Posts Tagged ‘app’
New Crowdsourced Apps Help Prevent Sexual Assault
Sexual assault remains a serious problem, especially amongst college-aged women. With statistics that indicate 1 in 5 college women report a case of sexual assault, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) posted a crowdsourcing challenge on the…
December 29th Crowdsourcing App That Maps Happiness
Today, as part of Microvolunteering Wednesday, we feature an opportunity found on Help From Home, a microvolunteering opportunity portal. If you’re curious to know what factors affect happiness, then consider participating in this crowdsourced citizen science project. Mappiness is an…
Carnegie Mellon Releases Android Version of Smartphone Transit App
Users of the Android mobile interface in Pittsburgh’s Allegheny County will now be able to contribute to a crowdsourced information sharing project. Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute has recently released its real-time bus schedules and seating information app, called Tiramasu,…
Government Leverages the Power of the Crowd
A top quality group of college students from around the nation will join the US State Department this fall. These students, known as “e-interns,” will be working from coffee shops, the college library, and even their dorm rooms, on tasks…
Crowdsourcing Mobile Image Recognition
Taking a picture using the camera on your mobile phone is perhaps the easiest way of keeping a visual record of something of interest that you might wish to refer to later. However a new application looks set to enhance…
Crowdsourcing the Best Dish
Chewsy is a new iPhone application, that uses crowdsourcing so that food enthusiasts will need less time searching for the best restaurants to explore. The app crowdsources reviews on restaurant dishes, and aims to help users choose meals and rate…
5 Ways Crowdsourcing Is Battling Crime
Enforcement agencies calling on the public for help in solving crimes has taken a new form thanks to the advent of social media and internet enabled technology. Twitter and Facebook are often used to call on public assistance and there…
Thirteen-year-old Crowdfunds Business Idea via GoFundMe and Kickstarter
Susan Levine, a thirteen-year-old from Roseville, California, raised funds for her gaming application idea through Kickstarter and GoFundMe, websites dedicated to crowdfunding. This was after reading some material from Tellman Knudson, a specialist in crowdfunding. Crowdfunding basically gives enterprising individuals…
Crowdsourcing in the architecture world
Using Wikipedia or other architecture sites to collect enough information about a building of interest, is quite often time consuming. It really takes time and the accuracy of the facts is unknown. With the emergence of OpenBuildings, now architecture geeks can…
Fox Crowdsources By Asking Fringe Viewers To Pimp Their App
FBI meets the supernatural through the popular Emmy-nominated Fox television show, Fringe. More recently, Fox has begun collaborating with IT exhibition and conference coordinator Appnation in a bid to crowdsource a mobile application for the series. Aptly called “Pimp My…
New Android app updates community members on cycle availability
A new widget for Android phones has been doing the rounds with more user friendly features letting cycle users update community members of the availability of cycles for hire at each docking station. This free application from Little Fluffy Toys…
ParkPatrol for iPhone — Putting Crowdsourcing to Good Use
A common problem for vehicle owners is parking. Some people forget where and what time they have parked, which results to annoying parking tickets. ParkPatrol is a free iPhone application that allows you to lessen the occurrence of (if not…
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