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AHHHA
AHHHA is a crowdsourcing site where innovators and contributors cooperatively develop new ideas into commercial products.
AHHHA is a crowdsourcing site where innovators and contributors cooperatively develop new ideas into commercial products.
Amazon Mechanical Turk
The Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is a crowdsourcing Internet marketplace that enables computer programmers (known as Requesters) to co-ordinate the use of human intelligence to perf...
The Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is a crowdsourcing Internet marketplace that enables computer programmers (known as Requesters) to co-ordinate the use of human intelligence to perf...
Article One Partners
Article One Partners, L.L.C. is a venture-funded online prior art search community based in New York City, New York.
Article One Partners, L.L.C. is a venture-funded online prior art search community based in New York City, New York.
BlooSee
BlooSee is a social network and an ocean web mapping site where sailors, divers, surfers and other sea lovers geotag and share information and knowledge about the oceans.
BlooSee is a social network and an ocean web mapping site where sailors, divers, surfers and other sea lovers geotag and share information and knowledge about the oceans.
BlueServo
BlueServo is an American company whose primary service is the Virtual Community Watch, a service which crowdsources the surveillance of the Texas-Mexico border and allows for users to anon...
BlueServo is an American company whose primary service is the Virtual Community Watch, a service which crowdsources the surveillance of the Texas-Mexico border and allows for users to anon...
BootB.com
BootB.com (acronym for "Brands out of the Box") is a creative crowdsourcing website that allows graphic designers to pitch for projects posted by companies and brands.
BootB.com (acronym for "Brands out of the Box") is a creative crowdsourcing website that allows graphic designers to pitch for projects posted by companies and brands.
Bossa (computing)
The Berkeley Open System for Skill Aggregation (Bossa) is a software framework for distributed thinking - the use of volunteers on the Internet to perform tasks that require human intellig...
The Berkeley Open System for Skill Aggregation (Bossa) is a software framework for distributed thinking - the use of volunteers on the Internet to perform tasks that require human intellig...
Citizen Weather Observer Program
The Citizen Weather Observer Program (CWOP) allows users with computerized weather stations to send their information via a Web site to be included into the United States Mesonet.
The Citizen Weather Observer Program (CWOP) allows users with computerized weather stations to send their information via a Web site to be included into the United States Mesonet.
Closed innovation
Closed Innovation was described in March 2003 by Henry Chesbrough, a professor and executive director at the Center for Open Innovation at UC Berkeley, in his book Open Innovation: The new imp...
Closed Innovation was described in March 2003 by Henry Chesbrough, a professor and executive director at the Center for Open Innovation at UC Berkeley, in his book Open Innovation: The new imp...
CloudCrowd
CloudCrowd was founded by Alex Edelstein and Jordan Ritter and operates in the crowdsourcing space.
CloudCrowd was founded by Alex Edelstein and Jordan Ritter and operates in the crowdsourcing space.
Collaborative translation
Collaborative translation is a type of crowdsourcing to attract collaboration of translators for working on translation projects or merely translating short phrases.
Collaborative translation is a type of crowdsourcing to attract collaboration of translators for working on translation projects or merely translating short phrases.
Creative Barcode
Creative Barcode is a nonprofit organization that allows members to share new ideas without the risk of unauthorized copying.
Creative Barcode is a nonprofit organization that allows members to share new ideas without the risk of unauthorized copying.
CrowdFlower
CrowdFlower is crowdsourcing service founded in 2007 by Lukas Biewald and Chris Van Pelt.
CrowdFlower is crowdsourcing service founded in 2007 by Lukas Biewald and Chris Van Pelt.
Crowdsource testing
Crowdsource testing is an emerging trend in software testing which exploits the benefits, effectiveness, and efficiency of the cloud platform.
Crowdsource testing is an emerging trend in software testing which exploits the benefits, effectiveness, and efficiency of the cloud platform.
Crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing starts with decentralization, by sourcing tasks traditionally performed by specific individuals to a group of people or community through an open call.
Crowdsourcing starts with decentralization, by sourcing tasks traditionally performed by specific individuals to a group of people or community through an open call.
Crowdsourcing architecture
Crowdsourcing architecture has received some criticism by professional architects, and architectural guilds.
Crowdsourcing architecture has received some criticism by professional architects, and architectural guilds.
Crowdsourcing creative work
Crowdsourcing creative work (CCW) is an open call to the crowd for novel and useful solutions.
Crowdsourcing creative work (CCW) is an open call to the crowd for novel and useful solutions.
DARPA Grand Challenge
The DARPA Grand Challenge is a prize competition for driverless vehicles, funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the most prominent research organization of the United States D...
The DARPA Grand Challenge is a prize competition for driverless vehicles, funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the most prominent research organization of the United States D...
DARPA Network Challenge
The 2009 DARPA Network Challenge was a prize competition for exploring the roles the Internet and social networking play in the real-time communications, wide-area collaborations, and practical ...
The 2009 DARPA Network Challenge was a prize competition for exploring the roles the Internet and social networking play in the real-time communications, wide-area collaborations, and practical ...
DARPA Shredder Challenge 2011
DARPA Shredder Challenge 2011 was a prize competition for exploring methods to reconstruct documents shredded by a variety of paper shredding techniques.
DARPA Shredder Challenge 2011 was a prize competition for exploring methods to reconstruct documents shredded by a variety of paper shredding techniques.
Dell IdeaStorm
Dell IdeaStorm is a website launched by Dell on February 16, 2007 to allow Dell "to gauge which ideas are most important and most relevant to" the public.
Dell IdeaStorm is a website launched by Dell on February 16, 2007 to allow Dell "to gauge which ideas are most important and most relevant to" the public.
Digital sweatshop
Digital Sweatshop is a derogatory term used to describe online companies that find and use cloud labor to fulfill work.
Digital Sweatshop is a derogatory term used to describe online companies that find and use cloud labor to fulfill work.
Distributed Proofreaders
Distributed Proofreaders (commonly abbreviated as DP or PGDP) is a web-based project that supports the development of e-texts for Project Gutenberg by allowing many people to work to...
Distributed Proofreaders (commonly abbreviated as DP or PGDP) is a web-based project that supports the development of e-texts for Project Gutenberg by allowing many people to work to...
Distributed thinking
A Distributed thinking project is similar to Distributed computing except that the human computer-user performs the relevant tasks.
A Distributed thinking project is similar to Distributed computing except that the human computer-user performs the relevant tasks.
Experience Project
Experience Project is a free social networking website of online communities premised on connecting people through shared life experiences.
Experience Project is a free social networking website of online communities premised on connecting people through shared life experiences.
FamilySearch Indexing
FamilySearch Indexing is a volunteer project established and run by FamilySearch, a genealogy organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
FamilySearch Indexing is a volunteer project established and run by FamilySearch, a genealogy organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Fondomat
Fondomat is an online crowd funding platform founded in 2011 by Joe Wakeford and Conrad Watts in Prague, Czech Republic.
Fondomat is an online crowd funding platform founded in 2011 by Joe Wakeford and Conrad Watts in Prague, Czech Republic.
Funding4Learning
Funding4Learning is a "human capital oriented" crowdfunding platform for educational projects.
Funding4Learning is a "human capital oriented" crowdfunding platform for educational projects.
Genius Crowds
Genius Crowds is a crowdsourcing platform founded in 2010 on the principles of collaboration and sharing.
Genius Crowds is a crowdsourcing platform founded in 2010 on the principles of collaboration and sharing.
Google Lunar X Prize
The Google Lunar X PRIZE, abbreviated GLXP, sometimes referred to as Moon 2.0, is a space competition organized by the X Prize Foundation, and sponsored by Google.
The Google Lunar X PRIZE, abbreviated GLXP, sometimes referred to as Moon 2.0, is a space competition organized by the X Prize Foundation, and sponsored by Google.
Indiegogo
Indiegogo is a crowd funding site founded by Slava Rubin, Danae Ringellmann and Eric Schell in 2008.
Indiegogo is a crowd funding site founded by Slava Rubin, Danae Ringellmann and Eric Schell in 2008.
IndieGoGo
IndieGoGo is a crowd funding site founded by Slava Rubin, Danae Ringellmann and Eric Schell in 2008.
IndieGoGo is a crowd funding site founded by Slava Rubin, Danae Ringellmann and Eric Schell in 2008.
InnoCentive
InnoCentive is an "open innovation" company that takes research and development problems in a broad range of domains such as engineering, computer science, math, chemistry, life sciences, physic...
InnoCentive is an "open innovation" company that takes research and development problems in a broad range of domains such as engineering, computer science, math, chemistry, life sciences, physic...
Inventionbuy
Inventionbuy is an online crowd funding platform founded in 2010 by Angelo Notargiacomo in Rome, Italy quickly and effectively in the Italy currency.
Inventionbuy is an online crowd funding platform founded in 2010 by Angelo Notargiacomo in Rome, Italy quickly and effectively in the Italy currency.
iStockphoto
iStockphoto is an online, royalty free, international microstock photography provider operating with the micropayment business model.
iStockphoto is an online, royalty free, international microstock photography provider operating with the micropayment business model.
Know-How Trading
Know-How Trading is a web-based research and design phenomenon related to open innovation and crowdsourcing.
Know-How Trading is a web-based research and design phenomenon related to open innovation and crowdsourcing.
Learning to love you more
Learning to Love You More is also available in book form, which features selections of the art from the website.
Learning to Love You More is also available in book form, which features selections of the art from the website.
Lectorium
The Lectorium (Lectorium, Лекториум) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
The Lectorium (Lectorium, Лекториум) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
LibriVox
LibriVox (pronounced ˈlibrɪˌvɑks) is an online digital library of free public domain audiobooks, read by volunteers and is probably, since 2007, the world's most prolific audiobook publisher.
LibriVox (pronounced ˈlibrɪˌvɑks) is an online digital library of free public domain audiobooks, read by volunteers and is probably, since 2007, the world's most prolific audiobook publisher.
Life in a Day (2011 film)
Life in a Day is a documentary film project born out of a partnership between YouTube, Ridley Scott Associates and LG electronics, announced on July 6, 2010.
Life in a Day is a documentary film project born out of a partnership between YouTube, Ridley Scott Associates and LG electronics, announced on July 6, 2010.
Longitude prize
The Longitude Prize was a reward offered by the British government for a simple and practical method for the precise determination of a ship's longitude.
The Longitude Prize was a reward offered by the British government for a simple and practical method for the precise determination of a ship's longitude.
Maneno
Maneno is a blogging application powered by PHP, Smarty, and MySQL with content management capabilities.
Maneno is a blogging application powered by PHP, Smarty, and MySQL with content management capabilities.
Mass collaboration
Mass collaboration is a form of collective action that occurs when large numbers of people work independently on a single project, often modular in its nature.
Mass collaboration is a form of collective action that occurs when large numbers of people work independently on a single project, often modular in its nature.
Memrise
Memrise is an online learning tool that uses flashcards augmented with mnemonics—partly gathered through crowdsourcing—and the spacing effect to boost the speed and ease of learning.
Memrise is an online learning tool that uses flashcards augmented with mnemonics—partly gathered through crowdsourcing—and the spacing effect to boost the speed and ease of learning.
Microtask
Microtask is a Finnish technology company founded by Ville Miettinen, Harri Holopainen, Otto Chrons and Panu Wilska in 2009 to create a technology platform for crowdsourcing and distributed work.
Microtask is a Finnish technology company founded by Ville Miettinen, Harri Holopainen, Otto Chrons and Panu Wilska in 2009 to create a technology platform for crowdsourcing and distributed work.
Microwork
Microwork is a series of small tasks that have been broken out of a larger project and can be completed via the Internet.
Microwork is a series of small tasks that have been broken out of a larger project and can be completed via the Internet.
Mygengo
myGengo is a Tokyo-based web application company specializing in translation services.
myGengo is a Tokyo-based web application company specializing in translation services.
Netflix Prize
The Netflix Prize was an open competition for the best collaborative filtering algorithm to predict user ratings for films, based on previous ratings.
The Netflix Prize was an open competition for the best collaborative filtering algorithm to predict user ratings for films, based on previous ratings.
NineSigma
NineSigma is an open innovation services provider that helps client companies develop and maximize value from their innovation programs.
NineSigma is an open innovation services provider that helps client companies develop and maximize value from their innovation programs.
NotchUp
NotchUp, Inc. is a Silicon Valley based start-up that is first to offer an on-demand recruiting service that uses crowdsourcing combined with social media and an advanced web-based technology pl...
NotchUp, Inc. is a Silicon Valley based start-up that is first to offer an on-demand recruiting service that uses crowdsourcing combined with social media and an advanced web-based technology pl...
Open innovation
Although the idea and discussion about some consequences date back at least to the 60s, Open Innovation is a term promoted by Henry Chesbrough, a professor and executive director at the Center f...
Although the idea and discussion about some consequences date back at least to the 60s, Open Innovation is a term promoted by Henry Chesbrough, a professor and executive director at the Center f...
Open innovation intermediary
Open innovation intermediaries as described by Henry Chesbrough in his 2006 book Open Business Models are "companies that help other companies implement various facets of open innovation".
Open innovation intermediaries as described by Henry Chesbrough in his 2006 book Open Business Models are "companies that help other companies implement various facets of open innovation".
OpenSeaMap
OpenSeaMap is a software project collecting freely usable nautical information and geospatial data to create a worldwide nautical chart.
OpenSeaMap is a software project collecting freely usable nautical information and geospatial data to create a worldwide nautical chart.
OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world.
OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world.
PageRank
PageRank is a link analysis algorithm, named after Larry Page and used by the Google Internet search engine, that assigns a numerical weighting to each element of a hyperlinked set of documents,...
PageRank is a link analysis algorithm, named after Larry Page and used by the Google Internet search engine, that assigns a numerical weighting to each element of a hyperlinked set of documents,...
Pea galaxy
A Pea galaxy, also referred to as a Pea or Green Pea, is a type of Luminous Blue Compact Galaxy which is undergoing very high rates of star formation.
A Pea galaxy, also referred to as a Pea or Green Pea, is a type of Luminous Blue Compact Galaxy which is undergoing very high rates of star formation.
Peerbackers
Peerbackers is a crowdfunding web site where entrepreneurs can post projects and raise money to fund those projects.
Peerbackers is a crowdfunding web site where entrepreneurs can post projects and raise money to fund those projects.
Phylo (video game)
Phylo is an experimental video game about multiple sequence alignment optimization.
Phylo is an experimental video game about multiple sequence alignment optimization.
Pitching engine
A pitching engine is an online platform based on crowdsourcing principles.
A pitching engine is an online platform based on crowdsourcing principles.
PledgeBank
PledgeBank is a website which runs pledges on all topics, of the form: "I will do x if y number of people agree to do the same."
PledgeBank is a website which runs pledges on all topics, of the form: "I will do x if y number of people agree to do the same."
Pledgemusic
PledgeMusic is an online Direct-to-Fan / Fan-funded music platform (a subset of Crowd-funding) utilising a Threshold Pledge System / Provision Point Mechanism, launched in August 2009, that fac...
PledgeMusic is an online Direct-to-Fan / Fan-funded music platform (a subset of Crowd-funding) utilising a Threshold Pledge System / Provision Point Mechanism, launched in August 2009, that fac...
Pozible
Pozible is an Australian crowdfunding platform community for creative projects and ideas.
Pozible is an Australian crowdfunding platform community for creative projects and ideas.
reCAPTCHA
reCAPTCHA is a system originally developed at Carnegie Mellon University's main Pittsburgh campus.
reCAPTCHA is a system originally developed at Carnegie Mellon University's main Pittsburgh campus.
Ricky McCormick murder notes
The Ricky McCormick murder notes are two hand-written documents found in the pockets of murder victim Ricky McCormick when his body was discovered in a field in St. Charles County, Missouri, on ...
The Ricky McCormick murder notes are two hand-written documents found in the pockets of murder victim Ricky McCormick when his body was discovered in a field in St. Charles County, Missouri, on ...
Ricky McCormick's encrypted notes
The Ricky McCormick murder notes are two hand-written documents found in the pockets of murder victim Ricky McCormick when his body was discovered in a field in St. Charles County, Missouri, on ...
The Ricky McCormick murder notes are two hand-written documents found in the pockets of murder victim Ricky McCormick when his body was discovered in a field in St. Charles County, Missouri, on ...
Samosapedia
Samosapedia is a crowd-sourced South Asian language and culture website whose mission is to build the worlds first and largest repository of south asian lingo on the web.
Samosapedia is a crowd-sourced South Asian language and culture website whose mission is to build the worlds first and largest repository of south asian lingo on the web.
SeeClickFix
SeeClickFix is a web tool that allows citizens to report non-emergency neighborhood issues, which are communicated to local government, as a form of community activism.
SeeClickFix is a web tool that allows citizens to report non-emergency neighborhood issues, which are communicated to local government, as a form of community activism.
Spigit
Spigit is a technology company based in Pleasanton, California that provides a software as a service (SaaS) platform for enterprise innovation management.
Spigit is a technology company based in Pleasanton, California that provides a software as a service (SaaS) platform for enterprise innovation management.
Spot.us
Spot.Us is a non-profit organization designed to bring citizens, journalists, and news publishers together in an online marketplace based on crowdsourcing and crowdfunding methods and principles.
Spot.Us is a non-profit organization designed to bring citizens, journalists, and news publishers together in an online marketplace based on crowdsourcing and crowdfunding methods and principles.
Steve Coast
Steve Coast (Stephen Coast. Born 20 December 1980) founded OpenStreetMap (OSM) in July 2004.
Steve Coast (Stephen Coast. Born 20 December 1980) founded OpenStreetMap (OSM) in July 2004.
The Wisdom of Crowds
The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations, published in 2004, is a book written by James Surowie...
The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations, published in 2004, is a book written by James Surowie...
Tongal
Tongal is rich social media platform that facilitates video content by crowdsourcing creative work through collaborative contests.
Tongal is rich social media platform that facilitates video content by crowdsourcing creative work through collaborative contests.
Ubiquitous Human Computing
Ubiquitous Human Computing is the phenomenon of dis-aggregating a task into component pieces and then parceling them out around the world.
Ubiquitous Human Computing is the phenomenon of dis-aggregating a task into component pieces and then parceling them out around the world.
Ubiquitous human computing
Ubiquitous human computing is the phenomenon of dis-aggregating a task into component pieces and then parceling them out around the world.
Ubiquitous human computing is the phenomenon of dis-aggregating a task into component pieces and then parceling them out around the world.
Ushahidi
Ushahidi is a non-profit software company that develops free and open source software for information collection, visualization and interactive mapping.
Ushahidi is a non-profit software company that develops free and open source software for information collection, visualization and interactive mapping.
Utest
uTest, Inc. is a venture-funded software testing marketplace based in Southborough, Massachusetts.
uTest, Inc. is a venture-funded software testing marketplace based in Southborough, Massachusetts.
VroniPlag Wiki
The VroniPlag Wiki is a Wiki started 28 March 2011 at Wikia that examines and documents the extent of plagiarism in German doctoral theses.
The VroniPlag Wiki is a Wiki started 28 March 2011 at Wikia that examines and documents the extent of plagiarism in German doctoral theses.
VWorker
vWorker is a an online portal and virtual employment agency that enables companies to outsource projects and independent contractors to find work.
vWorker is a an online portal and virtual employment agency that enables companies to outsource projects and independent contractors to find work.
Waze
Waze is a free GPS application featuring turn-by-turn navigation, developed by the Israeli start-up Waze Mobile for mobile phones.
Waze is a free GPS application featuring turn-by-turn navigation, developed by the Israeli start-up Waze Mobile for mobile phones.
WBEW
WBEW is a non-commercial educational FM broadcasting station on 89.5 MHz at Chesterton in Northwest Indiana.
WBEW is a non-commercial educational FM broadcasting station on 89.5 MHz at Chesterton in Northwest Indiana.
We Are the World 25 for Haiti (YouTube Edition)
"We Are The World 25 for Haiti" is a massively collaborative charity song and music video produced by Canadian singer-songwriter Lisa Lavie and posted to the YouTube video sharing website to rai...
"We Are The World 25 for Haiti" is a massively collaborative charity song and music video produced by Canadian singer-songwriter Lisa Lavie and posted to the YouTube video sharing website to rai...
We Are the World 25 for Haiti (YouTube edition)
"We Are The World 25 for Haiti" is a massively collaborative charity song and music video produced by Canadian singer-songwriter Lisa Lavie and posted to the YouTube video sharing website to rai...
"We Are The World 25 for Haiti" is a massively collaborative charity song and music video produced by Canadian singer-songwriter Lisa Lavie and posted to the YouTube video sharing website to rai...
Wikimedia Foundation
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is an American non-profit charitable organization headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States, and organized under the laws of the state of Florida, wher...
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is an American non-profit charitable organization headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States, and organized under the laws of the state of Florida, wher...
Wisdom of the crowd
The wisdom of the crowd refers to the process of taking into account the collective opinion of a group of individuals rather than a single expert to answer a question.
The wisdom of the crowd refers to the process of taking into account the collective opinion of a group of individuals rather than a single expert to answer a question.
World Water Monitoring Day
World Water Monitoring Day is a global educational outreach program that aims to build public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by empowering citizens to c...
World Water Monitoring Day is a global educational outreach program that aims to build public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by empowering citizens to c...
Wreckamovie
Wreckamovie is a collaborative film production platform to allow individuals to set up a film production and find a community to collaborate with, or find others' interesting film productions an...
Wreckamovie is a collaborative film production platform to allow individuals to set up a film production and find a community to collaborate with, or find others' interesting film productions an...
YouComm News
YouCommNews is an Australian non-profit organisation based on the US group Spot.us which brings journalists, publishers and the public together for crowd-sourcing of ideas and resources (includi...
YouCommNews is an Australian non-profit organisation based on the US group Spot.us which brings journalists, publishers and the public together for crowd-sourcing of ideas and resources (includi...
YouCut
YouCut is a program started by Republican Congressman and House whip Eric Cantor in May 2010 to present ideas for potential cost-cutting bills to be presented to the House of Representatives of ...
YouCut is a program started by Republican Congressman and House whip Eric Cantor in May 2010 to present ideas for potential cost-cutting bills to be presented to the House of Representatives of ...
Zooppa
Zooppa is a global social network for creative talent that partners with companies to launch user-generated advertising campaigns.
Zooppa is a global social network for creative talent that partners with companies to launch user-generated advertising campaigns.