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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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tune in to the bite-size version of our Crowded Room podcast for the week’s biggest crowdsourcing and crowdfunding scoops.
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.
Double Fine Productions, who last year raised $3.3 million on Kickstarter to create an adventure game, has returned with another video game campaign.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nepal-based CloudFactory last week launched an enhanced version of its microtasking platform, which the company is calling CloudFactory 2.0.
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.
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.
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.
Founded in 2010, the industry website, Crowdsourcing.org, is a neutral organization dedicated solely to crowdsourcing and crowdfunding. As one of the most influential and credible authorities in the crowdsourcing space, Crowdsourcing.org is recognized worldwide for its intellectual capital, crowdsourcing and crowdfunding practice expertise and unbiased thought leadership.
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