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After being abducted 23 years ago, Chinese man finds his way home through Google Maps
article Distributed Knowledge

As many of us in the tech blogosphere associate crowdsourcing with dubious Kickstarter projects, and Google Maps with nights out on the town, Luo’s story is a potent reminder that the cool gadgets...

Claire MackayMay 17, 2013 12:34 pm GMT148 views
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After being abducted 23 years ago, Chinese man finds his way home through Google Maps
EdgeSpring Raises $11 Mln
document Tools

To showcase the power of its platform, EdgeSpring has also developed CrunchEdge, a playground to explore Crunchbase, a crowdsourced data set of venture investments and startup company information....

Claire MackayMay 17, 2013 08:17 am GMT279 views
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EdgeSpring Raises $11 Mln
Devicescape coaxes smartphone users onto their own home Wi-Fi networks
article Distributed Knowledge

Devicescape’s whole business model is designed around the idea of providing cheap ubiquitous Wi-Fi to carriers. Through crowdsourcing, it has identified and mapped 12 million open access points...

Claire MackayMay 17, 2013 03:06 am GMT138 views
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Devicescape coaxes smartphone users onto their own home Wi-Fi networks
How Google Took Street View For A Dive
article Distributed Knowledge

Another focus for the team is getting more developers involved – both for crowdsourcing data and for developing better reef-recognition algorithms. The existing algorithms can only interpret images...

Claire MackayMay 17, 2013 01:12 am GMT213 views
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How Google Took Street View For A Dive
Crowdsourcing video surveillance can work both ways
article Distributed Knowledge

There is some irony involved when crowdsourcing for situational awareness involves gathering data directly from those being watched. Take Occupy D.C., part of the Occupy movement, an...

Claire MackayMay 16, 2013 08:29 am GMT187 views
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Crowdsourcing video surveillance can work both ways
Dell Inc. : Solar Conduction Dryer Wins Grand Prize in 2013 Dell Social Innovation Challenge
article Open Innovation, Tools

Citizen Power, a German team, is building a peer-to-peer online social platform for crowdsourcing urban solar installations. SOURCE LINK to the full article:...

Claire MackayMay 16, 2013 05:16 am GMT257 views
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Dell Inc. : Solar Conduction Dryer Wins Grand Prize in 2013 Dell Social Innovation Challenge
FaithLauncher Joins FrontGate Web Network for Exclusive Representation of Crowdfunding Projects & Promotions
document Crowdfunding, Tools

"FaithLauncher is the best choice in crowdfunding for Christians. Unlike other crowdfunding sites, FaithLauncher is aligned with Biblical values and permits all types of projects relevant to...

Claire MackayMay 14, 2013 11:52 am GMT371 views
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FaithLauncher Joins FrontGate Web Network for Exclusive Representation of Crowdfunding Projects & Promotions
Crowdsourcing An Alternate Name For ‘Ride Sharing’
article Distributed Knowledge

SideCar has been pushing the idea of “ride matching,” mainly due to the “destination” aspect of its app. Unlike Lyft and Uber, it requires passengers to enter not only where they’re originating...

Claire MackayMay 13, 2013 03:51 am GMT197 views
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Crowdsourcing An Alternate Name For ‘Ride Sharing’
First Look: Fab Unveils The Winners Of Its Design Open Call
article Open Innovation

Fab announced another initiative for expanding its offerings: a crowdsourced competition, calling for designers around the world to submit their ideas for the company’s next big product. Now,...

Claire MackayMay 10, 2013 09:39 am GMT295 views
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First Look: Fab Unveils The Winners Of Its Design Open Call
Crowdsourced Benghazi Embassy Attack Timeline Launched At HistoWiki.com
document Distributed Knowledge

HistoWiki.com also has a novel inducement for people who help "crowdsource" a timeline. Visitors can log in, and suggest additions to any timeline. Any visitor whose relevant data point...

Claire MackayMay 10, 2013 07:50 am GMT430 views
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Crowdsourced Benghazi Embassy Attack Timeline Launched At HistoWiki.com
Gen Z Girls Have Something to Say to Mom This Mother’s Day: “I Love Shopping With You, But Let Me Choose My Outfits!”
document Distributed Knowledge

When it comes to bonding with mom, nothing beats shopping, Gen Z girls say. With over 3,000 total responses, “shopping til they drop” was their number one activity with 52% of the vote, followed by...

Claire MackayMay 10, 2013 01:10 am GMT299 views
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Gen Z Girls Have Something to Say to Mom This Mother’s Day: “I Love Shopping With You, But Let Me Choose My Outfits!”
Africa-China - How Unreliable Data Skews the Debate
article Distributed Knowledge

There is, of course, a romantic appeal to the idea of open, evolving public data venues and information crowdsourcing. But in the rush to share information, the slow, tedious process of...

Claire MackayMay 08, 2013 02:23 pm GMT441 views
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Africa-China - How Unreliable Data Skews the Debate
Lost-And-Found Gets Crowdsourced With BlueBee, Bungee (Video)
article Distributed Knowledge

BlueBee really shines when the tag and the smartphone are miles apart, which activates the crowdsourcing feature to find the lost item. Because every BlueBee owner is automatically part of the Blue...

Claire MackayMay 08, 2013 08:28 am GMT218 views
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Lost-And-Found Gets Crowdsourced With BlueBee, Bungee (Video)
Crowdsourcing a Fair Election in Bulgaria
article Distributed Knowledge, Tools

За честни избори (“For Fair Elections”; bg] is an Ushahidi-based crowdmapping platform, which will help gather reports of violations (text and photos submitted via Facebook, Twitter and email)....

Claire MackayMay 08, 2013 04:34 am GMT292 views
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Crowdsourcing a Fair Election in Bulgaria
Edinburgh Scientists Launch Crowdfunding for Robots that Repair Coral Reefs
document Crowdfunding

Coral ecosystems support around 500,000,000 people, but are severely threatened; the Coralbots team aim to revolutionize how such threats are tackled. Their Kickstarter campaign (closing May 26th)...

Claire MackayMay 07, 2013 08:25 am GMT817 views
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Edinburgh Scientists Launch Crowdfunding for Robots that Repair Coral Reefs
uGiftIdeas.com Adds Q&A Service to its Website, Enhancing the Company’s Social Recommendation and Discovery Platform for Gifts
document Distributed Knowledge, Tools

The underlying concepts adopted by uGiftIdeas.com – collaborative filtering and crowdsourcing - are similar to other social recommendation sites, such as Yelp for restaurant recommendations,...

Claire MackayMay 06, 2013 11:38 pm GMT384 views
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uGiftIdeas.com Adds Q&A Service to its Website, Enhancing the Company’s Social Recommendation and Discovery Platform for Gifts
Brands take cinema social
article Crowd Creativity, Distributed Knowledge

And in response – sort of – crowdsourcing outfit Talenthouse (2 million members around the globe and counting) has launched a new online platform together with Nokia, adidas and vitaminwater which...

Claire MackayMay 06, 2013 10:40 am GMT561 views
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Brands take cinema social
Crowdsourcing generates valuable R&D
article Crowdfunding

“While most entrepreneurs think of crowdfunding with dollar signs in their eyes, a smarter way is to look at the crowd is to envision them as future customers or investors ready to help in the...

Claire MackayMay 05, 2013 11:04 pm GMT654 views
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Crowdsourcing generates valuable R&D
Chaordix Launches Crowdsourcing Community for Restaurant Innovation in Canada
article Open Innovation

Calgary startup Chaordix has launched a new community for BC residents. The Food To Go Crowd Exchange is an "online market intelligence community" that is crowdsourcing ideas for...

Claire MackayMay 05, 2013 06:25 am GMT298 views
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Chaordix Launches Crowdsourcing Community for Restaurant Innovation in Canada
Social Networks for Academics Proliferate, Despite Some Doubts
article Distributed Knowledge, Tools

Victor Henning, a co-founder, and his colleagues decided to link the researchers and to build an online research database, using the concept of crowdsourcing. The London-based site has evolved into...

Claire MackayMay 04, 2013 06:47 am GMT406 views
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Social Networks for Academics Proliferate, Despite Some Doubts
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