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Crowdsourcing Campaign to Expand Product Line

May-06-16 By IdeaConnection
Clothing manufacturer American Apparel is turning to crowdsourcing to expand its line of wares and boost its sales.

The company has launched its Made In campaign, an open call to small businesses for ideas and proposals that American Apparel can purchase.

Mammoth Crowdsourcing Exercise to Compile Viking Database

Apr-22-16 By IdeaConnection
Research into Viking culture has been given a huge boost thanks to the World-Tree Project, a new crowdsourcing initiative that is attempting to compile the world's largest online Viking database.

The International Space Apps Challenge is Coming

Apr-14-16 By IdeaConnection
NASA is gearing up for what is billed to be one of the world's largest hackathons. Between April 22-24 this year, members of the public from all round the world can take part in the International Space Apps Challenge.

The huge crowdsourcing exercise will involve participants developing mobile apps, software, hardware, platform solutions and more to contribute to space missions and to help solve pressing problems here on Earth.

Crowdsource Contest to Help the IRS Innovate

Mar-31-16 By IdeaConnection
Groundbreaking innovation is not a term you readily associate with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) but nonetheless innovations are need by the taxation agency in the United States.

So, it is turning to the crowd to help it come up with ways of improving its interactions with taxpayers.

Crowdsourcing Computers to Fight TB

Mar-25-16 By IdeaConnection
The fight against tuberculosis has a new weapon - the crowd.  The University of Nottingham in the UK, supported by IBM's World Community Grid has launched a new study into one of the world's deadliest diseases - and it will involve crowdsourcing thousands of computers all over the world.

Crowdsourcing Solutions for DIY Terrorist Weapons

Mar-18-16 By IdeaConnection
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the USA wants to reward you for making homemade weapons.  No this is not a joke, but a serious crowdsourcing exercise to help tackle the threats posed by terrorists.

In its latest crowdsourcing initiative, the agency wants people to think of every conceivable way that household appliances can be weaponized.  In return, you could not only help to make the world a safer place, but be in line for a $130,000 payday.

Crowdsourcing Archaeology from Space

Mar-11-16 By IdeaConnection
Space archaeology is an exciting field of research that uses satellite imagery to hunt for clues of past civilizations on Earth.

And you can become a space archaeologist from the comfort of your own living room or bedroom thanks to a forthcoming online crowdsourcing platform called Global Xplorer.

8 Big Crowdsourcing Mistakes

Mar-09-16 By Paul Wagorn
Crowdsourcing and open innovation can be powerful tools.  Throw out a problem, and a solution bounces back – usually quickly, and for a relatively low cost. Then why is it that so many companies fail to get everything out of crowdsourcing that they had hoped for?  The majority of the time it’s because they make critical mistakes.

The US Government Wants You to Hack the Pentagon

Mar-04-16 By IdeaConnection
No, US government officials haven't taken leave of their senses; they're inviting experienced and vetted hackers to test the cybersecurity infrastructure of the Department of Defense's HQ.

This “Hack the Pentagon” initiative is the first cyber bug bounty program in the history of the federal government.

Crowdsourcing Ideas to Improve India’s Rail Journeys

Feb-26-16 By IdeaConnection
FM radios and bio-toilets are just some of the features that could soon be a part of the travel experience on India's railways.

The country's government recently held a crowdsourcing exercise for new ideas to make train travel more enjoyable for both drivers and passengers. And it has announced that some of those ideas could be implemented soon.