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All I want for Christmas is you clear terminology
December 19, 2011
Share As you are all no doubt well aware, in the weeks leading up to Christmas, every song on the radio, every elevator conversation and every piece of advertising stuffed into our mailboxes must be Christmas-themed. It’s enough to ruin what should be a fun time of year. Which is why this blog post is definitely, absolutely not going to be about Christmas.
Ok, I lied. This …
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activism, Climate change, crowd, Crowdflower, crowdsourcing, iPhone, microwork, Needless, Weather | Leave a commentWinds of change: can crowdsourcing help solve environmental problems?
December 8, 2011 Share As regular readers of this blog will know, we here at Microtask are pretty enthusiastic when it comes to crowdsourcing initiatives that have the power to make the world a better place.
This time last year, we wrote a blog about some crowdsourcing projects designed to improve our understanding of environmental issues, including climate change. Basically, while there …
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activism, Climate change, crowd, Crowdflower, crowdsourcing, iPhone, microwork, Needless, Weather | Leave a commentCrowdsourcing democracy: was the Arab Spring over-hyped?
October 26, 2011… enthusiasts? In Hanna’s and Tanja’s own words : “Just like during the uprising, online activism is merely one way of protesting. It is crucial to get boots on the ground, and activists on the streets [...] However successful online campaigns are, Egyptian activists are facing serious challenges as the revolutionary 18 days this spring drift further away. Egyptians are getting tired of ongoing restlessness and protests, and the unity of the country is diminishing as religious …
Arab Spring, Cairo, Coptic Christian, Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, crowd, crowdsourcing, Egypt, microwork, Morocco, Tahrir Square, The Guardian | Leave a commentCrowdsourcing Forums, a Daily appointment
June 1, 2011… to ask and answer questions about this relatively new process that impacts business, funding, activism and communications. We thought it would be beneficial to bring together the companies and individuals who are contemplating – or utilizing – crowdsourcing to help develop best practices and elevate the quality of all of our crowdsourcing efforts.
Echoing my thoughts, Rafael Zatti, founder of ideias.me says “participating in the creation of the forums was amazing. Brazil is one …
E-petitions: a vote for the future?
January 27, 2011 Share Generally in life, I’m as upbeat and optimistic as the next guy (as long as the next guy’s another world-weary net geek). But when it comes to government crowdsourcing initiatives, I gotta admit, my cynicism radar starts to twitch. Like an out of control chemistry class, state funded crowdsourcing projects tend to start with a bang and end with a whimper.
Take the …
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