Yelp ratings cluster almost entirely between 3.5-4.5 stars and tend to slow down the discovery process. This leaves the door open for more user-friendly alternatives and new curated services.
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Assembling a great team by asking fans who they want to see
Professional sport teams can improve their rosters by crowdsourcing ideas from their fan base.
Crowdsourcing At The U.S. Army
Crowdsourcing has permeated almost every industry, including the government. Notable examples of success in government include the community development of a 17-acre plot of land in Bristol Connecticut, a contest for community improvement in Birmingham Alabama, and user generated iPhone […]
StackOverflow : Q&A site for programmers
Stack Overflow (SO) is a question and answer site for professional and enthusiast programmers. It is part of the Stack Exchange community, which is network of question and answer sites. The site has over 40 million monthly unique users, of […]
Crowdsource Employee Ideas with Kindling
Kindling is designed to engage the members of the organization in idea generation and increased collaboration.
WHY YELP ISN’T RELEVANT + WHAT CAN BE DONE
No flies or fictional characters were harmed in the making of this post. All names of cast and crew have been disguised, but our story reflects real events that occurred on October 31st.
Crowdsourcing for Large and Medium Sized Private Equity Firms
private equity and retail investors: disrupting fund of funds
Using the wisdom of the crowd to diagnose medical mysteries
CrowdMed aims to help those who suspect they have a rare disease, perhaps were misdiagnosed, or simply want a second opinion provide the story of their health problem to a community of experts.
New Freelancer Opprotunity
WriterAccess provides an online content writing platform where customers can access over 10,000 rated U.S. writers, place orders and manage work flow using built-in planning and performance tools. The 14-person firm, headquartered in Boston, pulled in $4.4 M in revenue in 2014, representing 155% 3-year growth and was highlighted in the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies.
Pandering to Beauty Junkies
How Julep uses its IdeaLab Crowd in Product Innovation