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crowd-sourcing
“Activist mapping” at Ushahidi
How a non-profit tech company is combining crowdsourcing, citizen journalism and geospatial information to drive social activism and public accountability
RealtyMogul – Is Crowdfunding Real Estate Investment Worth It?
RealtyMogul is a real estate crowdfunding platform where investors, real estate investment sponsors, and borrowers come together to create mutually agreeable real estate investments.
Crowd-Sourcing Community Problems and Projects
Use crowd-sourcing to lower the personal costs of participating in community activities.
Angie’s List: The Original in Crowd-Sourced Reviews
For over 20 years, Angie's List has leveraged technology to help homeowners make wise purchasing decisions, but does the company have staying power?
Frito-Lay’s Do Us a Flavor Contest
Lay’s potato chips crowd-sources new flavors in an annual contest – but is it more marketing engine than product development innovation?
Crowd Cow: How One Startup Is Innovating the Food Industry with Crowd-Sourcing
Crowd-sourcing in the food industry? The idea seems preposterous, but a Seattle-based startup is trying to change that. Crowd Cow has created an online platform that allows foodies to purchase various cuts of premium beef with strangers on its website. Customers […]
BrandNewHats: Proposing a Crowdsourced Hat Brand
Hats should be designed by the crowd.
[Option 2] Glassdoor: Rant about your boss AND help the community
What started as a place for disgruntled employees to share their frustrations with the people upstairs anonymously, quickly became a money-making machine.
Quirky: A Failed Attempt at Crowdsourcing Inventions
Quirky was a brilliant idea. Why not crowd-source product ideas. Vote on the best ones. And only bring the ones people want to life. Seems foolproof right? Maybe not so much…