Crowdsourcing articles

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  Article

  Microsoft's 'Brandon Generator,' created by Edgar Wright, Tommy Lee Edwards, and you

  By Jamie Keene on April 13, 2012 07:00 am + 33 comments

  Microsoft is launching The Random Adventures of Brandon Generator today, an HTML5-based four part Continue reading…

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  Amazon Studios announces slate of films for development and two writing assignments

  By Adi Robertson on April 6, 2012 02:27 pm + 3 comments

  Amazon Studios, the crowdsourced screenwriting and filmmaking project by the bookselling giant, has a Continue reading…

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  The Verge interview: David Carr on curation, crowdsourcing, and the future of journalism

  By Jesse Hicks on April 3, 2012 02:02 pm + 36 comments

  David Carr has written about media for over 25 years, from his early days in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Continue reading…

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  Article

  Google Docs spell checker now features adaptive 'Did you mean...' suggestions

  By Sam Byford on March 22, 2012 08:39 am + 20 comments

  We're regularly impressed by the accuracy of Google's "Did you mean..." functionality, so it's good Continue reading…

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  'Soft control' of smartphone users could help researchers collect data

  By Sam Byford on March 19, 2012 08:58 am + 1 comments

  Mobile apps could be fertile ground for researchers seeking new ways to gather data. A team at Continue reading…

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  The Free Internet Act is Reddit's crowdsourced SOPA alternative

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 27, 2012 10:11 am + 35 comments

  If you’re fed up with the way the debate about online piracy is going, perhaps you should draft Continue reading…

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  Article

  Google Maps Street View comes to Russia

  By Sam Byford on February 23, 2012 01:47 am + 9 comments

  You can now use the Street View feature of Google Maps to take a closer look at Russia. The two Continue reading…

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  Article

  'Star Wars Uncut: Director's Cut' crowdsources Episode IV, 15 seconds at a time

  By Sam Byford on January 21, 2012 10:02 am + 20 comments

  Star Wars Uncut is a global project to re-record the original Star Wars movie in 15-second chunks. Continue reading…

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  US military to crowdsource software testing with games

  By T.C. Sottek on January 19, 2012 06:33 pm + 6 comments

  According to a DARPA request for proposal, the US Department of Defense plans on spending $32 Continue reading…

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  Matt Haughey: 'The worst Kickstarter project I ever funded'

  By Adi Robertson on January 18, 2012 01:28 pm + 9 comments

  Kickstarter has had a banner year, raising almost $100 million and seeing a 46 percent success rate. Continue reading…