paidContent.org:
» Although CNN’s grasp on the American cable news market has slipped, execs claim its worldwide audience makes it tops overall. [Crains NY]» Wikipedia’s volunteer editors are (Read More)
Springwise: Promising new business ideas for entrepreneurial minds:
Like other crowdsourcing websites we've covered, Canadian startup Spudaroo aims to connect businesses with talented 'crowds' of creatives. This time, the focus is on the written word rather than graphic design. Launched in Oc (Read More)
Influx Insights Weblog:
When Adweek decided to run dozens of polls to celebrate the end of the decade, they surely could not have been aware of the potential for voter fraud. While most of the categories seem to be running kinda OK, taking a look at (Read More)
Mashable!:
It’s not too often that legacy media learns a new mass communication tool along with its audience. But that’s exactly what’s going on now because of Google Wave. Although it’s still invitation only and in preview, the real-ti (Read More)
TwitLinks:
Do you use Salesforce? A lot of companies do. Now, you can use it in conjunction with Get Satisfaction. That’s right, it’s announcement time. We’ve been working with Customware, a company that integrates collaborative technol (Read More)
Trends in the Living Networks:
The Age today has an interesting article titled Outsourcing on steroids that looks at the array of online technologies that are enabling the outsourcing of small tasks and the crowdsourcing of design, innovation, and other ke (Read More)
Mashable!:
Any news organization’s web site can get a story picked up by popular sites such as Drudge Report, Huffington Post, Digg, or even Fark, resulting in a bump in page views. But that’s a traffic anomaly. A key metric media compa (Read More)
TechCrunch:
[Ireland] Social media consultants Simplyzesty started using Twitter Lists to list blogs. However, a brainwave has lead them to take Twitter Lists to their logical conclusion: creating lists of Twitter users in entire countri (Read More)
Springwise: Promising new business ideas for entrepreneurial minds:
We've written about various ventures that connect businesses with 'crowds' of graphic designers. Most work with contests, meaning that only the winning designer is paid for his or her efforts. While companies like Crowdspring (Read More)
PSFK:
As further evidence of the increasing threat that crowdsourcing poses to advertising agencies, PepsiCo's Mountain Dew will reward marketing duties for a $100 million-plus business to a consumer-picked player, via an online c (Read More)
Business Week:
Here's an insightful conversation on innovation, design and social media between David and me, thanks mostly to the great questions Armano asks. I'm following the new Dachis Group since it is the only consulting firm I know o (Read More)
All Things Digital:
By Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporter, The Wall Street JournalGeeks and ghouls rejoice: the Internet has come up with a way to boost your Halloween haul.The folks at Zillow.com have created their first Trick or Treat Housing Index, (Read More)
Mashable!:
Talk about crowdsourcing: a group of Stars Wars fans is trying to make an entire movie out of fan-generated versions of Star Wars scenes. The user-generated version of Star Wars: A New Hope, coordinated at Star Wars Uncut, i (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Smartsheet has already expanded its work management application with cool features like a way to crowdsource tasks. Now it’s adding a customer relationship management (CRM) service on top of that.The goal of the Smartsheet Sa (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
This past weekend, public media enthusiasts, developers, and staffers from around the country met in Washington, D.C. for the first Public Media Camp. I was there on behalf of the Public Radio Exchange (PRX.org), where I prod (Read More)
TechCrunch:
Google has been making Maps and Earth are a bit more social these days, letting users create 3D buildings and using crowdsourcing to help update changes in terrain and on roads. Now Google Street View is hoping to engage user (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Last week we asked a simple question: How will you use Google Wave? Over 600 responses later, we're sending Wave nominations to the people who had the best use cases. Here are a few. Education: Increasing Interactivity and C (Read More)