[FRIAM] Google Alert - crowdsourcing

[J T Johnson]

For those interested in "Crowdsourcing," some interesting applications
related to the US election Tuesday.  Esp. check out the second link.

-tj

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From: Google Alerts <googlealerts-noreply at google.com>
Date: Nov 7, 2006 10:01 PM
Subject: Google Alert - crowdsourcing
To: jtjohnson555 at gmail.com

Google News Alert for: *crowdsourcing*

 Journalists 'crowdsourced'
out?<http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/008762.html>
InfoWorld - San Francisco,CA,USA
*...* to it and interviews with key executives, Gannett, the publisher of
USA Today and 90 other US daily newspapers, will begin "*crowdsourcing*"
(Wikipedia entry *...*

Google Blogs Alert for: *crowdsourcing*

 links for 2006-11-07<http://www.cybersoc.com/2006/11/links_for_20061_5.html>
 By Robin Hamman
More on Gannett's "*crowdsourcing*" initiative - the "seven desk plan".
(tags: Journalism newspapers socialmedia newspaperwebsites *...* Gannett "*
Crowdsourcing*" - round-up of reaction. Quotes from Gillmor,
NewAssignment.net, Slashdot and *...*
 cybersoc.com - http://www.cybersoc.com/ <http://www.cybersoc.com/>

 Gannett's *Crowdsourcing* in
Action<http://crowdsourcing.typepad.com/cs/2006/11/gannetts_crowds.html>
 By JeffPHowe
An Enquirer reporter dashed off this note about the effect: "Look at these
citizen reports ..and breaking news amid….reporter and photog threatened
with arrest….Congressman sent home to get proper id *Crowdsourcing* rocks."
 Crowdsourcing - http://crowdsourcing.typepad.com/cs/
<http://crowdsourcing.typepad.com/cs/>

 *Crowdsourcing*
News<http://www.emergic.org/archives/2006/11/07/#crowdsourcing_news>
 By rajesh
According to internal documents provided to Wired News and interviews with
key executives, Gannett, the publisher of USA Today as well as 90 other
American daily newspapers, will begin *crowdsourcing* many of its
newsgathering functions. *...*
 Emergic - http://www.emergic.org/ <http://www.emergic.org/>

 Gannett newspapers major change to emphasize websites and user
*...*<http://kevin.lexblog.com/2006/11/thoughts-and-happenings/gannett-newspapers-major-change-to-emphasize-websites-and-user-generated-content/>
 By kevin at lexblog.com (Kevin O'Keefe)(kevin at lexblog.com)
Use *crowdsourcing* methods to put readers to work as watchdogs,
whistle-blowers and researchers in large, investigative features.
*...*Reading from Jeff's post and cite to Jeff Howe's
*crowdsourcing*, this is not going to sit well with many *...*
 Real Lawyers :: Have Blogs - http://kevin.lexblog.com/
<http://kevin.lexblog.com/>

 There's gold in them thar crowds -
goldsourcing?<http://www.billionswithzeroknowledge.com/2006/11/07/goldsourcing/>
 By austin
This is just one of the reasons I believe there needs to be some discussion
of the different models of *crowdsourcing*, community production, social
production and open-source community models. There are a lot of competing
ideas here, *...*
 Billions With Zero Knowledge - http://www.billionswithzeroknowledge.com
<http://www.billionswithzeroknowledge.com>

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