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The Recipe for Quality Enterprise Crowdsourcing
Cloud Labor, Tools

From state governments to high-tech firms, sizable enterprises have a lot to gain from crowdsourcing. Technology today is capable of so much, but there’s still a need for human intelligence and intervention in so many areas — and that’s where crowdsourcing shines. (Sponsored Post)

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Eric BlattbergJun 17, 2013 11:02 pm GMT617 views
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Crowdfunding vs. Venture Capital: An Infographic
Crowdfunding

Using data from Crowdsourcing.org and other sources, oBizMedia put together an infographic to introduce the topic of crowdfunding and weigh some of its advantages and disadvantages.

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Eric BlattbergJun 15, 2013 04:00 pm GMT2565 views
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Chill Tries By-the-Episode Crowdfunding for ‘Vigilante Diaries’
Crowdfunding

Chill, a direct-to-consumer video distribution platform, this week debuted its first original series, Vigilante Diaries. A crime-fighting mockumentary starring Jason Mewes (of “Jay and Silent Bob” fame), the series is attempting an innovative approach to crowdfunding — a sort of episodic crowdfunding — where viewers pay for two episodes at a time, thereby funding the production of the next two.

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Eric BlattbergJun 13, 2013 09:55 pm GMT580 views
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The Impact of the Crowdsourcing Revolution: A TEDx Talk
Crowd Creativity, Distributed Knowledge, Open Innovation

Crowdsourcing, if implemented wisely, can be beneficial to nearly every aspect of society, argue two Dutch authors in a recently released TEDx talk. On stage in Louvain LaNeuve, Belgium, Tim Meuleman and Robert van Meer discuss the potential for crowdsourcing in healthcare, business, law, employment and so on.

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Eric BlattbergJun 12, 2013 06:03 pm GMT1372 views
910
Petitions Demand End to Widespread U.S. Surveillance Programs
Distributed Knowledge, Tools

The Guardian and The Washington Post yesterday divulged the existence of a secret, widespread surveillance initiative called PRISM, which mines data from nine U.S. internet giants including Facebook, Google, and Apple – and the crowd is fighting back.

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Eric BlattbergJun 08, 2013 01:39 am GMT953 views
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Double Fine Adds Gay Marriage to Upcoming Game, Thanks to Kickstarter
Crowdfunding

In Double Fine’s upcoming video game, Massive Chalice, you'll be able to couple up two fellas or ladies — and it's all because of feedback from Kickstarter backers.

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Eric BlattbergJun 07, 2013 06:39 pm GMT2102 views
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Crackstarter, ARKYD, Square Enix and More: Crowdsourcing and Crowdfunding Headlines
Crowd Creativity, Crowdfunding, Distributed Knowledge

Tune in to the bite-size version of our Crowded Room podcast for the week’s biggest crowdsourcing and crowdfunding scoops.

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Eric BlattbergJun 06, 2013 08:03 pm GMT1079 views
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Crack Cocaine and Outer Space: The Crowded Room #25
Crowd Creativity, Crowdfunding, Distributed Knowledge

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was allegedly caught on video smoking crack, and Gawker ran a "Crackstarter" to buy it from Somali drug dealers. Plus, Planetary Resources wants to launch a telescope into space, and has turned to the crowd for help. We discuss those stories and more in our 25th installment of the Crowded Room with Crowdsourcing.org’s Eric Blattberg, Anton Root, and Eric Mack.

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Eric BlattbergJun 04, 2013 09:36 pm GMT1321 views
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Top Project: Double Fine’s Massive Chalice Kickstarter
Crowdfunding

Double Fine Productions, who last year raised $3.3 million on Kickstarter to create an adventure game, has returned with another video game campaign.

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Eric BlattbergMay 30, 2013 08:52 pm GMT1093 views
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Square Enix Expresses Interest in Crowdfunding Following Dire Fiscal Year
Crowdfunding

Square Enix, a video game publisher who posted a $134 million loss for the last fiscal year, recently expressed interest crowd-driven platforms like Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight as a way to reform its business model.

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Eric BlattbergMay 30, 2013 05:00 pm GMT1210 views
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Pebble Secures $15M in VC Funding
Crowdfunding

Pebble, the company behind the eponymous smartwatch, announced on Thursday that it secured $15 million in Series A funding from VC firm Charles River Ventures.

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Eric BlattbergMay 16, 2013 10:22 pm GMT2007 views
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Tips from a 22 Year-Old Crowdfunding Veteran [Part II]
Crowdfunding

At age 22, Anthony Ng Monica has already completed two successful crowdfunding campaigns to fund his startup, Swogo. We recently caught up with the young, tech-savvy CEO to learn more about his business, crowdfunding for equity, and why buying a laptop can be so damn frustrating.

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Eric BlattbergApr 27, 2013 10:39 pm GMT1813 views
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Tips from a 22 Year-Old Crowdfunding Veteran [Part I]
Crowdfunding

At age 22, Anthony Ng Monica has already completed two successful crowdfunding campaigns to fund his startup, Swogo. We recently caught up with the young, tech-savvy CEO to learn more about his business, crowdfunding for equity, and why buying a laptop can be so damn frustrating.

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Eric BlattbergApr 26, 2013 10:48 pm GMT2498 views
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ChatBasket Sells Stories Alongside its Products
Crowdfunding, Distributed Knowledge

With ChatBasket, Alex Andon hopes to marry stories and retail in a new e-commerce model. It’s a daily deals site with a social twist: the crowd can chat with the artisans and entrepreneurs selling products through the platform.

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Eric BlattbergApr 04, 2013 02:05 pm GMT2173 views
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Crowdfunding for Equity: Seedrs Takes Root in the U.K. [Part Two]
Crowdfunding

Last week, we spoke with Alysia Wanczyk, marketing director for the U.K.-based, crowdfunding platform Seedrs, to learn about the platform’s progress and plans for the future.

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Eric BlattbergMar 15, 2013 09:46 pm GMT2675 views
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Crowdfunding for Equity: Seedrs Takes Root in the U.K. [Part One]
Crowdfunding

Crowdsourcing.org spoke with Alysia Wanczyk, marketing director for the U.K.-based crowdfunding platform Seedrs, to learn about the company's progress and plans for the future.

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Eric BlattbergMar 13, 2013 05:36 am GMT3414 views
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CloudFactory Reboots After SpeakerText Acquisition
Cloud Labor

Nepal-based CloudFactory last week launched an enhanced version of its microtasking platform, which the company is calling CloudFactory 2.0.

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Eric BlattbergMar 05, 2013 09:41 pm GMT2670 views
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Best PlayStation 4 Logos, As Chosen by 99designs, Ahead of Console Unveiling
Crowd Creativity

Ahead of today’s PlayStation Meeting, where Sony is expected to reveal its next PlayStation console, 99designs hosted a community contest for its crowd of graphic artists to imagine the design of the PlayStation 4 logo.

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Eric BlattbergFeb 20, 2013 06:49 pm GMT4926 views
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Crowdfunding Leaders to Press SEC on JOBS Act Rules
Crowdfunding

Leaders from the crowdfunding industry in the U.S. are in Washington D.C. today to apply some gentle pressure on regulators who are now several weeks behind on issuing rules under which the nascent securities market will operate.

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Eric BlattbergFeb 19, 2013 05:39 pm GMT2593 views
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Kickstarter Darlings Team Up: Double Fine Adventure Coming to Ouya
Crowdfunding

At the DICE 2013 conference Wednesday, Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman revealed that Tim Schafer’s Kickstarter-funded video game Double Fine Adventure will launch on the Android-based console. She added that Ouya will offer the only TV experience for the game, suggesting that Double Fine Adventure will not come to other home consoles.

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Eric BlattbergFeb 07, 2013 10:16 pm GMT1593 views
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