Crowdsourcing is the future of adoption
As adoption agency costs skyrocket, couples are heading to the Internet and avoiding them entirely.
On Jan 7, 2014 by Aaron Sankin
California lawmaker asks constituents to write America’s first wiki-bill
Voters can edit this California bill in real time, and Mike Gatto plans to introduce it.
On Dec 31, 2013 by Aaron Sankin
Can OpenGov’s Madison platform change the surveillance state?
To create greater transparency, a major NSA reform bill is being crafted using the Madison lawmaking software. But will it be enough?
On Dec 2, 2013 by [email protected]
Women of Reddit have some excellent advice for guys
How can men approach women without being a creep? Reddit managed to crowdsource some surprisingly useful advice.
On Nov 4, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Chinese town wants Internet’s help fixing ‘Chinglish’ signs
Is crowdsourcing the solution to embarrassing translations?
On Oct 1, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
Can you catch all 46 classic rap references in this news segment?
That “Humpty Dance” reference? That Skee-Lo refrain? You might need to listen twice to get them all.
On Sep 17, 2013 by Audra Schroeder
Airbnb wants your help making a Vine movie
They’re using the app to create a film for a new campaign called “Hollywood and Vines.”
On Aug 23, 2013 by Audra Schroeder
Twitter knows which restaurants are getting people sick
The nEmisis system geolocates tweets and analyzes them to track food poisoning.
On Aug 10, 2013 by [email protected]
MIT’s “Hot or Not” site could help shape the future city
With Place Pulse, researchers at MIT Media Lab want to measure the “aesthetic capitol” of cities.
On Jul 29, 2013 by [email protected]
Can crowdsourcing (and a whole lot of cash) find this woman a husband?
Inspired by Lean In, an anonymous San Francisco businesswoman offered her friends $10,000 to find her perfect match.
On Jul 25, 2013 by Audra Schroeder
Finnish Parliament will vote on crowdsourced copyright bill
Citizen took advantage of the country’s new Open Ministry program, which allows individuals to create a bill online.
On Jul 22, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Samoa crowdsources 3-D map to guide climate change policy
Technology is coming of age in Samoa, it seems.
On Jul 4, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Kickstarter sees 100,000th project launch—but at what cost?
As more and more people flock to the crowdfunding platform, does it lose what made it so successful in the first place?
On May 29, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
DARPA wants you to design its new amphibious tank
Many will enter, few—with actual military design experience, most likely—will win.
On May 23, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Brewdog’s making a new beer—and it wants Twitter’s bite
Craft beer company Brewdog is creating a new tipple, and it wants Twitter users to hop to it with suggestions.
On Mar 22, 2013 by Kris Holt
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