Crowdsourcing is often used for fairly menial tasks: correcting databases, screening offensive images, transcribing audio. But what if you could make those little bits of human labor even more menial, discrete… Read more »
Minted.com, a San Francisco-based online stationary seller has found enough success with the crowd sourcing model to think about expanding into new markets. The company has hired veteran Google engineer as… Read more »
A recent LA Times profile of “Chief TWiT” Leo Laporte reveals how much fun Laporte seems to be having as a professional podcaster — and also reveals that TWiT may make… Read more »
Two weeks after the independently-produced Pioneer One’s premiere, it’s become the most-seeded show on BitTorrent while also raising over $20,000 from fans for production of the next three episodes. But should… Read more »
The White House wants to hear from average citizens with big ideas about what projects the government should tackle, and has asked them to respond on Twitter. The responses are being… Read more »
We’re kicking off a new video series in which we talk to startups and entrepreneurs with a unique view of technology and its impact. Our first conversation is with Lukas Biewald,… Read more »
eBay could probably get a pass on environmental issues considering that much of its business is generated by folks giving new life to their old stuff. For instance, logging onto eBay… Read more »
Wikileaks, the non-profit web site devoted to exposing government and corporate secrets, says that it has raised enough money to continue operating, but not enough to pay its staff. The site… Read more »
Wikileaks, the crusading non-profit web service that exposes government secrets and corporate corruption by publicizing secret documents, says it has been forced to suspend operations while it looks for financing. The… Read more »
Programmers can compete with journalists if they like, but they’d be wise to instead arm journalists with the power of their programming. Reporters and editors shouldn’t need to know how to… Read more »