Entertainment crowdsourcing news
Dannon Joins PepsiCo in Crowdsourcing for Superbowl Ad
Much like the recent news that PepsiCo was crowdsourcing its Pizza Hut Superbowl advert, another big company has turned to the general populace for inspiration for its flagship commercial. Premier yogurt maker The Dannon Company will be advertising Dannon Oikos Greek…
January 27th Pizza Hut Challenges Fans to ‘Top’ Their Efforts for Super Bowl Ad
Crowdsourcing-friendly superbrand PepsiCo is again utilizing the creativity of its fanbase by offering prizes for the most creative take on the “$10 Song,” the song that they will be using in their pre-game Superbowl advertisement. Six winners, chosen for their…
Symbid’s First Completed Project Sends Crowdsourcing Around the World
Symbid, a Dutch crowdfunding site that allows web-based investors to help propel new ventures (and earn returns) with “as little as 20 Euros… or much more,” is gaining traction. In its first successfully completed venture, the site helped one author…
Independent Music Scene Documentary Turns to Crowdfunding for Support
Award-winning visual artist Muema has been working on a new documentary film about the electronic music scene. Filming has been completed; however, the project still needs funds for post-production work, so Muema is turning to a crowdfunding platform to help finish…
New Sci-Fi Web TV Series Launches Crowdfunding Campaign on IndieGoGo
Expecting to begin principal production in February 2012, a new sci-fi web TV series called Immortal U has turned to the crowd for funding assistance. Using Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to promote her concept, Immortal U creator Rhonda Abrons believes…
EMI Releases Crowdsouced Remix of Jane’s Addiction’s “Irresistable Force”
It all started when rock band Jane’s Addiction partnered with Indaba Music and Creative Allies to create a remix of the song “Irresistable Force”. The idea was to give the opportunity to Indaba’s online music creating community to remix the…
Contribute to Research Projects by Playing Games
Today, as part of Microvolunteering Wednesday, we feature an opportunity found on Help From Home, a microvolunteering opportunity portal. If you love playing online games, then have a look at today’s opportunity. Gwap is a septuplet of online games that…
Google Maps Improves Accuracy with Help of Canadian Citizens
As part of the navigation system industry’s overall drive to improve map accuracy, Google Maps has enlisted the help of Canadian citizens in the form of crowdsourcing. Much like the way that Wikepedia crowdsources to the public for factual information, Google…
MegaPath Announces Top Six Winners of Crowdsourcing Contest With Zooppa
The Top Six winners of MegaPath Inc.’s Talk Tech Video crowdsourcing challenge have been announced. The winners will share a prize of more than $30,000 for their unique, winning videos. The video crowdsourcing contest was held in collaboration with Zooppa,…
Crowdsourced Game Design Scores Hole-In-One
Japan’s first miniature golf franchise ‘Putter King’ has announced the release of their ‘Putter King Adventure Golf’ app on the Apple App Store. And if this news was not enough for golf playing gaming enthusiasts, those behind the game and…
The Mo or No App: Crowdsourcing Awareness For Men’s Health
A new Facebook app called Mo or No has been developed and recently launched by crowdsourcing platform evly.com to help celebrate Movember, an event held every November when men let their moustaches grow to raise awareness and funds for men’s…
Canadian Film Club Crowdfunds to Launch Online Video-On-Demand Service
The First Weekend Club, whose mandate is to promote Canadian films, is hosting a drive on the crowdfunding website indiegogo.com. Its goal is to raise $20,000 in donations to launch an online streaming website for Canadian films. It’s something we’ve…
Short Film Starring Brian Markinson Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
Director James Cooper and Producer David Cormican have turned to the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform with the hope of raising the $20,000 needed to make their new project come alive. The project is a short film called Elijah the Prophet, which…
Daily Crowdsource to Hold Webinar on the Future of Crowdsourcing
Daily Crowdsource today announced the start of a three part webinar series on the Future of Crowdsourcing, featuring in-depth discussions with some of Crowdsourcing’s top leaders. This series focuses on the microtasking division, and will offer viewers a chance to…
Off The Page Launches Performing Arts Campaign with HelpersUnite
Off The Page, a program that incorporates performing arts into learning in public schools, has just launched a campaign in the crowdfunding website HelpersUnite in order to raise $12,000 to continue and expand its activities. The New York-based organization pioneered…
Yelp’s Star System Serves Up A Tasty Dish
The influence of Yelp.com, the popular crowd-sourcing website, has been felt by over 3,500 Seattle based restaurants, a recent report has revealed. The report, which covers the period from 2003 through to October 2009, accumulated data from the Seattle Department…
The Vaccines Crowdsource Images from Fans to Create New Video
When indie-rock band the Vaccines were developing ideas for their new music video, they decided to ask fans to use Instagram to submit photos of themselves at different festivals with the hashtag #vaccinesvideo. The band then went through the photos…
Filmmaker Uses the HelpersUnite Crowdfunding Platform to Finance Upcoming Short Film
Todd Kipp, a Canadian filmmaker, is using the HelpersUnite crowdfunding platform to finance his upcoming short movie called Computer Potato. The film tells the story of Charles Benziger, who spends his time alone in an apartment working on his computer…
[Crowd Leader: David Simoes-Brown] From Buzzword to Byword
Any way of helping crowdsourcing to become more than a buzzword has got to be welcomed. This taxonomy is a great step in that direction; however, the practice of gathering a diverse group of web-based activities into neat boxes…
GoodWorldCreations Combines Crowdfunding and Charity in HelpersUnite.com
GoodWorldCreations, LLC has just launched HelpersUnite.com, a new crowdfunding platform in which entrepreneurs and artists donate a percentage of the funds they raise in the platform to a charity of their choice. Those that don’t have a favorite charity can…
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