charge.

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Debbie ToddNov 15, 2011 07:30 am GMT3751 views
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Meet the Food Discovery Site for Foodies ‘Frustrated With Yelp’
document Tools

Taste Savant, a platform built for savvy eaters. The network appeals to foodies who live to try the hottest new restaurants and find low-key dives. Taste Savant is the “anti-yelp,” Sonia...

Rebecca GutierrezJul 24, 2012 06:43 am GMT578 views
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Meet the Food Discovery Site for Foodies ‘Frustrated With Yelp’
The Chairman - Full Length (Upcoming series from Village Voice/New York Writes Itself)
video Crowd Creativity

The 'Chairman' himself is a New Yorker who reads a small excerpt from the official NYWI script in each episode. With the engagement of a story teller he reads from his iconic yellow...

Tim SatterthwaiteOct 27, 2012 12:44 am GMT548 views
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The Chairman - Full Length (Upcoming series from Village Voice/New York Writes Itself)
Newsweek Is Crowdsourcing Baby Names
document Distributed Knowledge

Suggested names thus far include Rosalind, Anja, Lisette, Rory, Amanda, Leonor, "Szechuan Szuchman" (nice one), Charlee or Charleigh, Sophie, Christopher (if male) -- it's not,...

Jayne AnnDec 16, 2011 11:10 pm GMT582 views
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Newsweek Is Crowdsourcing Baby Names
Q&A: Rhett Miller On Producing His New Record And Crowdsourcing's Unintended Physical Side Effects
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SOTC interviewed Miller about his decision to go the crowdfunding route, working with Rosanne Cash, Ben Kweller and others and what's next for the Old 97's.

Harshida PatelJun 08, 2012 04:16 am GMT785 views
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Q&A: Rhett Miller On Producing His New Record And Crowdsourcing's Unintended Physical Side Effects
Rhett Miller - Out of Love
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Music video by Rhett Miller performing Out of Love

Harshida PatelJun 08, 2012 04:41 am GMT737 views
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Rhett Miller - Out of Love
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