Web's Largest listing of crowdsourcing and crowdfunding events
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Stardust@Home is a space science project in which volunteers from the general public help scientists locate particles from distant stars. The particles were captured by the spacecraft Stardust and...
An imaginative application of crowdsourcing where 2,000 people participated in the creation of a song by each recording short sound-bite being unaware of the overall objective of the project.
Charles Leadbeater describes the rising role of serious amateurs ("Pro-Ams," as he calls them) through the story of the mountain bike.
An easy read that will let you know what crowdsourcing is, and explains it with good examples.
An article from 2007 explaining the concepts of crowdsourcing with some good examples.
A brief article explaining that crowdsourcing provides new opportunities to individuals that might otherwise avail them.
A very interesting look at a socially beneficial application of crowdsourcing for ways to improve the design and management of cities. Many good examples are provided.
This article presents that executives in the design industry say crowdsourcing is one of the best ways to stay on top of consumer trends stating "it's more powerful when the consumer is...
A good read thats gives the reader directions/guide/rules to successful crowdsourcing.
An interesting article and an extensive comment stream challenging the merits of crowdsourcing.
A good read which discusses in detail crowdfunding and journalism.
A good example of creative ways to develop innovative solutions by engaging communities who participate for financial, social and professional rewards.
Opening up to collaboration can build an engine for growth, innovate and create ideas.
This article is for the entrepreneurs who would like to find out some ways they can utilize the knowledge of the crowd in their business.
One can crowdsource many things and this article is an example of crowdsourcing a song where more that two thousand people contributed.
This article is a good example of how company is using crowdsourcing to solve a problem.
This articles talks about the project Assignment Zero, an attempt to crowdsource journalism.
This article talks about open source can lead to innovation and provides examples on how open source has lead to some of the greatest innovations.
A good read providing some of the metrics/measurement criteria that should be adopted to determine the impact of open innovation within an organization.
A good read on how information on social sites could be used for promotions.
A good read on how new products are being developed by involving the masses and getting their feedback to drive product development.
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