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Crowdsourcing: Investigative, Business, and Government

by Ben Taylor on July 30, 2009 · Comments in Crowdsourcing Tagged as: • • • • • •

There are many are great working examples of crowdsourcing. According to Jeff Howe, a leader in the area of crowdsourcing and author of Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business his white paper definition of crowdsourcing states:
“Crowdsourcing is the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent [...]

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Lionel Barber: Most News Websites Will Charge Within a Year

by Ben Taylor on July 17, 2009 · Comments in Podcasts Tagged as: • • • • • •

Financial Times editor Lionel Barber predicts that most news websites will charge within a year. During a Media Standards Trust event at the British Academy last night Barber stated:
“But I confidently predict that within the next 12 months, almost all news organizations will be charging for content.”
Faced with growing financial challenges most if not all [...]

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