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Hatari: Battling Corruption in Kenya
In the 2011 edition of the Corruption Perceptions Index, Kenya is ranked one of the most corrupt countries in the world, coming in at #154 out of 182 countries on a list that ranks countries from least corrupt to most…
February 4th DSM’s Open Innovation Challenge Awards a Trip to the London Olympics
DSM, a science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, has just announced the launch of an open innovation contest that challenges designers and creative thinkers to develop high-quality sports equipment using the company’s own Arnitel® Eco material. A thermoplastic co-polyester…
CrowdEngineering Receives U.S. Patent For Its Core Technology
CrowdEngineering, which recently launched Crowd4Self, has announced that it received the U.S. patent for invention 8,099,311, also known as “System and Method for Routing a Task to a User in a Workforce.” Invention 8,099,311, a system created and developed by…
Crowd Filled Wikipedia’s Void During Blackout
Millions experienced a shock when they signed online on January 18th to find that the largest online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, had been shut down for the day. However, the act of crowdsourcing proved tactful when several news outlets, including the Washington…
Daily Crowdsource New Year Giveaway
Daily Crowdsource is pleased to announce the publication of a complete Industry Report on Microtasking for Quarter 3 of 2011. Though the full report is available for purchase, we’re giving away a free preview to everyone who fills out this…
Coffee and Power Offer a Haven for Small Job Postings
Since its launch on Nov. 1, 2011, Coffee and Power have posted 5,500 users and 4,417 jobs, otherwise known as “missions.” About 1/3 of the missions have been completed for an average payment of $12; or a total of $25,000….
Use of Crowdsourcing in Medical Field Allows for More Efficient Health Care
As political pundits weave their way through state after state, a hot button issue will continue to find an effective way to manage the country’s increasingly discombobulated (and expensive) health care system. One solution? Crowdsourcing. In a recent article, author…
The Philippines Crowdsource Tourism Campaign
The Government of the Philippines has launched a new campaign in an attempt to attract more tourists to the country. Countries all around the world invest millions of dollars every year as they seek to attract more visitors, but the…
[Crowd Leader: Shelley Kuipers] Funding the Crowd
It’s the beginning of a new year, and there was so much interesting and encouraging evolution in the crowdsourcing space in 2011 that I thought I’d like to break it down a bit and, each month, examine a different trend….
English Wikipedia Shuts Down in Opposition of SOPA/PIPA
On January 16th, the Wikipedia community decided to shut down the public information sharing site for 24 hours today in a protest against the United States’ proposed legislation: The U.S. House of Representation’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the…
Capital Creation and Crowdfunding Conference New York Jan 23rd
You’ve heard about the U.S.’s involvement with capital formation, job creation, and the crowdfunding bill. You’ve witnessed changes in the capital markets and economic system, and you’ve watched how the Internet and mass media has, in recent years, revolutionized everything…
India Turns to Crowdsourcing for Tackling Traffic Violations
The use of crowdsourcing and social networking sites to police street traffic is slowly gaining popularity in India, the latest of a few countries to undertake this practice. The traffic police of the nation’s cities, including Pune, Chennanai, and Delhi…
[Crowd Leader: Ville Miettinen] How Crowdsourcing is Helping Conservationists to Save Endangered Species
Given crowdsourcing is based on crowd participation, it is unsurprising that the most successful crowdsourcing projects often involve popular causes or relate to subjects lots of people find fascinating. Based on this understanding, the Zoological Society of London’s (ZSL) new Instant…
Lucky Ant Helps Local Businesses Enlist the Help of Neighbors
Jonathan Moyal, the founder of Lucky Ant, officially opened his new company for business on January 2nd.. Lucky Ant provides New York City start-ups with opportunities to gain exposure and raise funds for projects. Every week, the website features one…
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow!
Today, as part of Microvolunteering Wednesday, we feature an opportunity found on Help From Home, a microvolunteering opportunity portal. If you’re fed up with having long hair, then why not consider donating some of the stuff to a child that…
New Crowdfunding Initiative Saves One of the World’s Most Biodiverse Places
Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park is recognized by the scientific community as being one of the one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. Covering an area of 9,823 km², the park holds several records for the number of animal species that…
BetterLesson: Crowdsourcing For a Better Education
Alex Grodd, a former teacher in charter schools and Teach for America, is applying the crowdsourcing model to improve education. In 2009 he created and launched BetterLesson, an online platform designed with teachers in mind. BetterLesson allows teachers in the…
CrowdControl Survey Finds Performing Crowdsourced Tasks is a Second Job for Most Workers
CrowdControl has released results from a recent survey that profiled Amazon Mechanical Turk workers. The study found that most of the respondents have day jobs and that participating in crowdsourcing projects is a way for them to complement their primary source…
The Haas School is Involved in a Million Dollar Open Innovation Challenge
The Million Dollar Open Innovation Challenge is sponsored by Zazzle, who offers customers an online web platform where they can create their own merchandise by uploading images. Only 25 students will be invited by the Haas-Berkeley’s School’s Center for Open…
Study Finds Half of New Business Start-ups in the U.S. are Initiated by New Immigrants
The National Foundation report, conducted by VentureSource, examined the role immigrants play in new business start-ups. The study considered companies that were valued at less than $1 billion and that had received venture capital within the past three years. The…
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