Kickstarter economics

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crowdmapping, mobile publishing, liveblogging and collaborating with users

Citizen Cyberscience Centre

Netzwerke Arbeit

When reporters use social media for crowdsourcing, they’re often just cold calling in the form of a passing tweet — Did you lose your house to foreclosure? Were you the victim of discrimination in the workplace? Have you ever donated your eggs? Contact me for a story I’m working on!

ProPublica takes a warmer approach with its recently formed Patient Harm Community Facebook group. Here’s the question that ProPublica poses to the group: “Were you or a loved one harmed in a hospital? Have you seen this happen to someone else? This is a place to learn, share resources and connect with others.”

from Gamezebo

Group buying site - from the same people as letsbuyit.com - it's basically letsbuyit.com 2.0 - via Simon