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Crowdsourcing the slums: a breath of fresh air?
November 24, 2011… project is what happens after the well-funded Western PhD student has packed-up his GPS and gone home? In other words, is the project sustainable?
Mark tackled this criticism in a recent blog post. He argues that by working with locals right from the start he’s created a “small nucleus of highly engaged people” who will “infect the community from the inside.” Let’s hope so because I’ve got a feeling that Mark Iliffe’s vision and enthusiasm has the potential to spread …
Ancient Lives: crowdsourcing makes history (but will it last?)
September 1, 2011… to play with, nothing beats the warm glow of goodwill that volunteering from the comfort of your home (or work place) produces. That and being able to tell friends that you spent your afternoon transcribing ancient scrolls.
What lets the site down slightly, I think, is the rather basic user engagement and lack of any real feedback system. Aside from the satisfaction of helping out, the only reward for transcribing a scroll is (wait for it)… another scroll to transcribe. In my (admittedly …
Heather Chaplin: gamification’s worst nightmare?
August 4, 2011… not for the points or badges but because I just enjoy free drinks reviewing places. Closer to home there are the thousands of volunteers who’ve contributed to digitizing Finland’s National Library by playing the games we developed for Digitalkoot.
While the views of Heather Chaplin go hand in hand with the complaints of graphic designers, they don’t take into account that gamification works on many levels and for many different products and platforms. So where should we draw …
From January to June: six months of micro (and macro) work
July 6, 2011… Contagious, the BBC and Monocle to mention the most prestigious publications. Back on home ground, our blog continues to attract thousands of unique visitors (mainly from Finland, US and UK) with daily traffic doubling over the last year. Good news for guest bloggers Jani Penttinen, David Bratvold and Ida Hakola (got a burning crowdsourcing issue to discuss? Get in touch! ) The icing on the cake is our collaboration with leading industry site The Daily Crowdsource : …
BBC, Bruce Sterling, business, crowd, crowdsourcing, Helsinki, microwork, new york times, Ville Miettinen | Leave a commentCrowdsourcing Forums, a Daily appointment
June 1, 2011… Since The Daily Crowdsource launched last summer, it has quickly evolved to become the home for crowdsourcing news and information: a comprehensive site for news, crowdsourcing tools, and internationally renowned Crowd Leaders. The Daily Crowdsource continues its mission to expand the knowledge of crowdsourcing by launching the first publicly available crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, and open innovation forums.
They are the first of their kind to be focused exclusively on …
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