9 Best Articles in 2022
medium.com
How a lone hacker shredded the myth of crowdsourcing — Backchannel — Medium
medium.com
~14 min read · From 2015 · High-tech analysis of a 2011 DARPA Challenge suggests that far from being wise, crowds can’t be trusted
Sprout Social
The wisdom of the social crowd
Sprout Social
4 min read · From 2019 · Crowdsourcing isn’t a new phenomenon but today, social media offer a treasure trove of collective wisdom. In a brief blog post, Sprout Social director of corporate sales Brian Weimer explains how companies can use crowdsourced data to their advantage. While the post is short on specifics, savvy marketers will appreciate the introduction into how crowdsourced data can help companies develop new products and entice customers.
Nieman Lab
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales launches Wikitribune, a large-scale attempt to combat fake news
Nieman Lab
4 min read · From 2017 · The crowd-funded news platform aims to combat fake news by combining professional journalism with volunteer fact checking: "news by the people and for the people."
The New York Times
As Locusts Swarmed East Africa, This Tech Helped Squash Them
The New York Times
7 min read · 2021-04-08 · A hastily formed crowdsourcing operation to contain the insects in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia could help manage climate-related disasters everywhere.
TNW
Mozilla is crowdsourcing 10,000 hours of audio so anyone can build voice apps
TNW
3 min read · From 2017 · Mozilla wants to crowdsource an open database of voice recordings to help developers build their own voice recognition apps.
MIT Technology Review
Taiwan has figured out how to turn online disagreements into a positive political force
MIT Technology Review
6 min read · From 2017 · A new form of online survey uses crowdsourcing and data visualization to reveal the hidden nuances in partisan debates.
Guardian Tech
'He's learned nothing': Zuckerberg floats crowdsourcing Facebook fact-checks
Guardian Tech
2 min read · From 2019 · As site grapples with flood of fake news, former Snopes editor says CEO’s comments show he has ‘learned nothing’
NBC News
'A worldwide hackathon': Hospitals turn to crowdsourcing and 3D printing amid equipment shortages
NBC News
5 min read · 2020-03-22 · The efforts come as supply shortages loom in one of the biggest challenges for health care systems around the world.
VentureBeat
Crowdsourcing in the age of artificial intelligence: How the crowd will train machines
VentureBeat
4 min read · From 2018 · It was over 10 years ago that I was introduced to the concept of crowdsourcing. I was a student at London Business School when a professor one day came into the classroom with a jar of pennies. He …
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The Economist
What are DAOs, or decentralised autonomous organisations?
The Economist
3 min read · Jan 26th · The crypto collectives use automation and crowdsourcing to make decisions
VICE
A New Digital Army Is Counting Votes to Prove Trump’s Big Lie
VICE
7 min read · Jan 18th · Polaris Recount is crowdsourcing thousands of “citizen adjudicators” to inspect ballots in hopes of generating evidence of voter fraud.
boriquagato.substack.com
crowdsourcing the secret police
boriquagato.substack.com
3 min read · 2021-12-10 · how to weaponize nudges, emotional agitation, and outgroup based division into ubiquitous social control
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Hire expert freelancers for your online job
freelancer.com
2 min read · From 2017 · The world's largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace where you can get literally anything you can think of done. Post your project for free.
Guardian Tech
'He's learned nothing': Zuckerberg floats crowdsourcing Facebook fact-checks
Guardian Tech
2 min read · From 2019 · As site grapples with flood of fake news, former Snopes editor says CEO’s comments show he has ‘learned nothing’
NBC News
'A worldwide hackathon': Hospitals turn to crowdsourcing and 3D printing amid equipment shortages
NBC News
5 min read · 2020-03-22 · The efforts come as supply shortages loom in one of the biggest challenges for health care systems around the world.
The Washington Post
Internet detectives are identifying scores of pro-Trump rioters at the Capitol. Some have already been fired.
The Washington Post
2021-01-08 · Online detectives are crowdsourcing information and doxing the people who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday, causing some to lose their jobs.
Google AI
Recreating Historical Streetscapes Using Deep Learning and Crowdsourcing
Google AI
4 min read · 2020-10-15 · Posted by Raimondas Kiveris, Software Engineer, Google Research For many, gazing at an old photo of a city can evoke feelings of both nos...
project-evidence.github.io
Evidence SARS-CoV-2 Emerged From a Biological Laboratory in Wuhan, China
project-evidence.github.io
2020-04-17 · Published April 16, 2020.1 AbstractThe goal of this document is to examine evidence that may prove that (1) the SARS-CoV-2 virus was present at a biolaboratory in Wuhan, China, and (2) the SARS-CoV-2…
webfoundation.org
Help build a timeline of the web’s history
webfoundation.org
From 2019 · The World Wide Web turns 30 years old on March 12. To celebrate this birthday, we’re crowdsourcing a Twitter timeline of the most important milestones in the
BuzzFeed
Help Us Map Trump’s Global Businesses And Associates
BuzzFeed
4 min read · From 2017 · We logged more than 1,500 people and organizations connected to the incoming administration. Now we want your help to understand them and to add more.
penflip.com
Penflip - collaborative writing and version control
penflip.com
2 min read · From 2015 · Write better with a simple markdown editor, version control and easy collaboration tools.
