MentorMob Talks Collaborative ‘Learning Playlists’

MentorMob, which launched publicly on November 1, 2011, is a collaborative education platform. Driven by crowd aggregation of internet content, its user-submitted ‘learning playlists’ are capable of teaching web surfers about virtually any subject, from photography and graphic design to science and history. The service features a collaborative editing element inspired by the likes of Wikipedia and similar services. Crowdsourcing.org spoke with Kristin Demidovich, head of marketing at MentorMob, to learn more about the site.

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Crowdsourcing the Common Cold

With flu season in full swing many parts of the world, the folks at Sickweather hit on just the right time to launch their new website, which uses the crowdsourcing model to track the dreaded flu infection. The Sickweather team hopes that users will use this new software as a way to avoid catching flu this winter. We took a look at this new website to see what it’s all about.

Sickweather LLC, based in Baltimore, was co-founded and launched by three guys who grew up together in that area. They built the website as a way of getting a “perspective on when sickness bubbles up, where it travels and how it affects our lives.”

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Answers to the arguments against making crowdfund investing legal [Part 1]

There are two sides to every story. The same can be said for those who support and those who are against Crowdfunding. The proponents tend to be entrepreneurs, innovators, and America’s jobs engine. They are the ones advocating in favor of allowing entrepreneurs to raise a limited amount of capital from their friends, family & community. They are a fragmented group by nature, heads in the sand, focused on their businesses without deep pockets or the backing of special interests. The major opponents to crowdfunding are the SEC, FINRA and NASAA. They are government bureaucratic agencies with a vested interest in the current system, widespread oversight and deep pockets. Their job is to protect and regulate the large, often complex, public markets. However they tend to do so at the expense of small businesses. Overly bureaucratic rules, we see time and again, have a trickle-down effect on small businesses that hamper growth.

Find below a summary of the arguments for and against Crowdfund Investing.

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The cloud: Where bright ideas come to life

In these turbulent economic times, companies ought to capitalize on every good idea generated inside — or, increasingly often, outside — their office walls. With its cloud-based innovation software, Brightidea strives to make that happen. Brightidea’s flexibility distinguishes its offerings from other innovation tools and platforms: it works for private and public crowds alike. As a result, a wide range of companies, charities and government entities use the software provider’s wares to facilitate their innovation processes. We spoke with Janelle Noble, Brightidea’s marketing director, to learn more about the past, present and future of Brightidea's take on cloud-based innovation.

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