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While savvy writers could already use MTurk to edit their work, the team at Soylent believes their system can produce better and more efficient results than would a writer working alone.
Wikimedia acknowledges that quality, open source visual editors already exist, but dubs them inefficient for its needs because Wikipedia has to support 290 languages, some of which receive very...
Wordy is a professional copy-editing and proofreading service that optimises the accuracy and readability of content – from Fortune 500 business reports to academic texts and website copy. Wordy...
Demand Studios is a combination of science and soul. They bring together the talent and skill of traditional media with technology and insight that drives performance today.They produce tens of...
The Papers of the War Department is a project which unites copies of the lost files in a digital archive that reconstitutes an invaluable historical resource. They're enlisting the help of...
The publishing industry is notoriously hard to crack. Every single day, thousands and thousands of aspiring writers decide to flood the mailboxes (and now inboxes) of editors and agents around the world with their newly completed manuscripts. From there, they are either manually or virtually thrown in to what is known as the slush pile, and, right or wrong, a rejection letter promptly follows.
But this new digital age is a game-changer. The introduction of e-books, e-readers, and web publishers has revolutionized both the production and the consumption of books, forcing the big players in the publishing industry to shape up or ship out. New writers and established authors alike are easily able to share their work with the masses via self-published e-books and hard copies — with or without the backing of a publishing house.
Now add in crowdsourcing and the possibilities are endless. There are several existing platforms (Kickstarter, for one) that allow the creative people of the world to get funded for a variety of projects, including authors who are seeking the means to self-publish. But what happens after the authors reach their monetary goal? Will they be able to navigate the self-publishing world alone and successfully market their work?
Emphas.is Publishing brings the concept of crowdfunding to photobook publishing - but with a twist, said Tjantelé. Funders will be able to purchase a limited-edition copy of the book at $100 to...
The winner of the winning banned word selection, the first among several to suggest it go by the by, will be honored with a ceremonious putting of the word slacks on paper (by Mary Norris of The...
Crowdsourcing is being tipped as one of the big things to watch out for in the coming years. In essence, Crowdsourcing websites harness the power of their community to achieve common goals quicker and more effectively. The debate continues defining what crowdsourcing is and what it is not but what’s unquestionable is that it’s having an impact on the way we do business!
Born from a unique gathering of leaders from media, corporations, NGOs, universities, and grassroots organizations, 7 Billion Actions is a global movement open to every organization and individual...
GoodorGreatIdea.com Founder Mohammed Guller shares his five reasons not to worry about anyone in the crowd stealing your million dollar idea.
Lingotek CEO Rob Vandenberg says the future will require translation as Internet access saturates more of the globe, and your online community can help keep lines of communication open across linguistic borders.
Justin Kownacki from Crowdfundinghelp.com provided us with this list of pitfalls to avoid for crowdfunding projects.
Brian Fargo, chief executive of video game development studio inXile entertainment, successfully raised over $1 million through Kickstarter to create a sequel Wasteland, his 1988 post-apocalyptic role-playing game.
Jessica Day, Communications Director at IdeaScale, an open innovation company which runs the SAVE Awards, writes in to discuss some of the successes that have come from the initiative and offers suggestions for companies and organizations that are considering turning to crowdsourcing for their idea generation.
In the latest installment of her crowdfunding campaign journal, Karinna Kittles-Karsten shares what she's learned about the importance of constructing and communicating the right message to build support for a crowdfunding project.
Contributing expert Panos Ipeirotis explains how a lack of anonymity helps oDesk keep its crowdsourcing platform spam-free.
In the latest installment of her crowdfunding campaign journal, Karinna Kittles-Karsten talks about the importance of patience and getting everything right before launch.
Game developer Chris Roberts’ fans shelled out $6.2 million to help finance the upcoming Star Citizen title, making it the most successfully crowdfunded video game yet. Roberts and his team ran a dual campaign, with $2.13 million coming from Kickstarter, and $4.09 from their own crowdfunding initiative.
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.
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