The Marketing Blagger (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
I read an incredibly interesting and inspirational book recently about crowdsourcing. Written by Jeff Howe, the Editor of Wired magazine, it is full of case studies of how crowdsourcing is breaking down traditional corporate structures and ways of working, producing innovative ways or developing products, building communities, engaging with customers and more. Essentially new ways of...
Acronym (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
If you're a bit mystified by the term crowdsourcing, don't worry, you're not alone. Ever since Jeff Howe coined the term in 2006, its meaning and value have been debated. And since his appearance at the 2009 Association Technology Conference...
DigElogROCORI (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
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Learn To Duck (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... Repeat until you realize that you are a moron and have no clue what crowdsourcing is. In 2006, Jeff Howe coined the term in a Wired article. Referring to the practice of presenting a problem to an unknown group of people in the form of an open call . To be exact, on his blog he defines it as such: Crowdsourcing is the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent...
eyecube (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... anything. According to Wikipedia, the term was coined in a June 2006 Wired magazine article by Jeff Howe. My first experience with the concept came when I participated in The Beast , the Alternate Reality Game tied to the Steven Spielberg movie, A.I. , back in 2001. As a member of the 6,000+ strong Cloudmakers group, I joined fans from across the world to solve puzzles and interact...
Everyday Ethics (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Harvard Gazette Online Boston Globe editor Marty Baron also said at a Monday Harvard gathering that citizen journalists can be useful in supplementing the act of reporting in that they might supply "one photo, one fact, one opinion," but "journalism is more than that." Wired's Jeff Howe said "some successes" are possible with citizen journalism, and there...
Burnt Orange Nation (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
... White, though, on the positive side, Texas still has a strong chance with Jordan Hicks and Jackson Jeffcoat. The overriding point is that since the Longhorns receive so many commitments around the Junior Days in February, the recruiting class is essentially done shortly after it starts, leaving little in the way of positive news for the greater part of a year leading up to Signing Day. The...
Burnt Orange Nation (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
... some offensive playmakers from last season. Given those questions, one of the most important of Jeff Howe's evaluations this season over at IT is that of Connor Wood. The wait is over, then, for some answers. And judging by those answers, Texas fans have little to worry about with the Second Baptist star. As I mentioned back before Wood committed to Texas, I thought he was the best...
