<![CDATA[Category feed]]> http://www.crowdsourcing.org/feed/community/id/5 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:24:36 +0000 Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Using crowdsourcing to map environmental hazards]]> http://www.crowdsourcing.org/article/using-crowdsourcing-to-map-environmental-hazards/26042 IVAN, uses crowdsourcing to collect reports of incidents such as illegal-dumping, foul-smelling air, and more. People can report a problem in minutes via computer or mobile device, in English or Spanish, by typing in a description and clicking a category.Complaints can be submitted-anonymously, and details about each report can be viewed by clicking on the dots on the map. “We’re able to share information back and forth with government, communities,”said Luis Olmedo, executive director of the environmental health advocacy group Comite Civico Del Valle.“I think that’s the future:mapping and allowing the community to be the eyes and ears.” SOURCE LINK:http://voices.mydesert.com/2013/05/10/using-crowdsourcing-to-map-environmental-hazards/

Tags: contaminated-water, crowdsourcing, illegal-dumping, ivan, reports-of-illegal-incidents, sewage-leaks

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]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 01:59:22 +0000 <![CDATA[‘MY World’ Survey – first results – half a million citizens tell the United Nations their priorities]]> http://www.crowdsourcing.org/article/my-world-survey--first-results--half-a-million-citizens-tell-the-united-nations-their-priorities/26026 MY World, the United Nations global survey for a better world (www.myworld2015.org) is a groundbreaking initiative inviting citizens to virtually take their seat at the UN and participate in the global conversation on the next development agenda by voting in an option-based survey. From Rwanda to Philippines and Mexico City to Amman and Madrid; across schools, mosques, offices and refugee camps, citizens have been turning out in their hundreds of thousands to vote and help define a better world for all. SOURCE LINK to the full article: http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/56910

Tags: crowdsourcing, global-survey, good-education, healthcare, my-world, myworld2015, united-nations, united-nations-global-survey

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]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 02:41:39 +0000 <![CDATA[JWT Crowdsources For Portfolio Nights. Converts Tweets Into Posters And Films]]> http://www.crowdsourcing.org/article/jwt-crowdsources-for-portfolio-nights-converts-tweets-into-posters-and-films/26023 JWT has embarked on a crowdsourcing journey for campaigning using social media along with print, radio, outdoor, etc. Advertising students were asked to share their thoughts on advertising using the hashtag #whatithinkaboutadvertising by the Twitter handle created for the event. The most creative of these were then turned into posters or films. This poster is a tweet sent in by a Twitter user. SOURCE LINK to the full article: http://www.business2community.com/social-media/jwt-crowdsources-for-portfolio-nights-converts-tweets-into-posters-and-films-0497868

Tags: advertising, crowdsourcing, facebook, jwt, portfolio-nights, social-media, twitter

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]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 01:49:04 +0000 <![CDATA[#Saudi Arabia world’s 2nd most Twitter-happy nation]]> http://www.crowdsourcing.org/article/saudi-arabia-worlds-2nd-most-twitter-happy-nation/26022 Manal Assaad, a social media strategist and marketing consultant at the Manalyst, added that Twitter is also a great platform for crowdsourcing, where, with just a single tweet, you can reach hundreds — and even thousands — of users who can answer your questions, give you ideas and opinions, solve your problems, or at least spread the word about your needs. SOURCE LINK to the full article: http://www.arabnews.com/news/452204

Tags: crowdsourcing, facebook, saudi-arabia, social-media, tweets, twitter

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]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 01:18:21 +0000 <![CDATA[Trashswag]]> http://www.crowdsourcing.org/site/trashswag/wwwtrashswagcom/26017

Trashswag is a crowdmap for people to share and post reusable materials that have been left outside

Tags: architectural-salvage, art, crowdsourcing, maker, reclaimed-wood, recycling, reuse, upcycling

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]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 13:12:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ChainDate]]> http://www.crowdsourcing.org/site/chaindate/chaindatecom/26015

ChainDate is the world's first Crowdsourced matchmaking site. ChainDate learns your taste in people and matches you only with those that you define as "Your Type", and only with those that think you are theirs. On ChainDate, you get your own virtual Wingpeople, that help you find better Matches. As you rate profiles, ChainDate finds you wing people - other users who have Similar Taste.

Tags: crowdsourced-matchmaking-site, crowdsourcing, matchmaking, relationships

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]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 10:29:41 +0000 <![CDATA[Docracy]]> http://www.crowdsourcing.org/site/docracy/wwwdocracycom/26011

Docracy is a home for contracts and other legal documents, socially curated by the communities that use them. Their mission is to make these documents freely available for everyone, while in the process making them easier to customize and use.

Tags: crowdsourcing, legal-contracts, legal-documents, open-collection-of-legal-contracts

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]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 07:01:52 +0000 <![CDATA[Jurify]]> http://www.crowdsourcing.org/site/jurify/jurifycom/26009

Jurify is the home for top-tier attorneys and blue chip executives involved with the law. Created by experienced lawyers who grew tired of the painfully cloistered way law was practiced, Jurify is a 100% FREE, invitation-only platform that harnesses the collective genius of the best attorneys worldwide to deliver high-quality legal resources in mere seconds.

Tags: attornes, blue-chip-executives, crowdsourcing, laws, lawyers, legal

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]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 03:26:09 +0000 <![CDATA[HeTexted]]> http://www.crowdsourcing.org/site/hetexted/hetextedcom/26008

HeTexted is the first Q&A service dedicated to dating questions.

Tags: crowdsourcing, dating, dating-advice, dating-questions, qanda, question-an-answer, relationship, texts

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]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 02:35:02 +0000 <![CDATA[WotWentWrong]]> http://www.crowdsourcing.org/site/wotwentwrong/wotwentwrongcom/26006

WotWentWrong provides a way for people to seek and provide feedback and advice, whether from one’s ex or via crowdsourced insights.

Tags: advice, crowdsourced-advice, crowdsourced-insights, crowdsourcing, relationship-problems, relationships

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