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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...
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...
article CrowdfundingAfter 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....
CrowdfundingWith 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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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...
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...
document Distributed KnowledgeSuggested names thus far include Rosalind, Anja, Lisette, Rory, Amanda, Leonor, "Szechuan Szuchman" (nice one), Charlee or Charleigh, Sophie, Christopher (if male) -- it's not,...
document CrowdfundingSOTC 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.